Fondren 101: Advanced OneSearch
Learn how to navigate the spaces and resources of Fondren Library! This guide is not intended for Rice students; students please sign up for the Fondren 101 course in Canvas.
Advanced OneSearch
Key Takeaways:
- Advanced Search gives you more control over your search results
- To use Advanced Search, divide your topic into concepts and write each concept on a separate line
- Adding new lines and search terms connected with AND will narrow down your search, making it more precise
- Adding alternate terms to a line with OR will broaden your search, making it more inclusive
- Use * as a wildcard symbol, and quotation marks to search for a phrase
Helpful Links:
- Advanced Search page in OneSearch: try out a search!
- Tutorials from the Fondren Learning Zone:
- Using OneSearch: Advanced Search. Review details of advanced searching in OneSearch
- OneSearch Examples: Learn to find specific types of materials in OneSearch
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