LibGuides: OneSearch: The Library Discovery Tool: Home

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Developed from previous iterations created by Scott Breivold and Holly Yu.

What is OneSearch?

OneSearch is the Cal State LA Library's searching tool you'll use to find resources available through the library. It searches many of the library databases and is a great tool to use when you are still exploring a topic or have an exact title of an item in mind. When searching OneSearch, there are many different resource types you can find, including those listed below.

Print and E-Books
Datasets
Journals and Journal Articles
Videos
Audio
& More!

What's Not In OneSearch?

Cal State LA Master Theses, 2011 - Forward
You can search for Master Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to the present by searching ScholarWorks, Cal State LA's Institutional Repository.
For more information, please see our ScholarWorks @ Cal State LA guide!

Kanopy Videos This link opens in a new window
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Kanopy videos are not findable in OneSearch. Search the Kanopy database directly.
Please Note: Cal State LA's Kanopy subscription currently includes titles from the following collections/distributors:
- CA Newsreel
- Documentary Educational Resources
- First Run Features
- Media Education Foundation
- The Fashion Collection
MEF videos encourage critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media with a special focus on representations of gender and race, and the effect these representations have on identity and culture. MEF films are especially well-suited for use in Communication, Education, Race & Gender, Sociology and Psychology courses.

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ArtStor Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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Artstor images are not findable in OneSearch. Search the ArtStor database directly.
The database can be searched by Keyword, Creator, Title, Location, Repository, Subject, Material, Style or Period, Work Type, Culture, Description, Technique, and Number.

EBSCO Database Articles
Many of the articles found in EBSCO are not findable using OneSearch. Your best bet is to first search OneSearch for an article. If you don't find then try searching within the EBSCO database.

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OneSearch: The Library Discovery Tool

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What is OneSearch?

What's Not In OneSearch?