This presentation will introduce you to the basics of starting a search in UWA's OneSearch catalogue. It was created by the UWA Library to support student's researching for their IMED1108 assessment.

1. Carrying out a broad search in UWA OneSearch is a good way
to identify core sources.
OneSearch is the main UWA Library catalogue collating all
content across a range of resources.
Use OR to search for similar terms
Use AND to join distinct concepts together
Refine and use available limits
Follow leads and citation trails
Use My Favourites, saved records and saved search area
University Library library.uwa.edu.au
UWA’s OneSearch

2. Use the Advanced Search in OneSearch
to begin to build your search string
Think about how you combine your similar terms with OR and unique concepts with AND
together with your use of punctuation to help control how the search is run.
Tip: If you do not get enough results then reduce the number of search terms used;
conversely, if you get too many results increase the number of search terms used.

3. Limit by resource type
Eg. Newspaper articles and reviews may be more topical
View only
Peer Reviewed
Explore by
subject area
View only
current
publications
Found a good resource?
Pin it to Saved Records in the My
Favourites folder.
Spend time reviewing your
Search Results

4. Managing your Search Results
Any filters you add will show on the
top of your search results.
Use the “X” to remove them again.
Sign in using your Pheme
credentials to add any items to a
permanent folder in your
Favourites. (Located top RH corner
of OneSearch)
Clicking on the PIN next to the item
will automatically add it to your
saved records folder.
Click on “Save Query” at the
top of your results listing to
add it to your Favourites.

5. The Details tab of a
item may suggest
other subject terms
you can also try.
The View Online tab will link
you to the database platforms
that hold the full-text of this
article.
Follow good leads
Citations – will identify references used to write a given paper
Cited by – will identify other people who have cited the paper.
Citations
Cited by
Working with your results
Tip: Jumping out to a database through
OneSearch identifies you as a UWA
student and ensures full access to
subscriptions purchased for you.
Always sign into OneSearch, especially
from home, to make sure you get the
fullest level of access.

6. Extending your Search Results
When you click
on an item there
will be a
“Related
reading”
column on the
right hand side
of the record.
These are items
recommended
by OneSearch as
related records.
You can use this
list to further
explore your
subject/topic.