What am I searching?

OneSearch

What Am I Searching?

OneSearch contains approximately four million titles owned or purchased by the UT-Knoxville Libraries along with hundreds of millions of electronic resources such as journal and newspaper articles, book chapters, e-books, conference proceedings, reviews, streaming media, etc. Most of the content from the individual databases is included in OneSearch. In addition, items from the Preston Medical Library are included in OneSearch.

How do I use OneSearch?

You can learn more about OneSearch from this tutorial. For the best and most comprehensive results, always sign in to OneSearch (both on and off campus).

When should I use OneSearch?

OneSearch is a great tool for finding known items or discovering new resources:

  • Use the basic OneSearch box to find specific titles, ISBN and ISSN numbers, authors, topics, etc.
  • Use Advanced Search to create more complex queries on a variety of fields
  • Refine your results on the left side of the screen to narrow down search results
  • Place requests for items to be held for pickup, or delivered to your campus address
  • If we don’t have immediate access to a resource, you can place a request from another library which will be filled quickly

However, if you want specialized information sources within a discipline or academic field, search one of our specialized databases, your subject area’s research guide, or browse through our online journals.

Also, if you are an undergraduate and want a few articles on a topic for a research paper, you might use Academic Search Complete or another general multi-disciplinary index (click the “Databases” tab once the page opens).

Choose UT Collections from the search bar drop-down if you want to find physical items such as books, DVDs & Blu-Ray, Audio CDs, print theses & dissertations, etc.

If you aren’t sure where to start, try Get Help. A friendly librarian is always available to help!