When logged into OneSearch using your Adelphi credentials you have the ability to manage your library account, review information from past searches, save lists of books and articles, and customize your research experience.
Library Account
From the top of any OneSearch page you may access details about your account under My Library Account. Here you will find details about current or past loans, requests, outstanding fines, and other information. From here you may also renew any items currently on loan. See Library Policies: Loan Rules.
My Favorites and Search History
Saving Records and Searches
My Favorites, which may be accessed via the menu under your name or the black "pin" icon, provides information about records you have saved, searches you have saved, and your search history.
To add an item to My Favorites, in the list of results of your search query click the black pin icon (
) next to the title. Once the item is added to My Favorites, the icon will have a cross through it. Clicking it again will remove it from My Favorites. In the full view of the record, there is also a similar option to add the item to your list using the same icon. If there are several items in a search result list you wish to save, select the checkbox next to each item and then use the black pin icon at the top of the page to add all checked items to your saved records.
You may save any search query you perform, including all of its filters, by clicking on the black pin icon () below the search bar. This will add it to your Saved Searches in your My Favorites page. You can also save a search query from your recent searches (My Favorites > Search History) by clicking the pin icon next to the search. Searches in your history may be expunged by clicking the orange trash can icon (
).
Search History lists the 100 most recent searches in the current logged-in session. It does not show searches from previous sessions, so if you want to save a search for later use you should add it to Saved Searches.
Get Notified when Search Results Change
Saved searches are dynamic and may find new or changed items when the Library adds new books or subscriptions. To get notified when there are new results for a search, first save the search (see above) and then find the "bell" icon (
) next to the search in Saved Searches. When there is a new or changed result to your search you will get an email notification. To disable the notification setting click the activated "bell" icon (
).
⚠️ Search history and privacy
The search history, saved records, and and saved searches features of My Favorites are intended to allow continuity of research and enhance the usefulness of OneSearch. Your search history is not visible to Library staff or other users. Nevertheless, if you have concerns about the privacy of your research activities, note that searches done while not logged in are not saved, even if you log in later in the session.
Other Ways to Customize OneSearch
Personalize Search Results by Discipline
At the top of any search result you will find a toggle switch to further personalize your search results according to your research interests.
Switching this feature on allows you to select the disciplines or subject areas that are most relevant to your research. This will affect the weighting of search results and allow OneSearch to prioritize results that more closely match your discipline(s) or areas of interest.
Once you have selected personalization options, you will find new options relating to these selections in the sidebar of a search. To remove personalization options, toggle the same switch at the top of a results page to the off position.
Change Display Language
OneSearch supports multi-lingual interface design. When logged in, find Display Language in the menu under your name and select the language from the list provided. Currently the interface supports German, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese, as well as English.
Get Help
Library faculty and staff are available by chat, phone, email, or in person to help with research questions.
Go to Ask a Librarian (available from the top of any OneSearch page), where you can get help about your account, find guides and FAQs on specific topics, and contact a librarian with expertise in your subject area to meet online or in person. You can also drop by Swirbul’s 1st floor Service Point.