Library Databases: Science, PLOS & OneSearch

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Use your keywords to search for sources in the library databases.

Science & PLOS:  Subject Databases

Science Links to an external site. includes science-focused research articles.  It is primarily scholarly articles, but it also includes trade journals and magazines.

PLOS Links to an external site. is a free online database from the Public Library of Science that include scholarly research articles.

OneSearch:  All Databases

OneSearch Links to an external site. searches across library collections.  It will include scientific-focused research articles as well as books, videos, and research articles from many other disciplines, such as health, business, art, and sociology.  

Science Links to an external site.

The Science database is focused on scientific research.  You can further focus your search by limiting your results using the left-sidebar.

  • Limit to Source type
  • Limit by Publication date

Watch this short (3:05) video for an overview of searching and focusing your results in the science database.

OneSearch Links to an external site.

OneSearch searches across library collections at the same time and can generate an overwhelming number of results.  You can focus your search by refining your results using the left-sidebar.

  • Refine by Date
  • Refine by Format

Watch this brief (2:55) video for an overview of how to search and refine your results in OneSearch.

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