How to use One Search a feature of Destiny (the WHS library server)

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How to use One How to use One SearchSearch

a feature of Destiny (the WHS a feature of Destiny (the WHS library server)library server)

How to get on DestinyHow to get on DestinyThere are 2 ways to access Destiny

From SchoolLocated on the

desktop

From Homevia WHS Library WebsiteLink on WHS Homepage

Select Woodbridge High Select Woodbridge High SchoolSchool

Then LoginThen LoginStudents use their school login

info to access Destiny.

Destiny can search for library materials AND it Destiny can search for library materials AND it can also search the One Search databases and can also search the One Search databases and online resources that your library has chosen online resources that your library has chosen as default resources.as default resources.

*Make sure “Material Type” is set to *Make sure “Material Type” is set to Any TypeAny Type..

This is the results list of Library materials, found This is the results list of Library materials, found under the Titles tab. To view the One Search under the Titles tab. To view the One Search results, click on the One Search tab.results, click on the One Search tab.

You may need to wait a few moments and/or You may need to wait a few moments and/or click on the click on the Get ResultsGet Results button to get all of button to get all of the results.the results.

Click on the Click on the ShowShow link under the database link under the database logo to preview the first 10 results for a logo to preview the first 10 results for a particular database.particular database.

This is a preview of the first 10 results from the This is a preview of the first 10 results from the biography.com database search. (# of results biography.com database search. (# of results varies from site to site)varies from site to site)

Clicking on the first link takes us to the Clicking on the first link takes us to the Biography.com article on Barack Obama. Note that Biography.com article on Barack Obama. Note that this site has video, timeline, and more.this site has video, timeline, and more.

After you click After you click Add to This ListAdd to This List it will change to it will change to In This ListIn This List. Click on that link to see all of the . Click on that link to see all of the items you added to your list.items you added to your list.

Your list is an easy way to keep a record of sites Your list is an easy way to keep a record of sites worth visiting. Scroll to the bottom and click worth visiting. Scroll to the bottom and click GoGo to to create a Citation List.create a Citation List.

Use the citation list to start your bibliography! Use the citation list to start your bibliography! You can copy the info and paste it into your You can copy the info and paste it into your works cited file, but remember that works cited file, but remember that you must you must check each site for the last-updated date check each site for the last-updated date and authorand author. .

You can use the Destiny You can use the Destiny PowerPower search tab to search tab to choose which of the topic-related online choose which of the topic-related online resources you would like to search (or not resources you would like to search (or not search). By doing this, you will get much search). By doing this, you will get much better results.better results.

If you're doing a project on the Space Shuttle, If you're doing a project on the Space Shuttle, you might include World Book, Discovery you might include World Book, Discovery Channel, and NASA; and you might remove Channel, and NASA; and you might remove Biography.com and the Merriam-Webster Biography.com and the Merriam-Webster dictionary.dictionary.

Scroll back up to the top, type in your search Scroll back up to the top, type in your search term (space shuttle), then click Search or press term (space shuttle), then click Search or press enter to search for online resources as well as enter to search for online resources as well as search for materials in your library.search for materials in your library.

15,300,000 results! I think NASA wins the 15,300,000 results! I think NASA wins the award for number of results, but sometimes award for number of results, but sometimes that’s too many. Each online resource will have that’s too many. Each online resource will have different strengths and different results.different strengths and different results.

Remember: Remember: you must check each page to you must check each page to get all of the info for each citation! get all of the info for each citation! One One Search is good, but it isn’t so good that you can Search is good, but it isn’t so good that you can just copy, paste, and turn it in.just copy, paste, and turn it in.

This Discovery Space page This Discovery Space page doesdoes have an have an author-- it says "by Irene Klotz" just under the author-- it says "by Irene Klotz" just under the title. The One Search citation list didn’t include title. The One Search citation list didn’t include an author.an author.

The bottom of this article also has a Posted The bottom of this article also has a Posted date: "September 14, 2009" is what you date: "September 14, 2009" is what you should use for your last-updated date. One should use for your last-updated date. One Search didn’t catch that information. YOU need Search didn’t catch that information. YOU need to catch it.to catch it.

Again, it is up to Again, it is up to YOUYOU to make sure you check each to make sure you check each resource to see whether all of the information was resource to see whether all of the information was included correctly.included correctly.

This citation...

Leroy Chiao on NASA&#39;s Future : Discovery Space : Discovery Channel. n.d. Web. 11 August 2011. <http://dsc.discovery.com/space/qa/leroy-chiao-augustine-commission-02.html>.

...would need to be edited so that it would read...

Klotz, Irene. Leroy Chiao on NASA's Future : Discovery Space : Discovery Channel. 14 September 2009.  Web. 11 August 2011. <http://dsc.discovery.com/ space/qa/leroy-chiao-augustine-commission-02.html>.

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