Tip 3: Starting your initial search

You now can begin your initial search because you have gotten to see the general layout of the SJSU catalog OneSearch.

You can either do a search in the catalog as a guest at the SJSU library homepage, or as a student/patron once you have signed into your account.

  • If you are searching as a guest, you should go to the main webpage of the SJSU library at https://library.sjsu.edu/ and locate the OneSearch search box which should be located near the top middle of the page.
    • If you are searching as a student/patron with an account then you should locate the search box near the top middle of the page once you have just signed in.
  • Type in a topic of your choice into the search box and click on the magnifying glass icon to the right side of your search box to search for that term.
    • For the purpose of this tip, my search term would be Psychology and I would already have an account with SJSU as a student.