Search Oxford Libraries Online (SOLO) - a new way to search Oxford library catalogues

An announcement from OULS:

Today, 1st October, Oxford University Library Services is introducing new search tools that provide enhanced and easy access to its many resources.

SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OLIS, the library catalogue, still exists but is now overlaid with powerful search software, SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online). SOLO will search across OLIS, as well as the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) and other catalogues and e-resources collections so that your search results will be more comprehensive. Facets provide many additional links and there are options to email results, save results for bibliographic management packages, save searches and create search alerts. SOLO search results link to OLIS so that when you find the item you want, you will be able to place a stack request or a reservation. Using SOLO, it is easy to limit your search to items held in the Continuing Education Library. SOLO also allows for seamless linking to full-text journal articles.

An "Articles and Databases" tab gives you a quick overview (no more than 30 results per database searched) of journal articles, abstracts or bibliographic references in many subjects. Use this if you just want a sample of search results but go to OxLIP+ if you want to do detailed searching of the 800+ e-resources and databases.

OxLIP+ http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
From OxLIP+ you can look for a resource by title or by subject, as before, but you can also search for a database by a word in its title or description. Selective databases can be cross-searched, thus allowing you to pick and choose databases from Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Medicine for truly interdisciplinary searching. Ask the Library staff for assistance with the many new options on offer.

OU E-journals http://ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OU E-Journals, already familiar to most of you, is still available as a separate search service and is your easiest way into a full-text ejournal. Oxford now has over 28,000 titles!

Use Single-Sign-On (SSO) to have access to the personalised features of these services, and to access resource content from outside the Oxford University network. No more need for VPN or Athens - just logon using your SSO account (which is the same as your Herald email userid & password)! Note that SSO is only available if you are on an award-bearing course and have a full University card.

Please use the TELL US WHAT YOU THINK screen on SOLO to tell us your views and send in suggestions.

SOLO is now the default on reader machines in the Library