Reference at Newman Library

New Look for OneSearch

Today, the CUNY Office of Library Services rolled out a new, fresh look for the OneSearch interface with the following changes:

  • More white space
  • Less cluttered text
  • Options within the search facets on the search results page are now collapsed until you click the + icon
  • When you open up a search facet, you see a handful of options within that facet and a “show more” link. When you click “show more” the additional options are now shown on the same page instead of in a pop up window.
  • Links for the e-shelf, my account, and sign in have moved from the top right to the far left just above the search box
  • The advanced search page now has three boxes instead of five and a cleaner look
  • There’s a new “Browse CUNY Catalog” link on the right side of the main navigation bar

Future enhancements that are likely to show up in the coming weeks:

  • New source type icons that will appear to the left of every item in your search results
  • Clearer display of the help options on the sign in page.