Set up One Search

Your teachers and students can take advantage of your school’s subscription databases in one place, through Destiny One Search. One Search saves time and effort, letting you search the catalog and subscription databases with a single request. In addition, patrons do not need to remember the URLs, usernames, and passwords for multiple databases.

Before you begin

Before you begin the setup process, you need the following:

  • Customer number, which can be found in your welcome letter.
  • URL location and the version of the web-based library catalogs you want to make available to your users.
  • Usernames and passwords for paid subscription databases.
  • Custom URL, if one is required, to access subscription databases.
Important: Set the permissions for those responsible for adding and editing One Search databases.

Set up One Search site configuration settings

Video: Enabling and Setting Up One Search

You can set up the One Search site configuration settings as a Destiny Administrator or Site Administrator.

To set up site configuration settings:

  1. Log in as the Destiny Administrator or a Site Administrator.
  2. Do one of the following:
    If you log in as a... Then...
    Destiny Administrator
    1. On the district Welcome page, click Setup.
    2. On the Sites sub-tab, find the site that will use One Search, and then click Edit icon..
    3. Confirm that the site’s customer number is correct.
    4. Select the Use One Search checkbox.
    5. Click Save.
    Site Administrator
    1. Select Admin > Site Configuration > Site Info sub-tab.
    2. Confirm that the site’s customer number is correct.
    3. Select the Use One Search checkbox.
    4. Click Save.

    One Search Site Configuration settings.

Learn about adding One Search databases.