- Engineering & Physics Databases: To view full-text journal articles related to engineering, physics, and other physical sciences, see Physical Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect). You will also want to check Academic Search Complete, a general database which includes indexing, abstracts, and full text articles related to the sciences, and GreenFILE and Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) which cover materials dealing with environmental issues. To search multiple, science-related databases simultaneously, try OneSearch. (OneSearch Instructions: On the OneSearch page, click the "Select / deselect all" box to deselect all. Then click the "Sciences" link, check the "Sciences" box, then scroll to the top and click the "Continue" button.)
- Books: Search the library catalog for ORU holdings. For books held in the ORU Library or elsewhere, look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access). Or, try other local library catalogs (e.g., OSU-Tulsa Library, Tulsa City-County Library, or the University of Tulsa). Also, browse the QB-QE and T-TP Library of Congress class numbers either by doing call number searches for these classifications in the library catalog or by browsing these sections on the LRC-5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections of eBooks: eBook Collection on EBSCOhost, formerly NetLibrary, and ebrary, which has more than 3,600 technology and engineering titles. For more details, go to the eBooks page and follow the directions there. Note: be sure to sign up for your free personal accounts with both eBook Collection on EBSCOhost and ebrary to use such functions as bookmarking and notetaking. See also Google Book Search. For other eBooks, see this list of Web sites that provide free eBooks.
- Book Reviews: You may search for book reviews in several of the EBSCOhost databases such as Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Premier, and Newspaper Source by clicking the advanced search tab, keying in the title and/or author, and selecting "book review" as the document type. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try keyword searches such as civil engineering, quantum theory, or environmental sciences in WorldCat (FirstSearch) after setting "Subtype limits" to thesis/ dissertation. Also, try single-word title or author searches in Dissertation Express. For more information on finding theses, see this guide, or try the links from the "Dissertations Please" faculty workshop handout.
- Reserves: To find materials on Reserve, go the library catalog and look in the right menu for the heading "Course Reserves." Click either Course Search or Instructor Search, and then proceed with your search. Alternatively, browse this list of reserve materials.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do a search for an engineering-related topic such as aeronautics research. Then click on the detailed record of an item of interest. In many cases, you can then link directly to the full text. Documents not available online may be obtained through interlibrary loan or by going to a federal depository library such as the Tulsa City County Library. You may also want to browse GPO Access by topic, or try GovEngine.com. For more government-generated information, see this library guide.
- Internet Gateways: Librarians' Index to the Internet: Technology Topics and Science Topics; Physical Reference Data (Physics Lab); Science World; and Scirus.
- Internet Tutorials: Internet for Aeronautical Engineering; Internet for Chemical Engineering; Internet for Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering; Internet for Materials Science and Engineering; Internet for Petroleum and Offshore Engineering; Internet for Physics
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To browse journal titles related to earth and environmental sciences available full text in the ORU Library, see this listing. To browse technology-related journals, click here; to browse physics-related journals, click here. To see if a particular journal is available in the ORU Library, look first in the online A-to-Z Journal List. You may browse the list by title or subject, and you may search by title or ISSN. When a title is available in paper, CD-ROM or microform only, or when the online version does not provide the issue you need, follow the link that says, Oral Roberts University Library Catalog, where you can see the formats and dates held. To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Gold Rush, PhysNet, or search Intute E-journals. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers: See especially Newspaper Source Plus. The print versions are available in the Periodicals area on the LRC-4th floor. For more information on newspapers, see this guide. See also Chronicling America: Historical American Newspapers and Onlinenewspapers.
- Tables of Contents: One way to keep informed of what is being currently published in engineering, physics, and physical science is to browse the tables of contents of related journals in FirstSearch's ECO (Electronic Collections Online). On the ECO page, click "Browse Journal Titles" and then, from the "All Subject Collections," select a category under "Science [Q]" or "Technology [T]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small number of journals full text.
- Document Delivery: If you are willing to pay a fee, you can order journal articles through one of these sources: ScienceDirect; Ingenta (formerly UnCover); Highwire Press; Wiley Interscience.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in the library catalog. Scan the results for the desired format (audiobooks, DVDs, etc.). If the list is long, you may limit the results to a single format. Alternatively, click one of the following links to search the catalog for a specific format: audiobooks, audio cassettes, or DVDs.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, etc.: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia Britannica, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Oxford English Dictionary Online, and the WorldAlmanac. Choose a resource from the Library of Congress's Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology, Refdesk.com, or the Librarians' Internet Index. Or, browse the QB-QE and T-TP sections in the Reference room on the LRC-4th floor. Also try the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Q121.M3 2002).
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography in Context (includes Encyclopedia of World Biography, Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, and St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture as well as other biographical sources). To look for full-length biographies in the library catalog or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access), do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955). For collective biographies, do a combination subject search for a topic or class of persons (e.g. engineers) and the word biography. A Web site that contains biographical material is: Biography.com. For more tips, see this library guide.
- Patents: United States Patent and Trademark Office and FreePatentsOnline.
- Statistics: Statistical information is available on such Web sites as: American FactFinder, FedStats, Gallup, International Statistical Agencies, and Statistical Abstract of America (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Gray Literature: Unpublished information such as reports, preprints, and other documents is generally not indexed in the library databases. Major Web sites leading to this type of information are: Virtual Technical Reports Center, the University of Colorado Technical Reports, NTIS (National Technical Information Service), STN International (Scientific & Technical Information Network), CiteSeer (Scientific Literature Digital Library), GrayLit Network, Cogprints, E-print Network, Energy Citations Database, NASA Technical Reports Server, SPIRES High-Energy Physics Literature Database, and TRIS Online (Transportation Research Information Services).
- ORU Engineering, Computer Science, Physics & Mathematics Department
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources (Center for Faculty Excellence): resources, forms, outside resources
- Engineering, Physics & Physical Science Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course nam
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission
- Professional Associations: American Society of Civil Engineers (see especially the ASCE database); American Society for Engineering Education (see especially the ASEE conference proceedings).
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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