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ENGINEERING,
PHYSICS & PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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- Engineering, Physics & Physical Science 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.
- Books: Search WebOPAC
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the QB-QE
and T-TP
Library of Congress class numbers either by doing call number searches
for these classifications in WebOPAC or by browsing these sections on the
LRC-5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has more than 4,000 science titles and 2,800 in technology. 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 NetLibrary
and ebrary
so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. 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.
- 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; The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing:
Engineering; Physical Reference Data (Physics Lab); Science World; and Scirus.
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
for Engineering and Mathematics
- 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 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
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
(online versions): 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 WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or
video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, 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 Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC
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), STINET (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, Physics & Physical Science Department
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Engineering, Physics & Physical Science Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name.
- 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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ENGLISH
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- English Databases: For databases related
to literature click here.
See especially the MLA
International Bibliography, Literary Reference Center, Literary Encyclopedia, and Literary
Index. You may want to recommend CQ Researcher and Points of View Reference Center to students who are looking for research topics.
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the PE,
PN, PR, PS and PZ Library of Congress class numbers either by doing
call number searches for these classifications in WebOPAC or by browsing
these sections on the LRC-5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has more than 4,200 titles in language and literature. 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 NetLibrary and ebrary so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search for such topics
as Style, Literary or Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do
a search for a topic such as American literature - 20th century.
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: Literature
& Books. See here for a great online dictionary of classical
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
for English (RDN); Virtual
Seminars for Teaching Literature
- Internet Web Sites: English Literature and Religion;
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse full text journals related to linguistics or literature, see
this listing.
To see if a journal is available in the ORU Library, look first in the
online 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the
Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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 English is to browse the tables of contents of
language- and literature-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 "Language & Literature [P]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of
full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For information on authors and their works, see Literary Encyclopedia. For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index or Refdesk.com. Or, browse the PE, PN, PR, PS, and PZ sections
in the Reference room on the LRC-4th floor. See also Strunk's Elements
of Style; American Heritage® Book of English Usage; The
Forest of Rhetoric.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access),
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Cummings,
E. E.). For collective biographies, do a combination subject search
for a topic or class of persons (e.g. novelists) and the word biography. For citations to biographical material, see Literary
Index. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com.
For more tips, see this library guide.
- 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 generally is not indexed in the library databases. A Web site which provides access to this kind of information is CogPrints.
- Library Guides: Literature
Research; Getting Started Using Literary Encyclopedia
- ORU
English & Modern Languages Department
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- English Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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HEALTH,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & RECREATION
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- Health,
Physical Education & Recreation Databases: See especially Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect), CINAHL Plus with Full Text , Health Sciences, Health
Source: Nursing/ Academic, Medline with Full Text, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, Consumer Health Complete, and DynaMed, as well as GreenFILE and Environment Complete which cover materials dealing with environmental issues.
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the GV and RA421-790.85
Library of Congress (LC) class numbers or the QT National Library of Medicine (NLM)
class numbers either by doing a call number search for these classifications
in WebOPAC or by browsing the GV section on the LRC-4th floor and the QT
and RA sections on the 5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has more than 2,900 titles related to medicine. 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 NetLibrary and ebrary so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search for a topic
such as sports medicine or physical education and training 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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do
a search for topics such as physical fitness or weight
loss. 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 Tutorials: Internet
for Leisure, Sport and Recreation
- Internet Web Sites: AgeLine.
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to sports, recreation, and physical fitness,
see this listing.
To see if a particular journal is available in the ORU Library, look
first in the online 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the
Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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 health, physical education, and recreation 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 "Recreation. Leisure [GV]" or
another relevant category. Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index and Refdesk.com. Or, browse the GV, QT, and RA sections in the
Reference room on the LRC-4th floor.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access), do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Ashe,
Arthur). For collective biographies, do a combination subject search
for a topic or class of persons (e.g. athletes) and the word biography. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com. For more tips, see
this library guide.
- 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).
- Library Guide: HPER
Resources
- ORU
Health, Physical Education & Recreation Department
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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HISTORY,
HUMANITIES & GOVERNMENT
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- History, Humanities & Government Databases: Academic Search Complete is a general database which includes indexing, abstracts,
and full text articles related to the humanities. See also American History & Life with Full Text, Bibliography of Native North Americans, CountryWatch, Historical Abstracts with Full Text, Humanities International Complete, Military & Government Collection, and Political Science Complete.
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the D, E-F, and J Library
of Congress class numbers either by doing a call number search for these
classifications in WebOPAC or by browsing the D-F sections on the LRC-4th
floor and the J section on the fifth floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has more than 4,600 titles in history and political science. 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 NetLibrary and ebrary so
you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search for a topic such
as United States--History--Civil War 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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do a
search for topics such as non-governmental organizations or Middle
East - Relations - United States. 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 Web-based information on government agencies, see this library guide.
- Internet Gateways: Humbul
Humanities Hub, Advanced Papyrological Advanced Information System (APIS), and American Memory.
- Internet Tutorials: Humanities (Humbul)
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To browse journal titles related to government, law, and public policy available full
text through the ORU Library, see this listing.
To browse journal titles related to history, see this listing.
To see if a journal is available in the ORU Library, look first in the
online 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the Web,
see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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 history, humanities, and government 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 "History [C,D,E-F]" or "Political Science [J]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video
recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Encyclopaedia Judaica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index or Refdesk.com. Or, browse the D-f and J sections in the Reference
room on the LRC-4th floor.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access),
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Bush,
George, 1924-). For collective biographies, do a combination subject
search for a topic or class of person (e.g. politicians) and
the word biography. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com.
For more tips, see this library guide.
- 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 are generally not indexed in the library databases. Major Web sites that lead to such literature are: Political Science Sites of Working Papers and Research Papers in Economics (RePEc).
- Library Guides: Government Resources on the Web; Government Policy Paper Resources
- ORU
History, Humanities & Government Department
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University
- History, Humanities & Government Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Societies: National
Social Science Association
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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MODERN
LANGUAGES
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- Modern
Languages Databases: See especially the MLA
International Bibliography, Literary Reference Center, Literary Encyclopedia, and ClasePeriodica.
- Books: Search WebOPAC
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the P
Library of Congress class numbers either by doing a call number search
for this classification in WebOPAC or by browsing the P section on the
LRC-5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has more than 4,200 titles in language and literature. 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 NetLibrary
and ebrary
so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search for an author
or literary genre such as Sartre, Jean Paul or German drama
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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO
database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do
a search for a topic such as French language. 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: Yamada
Language Guides, Tennessee
Bob's Famous French Links, Language
and Literature Resources (Cambridge); iLoveLanguages.
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
for Modern Languages
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to languages and literatures, see this
listing.
To see if a particular journal is available in the ORU Library, look
first in the online 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the
Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers
(online versions): 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 modern language 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 "Language & Literature [P]." Begin browsing. Please note:
ECO provides only a small amount
of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or
video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For information on authors and their works, see Literary Encyclopedia. For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index or Refdesk.com. Or, browse the P section in the Reference room
on the LRC-4th floor.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC
or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access), do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Corneille,
Pierre). For collective biographies, do a combination subject search
for a topic or class of persons (e.g. Authors, Spanish) and
the word biography. For citations to biographical material, Literary
Index. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com. For more tips, see
this library guide.
- 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 generally is not indexed in the library databases. A Web site which provides access to this kind of information is CogPrints.
- Library Guides: Modern Language Resources.
- ORU English & Modern Languages Department
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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MUSIC
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- Music
Databases: See especially the Oxford Music Online (includes The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music as well as The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz).
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the M Library of Congress class numbers either by doing a call number search
for this classification in WebOPAC or by browsing the M section on the
LRC-5th floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary,
which has over 500 titles in music. 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 NetLibrary and ebrary so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search for music-related
terms such as musical instruments or the name of a musician such
as Beethoven 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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do
a search for a topic such as copyright - music. 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: Music; BUBL
Link: Music.
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse music-related journals available full text in the ORU Library,
see this listing.
To see if a particular journal is available in the ORU Library, look
first in the online 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 Holdings.
This will take you to WebOPAC,
the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and
check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered.
To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the
Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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 music is to browse the tables of contents of
music-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 "Music
& Books on Music [M]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Scores: In WebOPAC,
do a subject keyword search using a music-related term and scores.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different formats (sound
recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you
may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index or Refdesk.com. See especially Oxford Music Online. Also, try browsing the M section
in the Reference room on the LRC-4th floor.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access), do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Mozart,
Wolfgang Amadeus). For collective biographies, do a combination
subject search for a topic or class of person (e.g. pianists)
and the word biography. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com.
For more tips, see this library guide.
- 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).
- Library Guides: Music Resources.
- Special Collections: Music
Listening Room (Timko-Barton)
- ORU
Music Department
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Music Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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- Nursing
Databases: See epecially Journals@Ovid (full text nursing journals), Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect), Health Sciences, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Health
Source: Nursing/ Academic, Consumer Health Complete, and DynaMed, as well as GreenFILE and Environment Complete which cover materials dealing with environmental issues.
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the QS-QZ and W (especially WY)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
class numbers either by doing a call number search for these classifications
in WebOPAC or by browsing these sections on the LRC-5th floor. Also,
browse the QM-QR and R (especially RT)
Library of Congress class numbers which are also located on the 5th
floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary, which has more than 2,900 medicine-related 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 NetLibrary and ebrary so you can take advantage of 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. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch). Or, try a keyword search such as cancer
nursing 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.
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do a
search for a topic such as long-term care facilities. 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: Yahoo!
Health; BUBL Link:
Nursing; All Nurses
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
for Nursing...
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To browse journal titles related to the health sciences available full text in the ORU Library, see this listing. To see if a particular journal is available in the ORU Library, look first in the online 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 Holdings. This will take you to WebOPAC, the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered. To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Gold Rush, FreeMedicalJournals.com, and BioMedCentral. See also Google Scholar.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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
nursing is to browse the tables of contents of medical-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 "Medicine [R]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different
formats (sound recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video recordings.
- Images: See LIFE Photo Archive.
- Reference: For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Choose a resource in the Library of Congress's Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology, Librarians' Internet Index, or Refdesk.com. Or, browse the RT and WY sections in the Reference
room on the LRC-4th floor. See also The
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access),
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Peplau,
Hildegard E.). For collective biographies, do a combination subject
search for a topic or class of persons (e.g. nurses) and the
word biography. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com. For more tips, see
this library guide.
- 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 are generally not indexed in the library databases. Major Web sites that lead to such literature are:Clinical Medicine and Health Research NetPrintsand the NY Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Page.
- Library Guides: Nursing Resources and Psychology Resources
- ORU
School of Nursing
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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- Theology
Databases: These include indexes, abstracts, and full text;
see especially Academic Search Complete and ATLA
Religion Database with ATLASerials. Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (CPLI), Christian Periodical Index (CPI), Index to Jewish Periodicals (IJP), Old Testament Abstracts (OTA), and New Testament Abstracts (NTA) are also available online. See also the print volumes of
Religion Index One: Periodicals (Z7753.A5), CPI (Z7753.C5 ), CPLI (AI3.C32), IJP (Z6367.I5), NTA (BS410.N35), and OTA (BS410.O42) in Periodicals (LRC-4).
- Books: Search WebOPAC for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access) or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the B Library of Congress class numbers either by doing a call number search
for this classification in WebOPAC or by browsing this section on the LRC-4th
floor.
- eBooks: The ORU Library now provides access to two major collections
of eBooks: NetLibrary and ebrary.
Ebrary has over 3,625 titles in the philosophy, psychology, and religion.
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 NetLibrary and ebrary so
you can take advantage of such functions as bookmarking and notetaking.
See also Google Book Search and Documenta Catholica Omnia (includes Migne's Patrologiae Graecae and Patrologia Latina). For other eBooks, see this list of Web sites that provide free eBooks.
- Book Reviews: Look first in the ATLA Religion Database for reviews of scholarly theological books or in Christian
Periodical Index (CPI) for reviews of more popular materials. In ATLA,
click the advanced search tab, key in the title and/or author, and select
"book review" as the document type. In CPI, to limit the search to reviews,
key in dt=review and before keying in the title and/or author.
You may also search for book reviews in several other EBSCOhost databases such as Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Premier,
and Newspaper Source. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Bible Commentaries: Do an advanced subject search in WebOPAC for the name of the biblical book, e.g. Galatians, plus "Commentaries." See also David Bauer's An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry (BS540.B38 2003) or John Dyer's BestCommentaries.com.
- Dissertations, Theses, & Research Projects: Do a search in WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch) or Dissertations & Theses@ORU. Or, try a keyword search for a term such
as Bible. O.T. Ezekiel in WorldCat (FirstSearch) after setting "Subtype limits" to thesis/ dissertation. Also, try
single-word title or author searches in Dissertation
Express. To find research projects or dissertations in the ORU Library,
go to WebOPAC and do
a subject keyword search for either research projects or theses. Also, try searching Research in Ministry Online (RIM) for citations and abstracts of D.Min. projects from reporting ATS schools, and in Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) for more than theses from over 70 institutions. For more information on finding theses, use this guide,
or try the links from the "Dissertations Please" faculty workshop handout.
- eReserves: To find materials put on eReserve, go the Library page, click "Reserve Materials " and then "Electronic Reserve Items." (If off campus, you will be prompted to insert your Novell user name and password.)
- Government Documents: In the GPO database, which provides access to U.S. government publications, do a
search for a topic such as religious tolerance. 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.
- Images: See EIKON and LIFE Photo Archive.
- Internet Gateways:
--Wabash
Center: Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology
and Religion;
--Internet
Theology Resources, by School of Theology Major Areas (Elizabeth T. Knuth);
--Humbul
Humanities Hub: Religion & Theology;
--Finding God in Cyberspace;
--Sally's Theological Resources on the Internet.
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
Theologian; Internet
for Religious Studies; Internet
Philosopher
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To browse journal titles related to religion and philosophy available full text in the ORU Library, see this listing. To see if a journal is available in the ORU Library, look first in the online 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 Holdings. This will take you to WebOPAC, the Library catalog, where you may search for the journal by title and check the subscription summaries to see the dates and formats covered. For more, see Google Scholar. To browse some full text journals which are freely accessible on the Web, see the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Gold Rush. See also this list of online theology-related periodicals. To search 300+ freely accessible full-text theology journals online, try Theological Journals Search.
- Newspapers (online versions): 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
theology 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 "Philosophy. Psychology [B-BJ]" or "Religion & Religions [BL-BX]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in WebOPAC.
Scroll down the results list, and scan for different
formats (sound recording, videorecording, etc.). If the list is long, you may choose to limit the results list to sound recordings or video recordings.
- Reference: Go to the Reference collection on the LRC 4th floor
and look up a relevant item from this list of Theological Reference Books. Or try a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index or Refdesk.com. Or use the online versions of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopaedia Judaica, or Jewish Encyclopedia For general reference, see Credo Reference, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in WebOPAC or in WorldCat (FirstSearch or open access),
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g., Wesley,
John). For collective biographies, do a combination subject search
for a topic or class of persons (e.g., Pentecostals) and the word biography. Online biographical works include Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians and Who's Who in Christianity. A Web site that contains biographical material
is: Biography.com. For more tips, see
this library guide.
- Statistics: Statistical information is available on such Web sites as: American
FactFinder, FedStats, Gallup, International Statistical
Agencies, Statistical
Abstract of America (U.S. Census Bureau), Adherents.com, American Religion
Data Archive, American
Religious Identification Survey, Barna
Research Online, Faith Communities
Today, and Operation World.
- Gray Literature: Unpublished information such as reports, preprints, and other documents generally is not indexed in the library databases. A Web site which provides access to this kind of information is CogPrints.
- Library Guides: Theology
Resources; Theological Reference Books; Theology/Bible
Word Studies (MSWord); Countries, Cultures & Missions
Resources; Babylonian Talmud
Research Guide.
- Special Collections: Go in person to see the Holy
Spirit Research Center (LRC-5th floor). Or browse the Elmar Camillo
Dos Santos Collection, the William Sanford LaSor Collection, and the Jewish
Theological Seminary Collection (LRC-4th floor). For more information,
look here.
- Teaching and Learning Resources: Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies (PRS).
- ORU
School of Theology & Missions
- Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Theology Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name.
- Accrediting Organizations: Association
of Theological School ; North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Societies:
--American Academy of Religion;
--American Association of Pastoral Counselors;
--American Society of Missiology;
--Christian Theological
Research Fellowship;
--Evangelical Theological Society;
--National Association of Church Business
Administration;
--National Association of Church Facilities
Managers;
--Society for Pentecostal Studies;
--Society of Biblical Literature.
- Electronic Discussions: Corpus Paulinum; Synoptic-L.
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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