- Art
Databases: Academic
Search Premier is a general database which includes indexing, abstracts,
and full text articles related to art. The Humanities International Complete contain full-text articles about art.
- Books: Search IPac
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the N
Library of Congress class numbers either by doing an ORU call number
search for N in IPac or by browsing the N 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 150 titles in fine arts. 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 Premier, 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. Or, do a keyword search in WorldCat
for an art term after setting "Subtype limits" to thesis/ dissertation.
Or, 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 federal aid to the arts. 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: Infomine:
Visual & Performing Arts; ADAM;
World Wide Art Resources; The
World Wide Web Virtual Library: History of Art
- Internet Tutorial: Art,
Design & Media
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to fine arts available 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 IPac,
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.
- Newspapers
(online versions): The print versions are available in the wooden
"ark" between the Electronic Resources Center and Periodicals on the
LRC-4th floor. For more information on newspapers, see this guide.
- Tables of Contents: One way to keep informed of what is
currently being published in the arts is to browse the tables of contents of art-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 "Fine Arts
[N]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in IPac.
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: For general reference, see Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac. Try Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online, or choose a resource from Librarians' Internet Index, or go to the N section in the Reference room
on the LRC-4th floor. See also the list of selected reference materials
on the Art
Research guide.
- Biography: To find full text biographical information, see Biography Resource Center. To look for full-length biographies in IPac
or in WorldCat,
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Monet,
Claude, 1840-1926). For collective biographies, do a combination
subject search for a topic or class of person (e.g. artists)
and the word biography. Web sites which contain biographical material
include: Biography.com,
Artist Index (WebMuseum),
and 800 Important
Women Artists. For more tips, see this library guide.
- Statistics: Statistic 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: Art
Research
- ORU
Art Department: See also Prof. Doug Latta's Web site.
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Societies: Christians
in the Visual Arts (CIVA); Christians
in Theatre Arts (CITA); Christian
Performing Artists' Fellowship; Christian
Fellowship of Art Music Composers.
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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- Behavioral
Sciences Databases: Include indexes, abstracts, and full
text. See especially the Sage databases, Psychology and Sociology, as well as Social & Behavioural Journal Collection (ScienceDirect), PsycARTICLES, and PsycINFO.
- Books: Search IPac
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the B
Library of Congress class numbers, especially BF and BJ, as well as
H, especially
HM-HX, either by doing call number searches for these classifications
in IPac 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 6,700 titles in the social sciences. 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 EBSCOhost
databases such as Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier,
and Newspaper Source. Key in book review and the title
and/or author. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: In IPac
do an advanced search using theses as a title keyword and psychology,
sociology, or some other related term as a subject keyword. Also try a search in WorldCat Dissertations. Or, do a keyword search in WorldCat
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 behavioral science-related topic such as social work
with children. 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: Social Science
Information Gateway; Yahoo!
Directory: Social Science
- Internet Tutorials: RDN
Virtual Training Suite (click on Psychologist, Social Policy,
Social Research Methods, Social Statistics, Social Worker, or Sociologist).
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to social and behavioral sciences available
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 IPac,
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.
- Newspapers
(online versions): The print versions are available in the wooden
"ark" between the Electronic Resources Center and Periodicals on the
LRC-4th floor. For more information on newspapers, see this guide.
- Tables of Contents: One way to keep informed of what is currently being published in the behavioral sciences is to browse the tables
of contents of behavioral science 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 "Psychology [BF]"
or "Social Sciences: Sociology [HM-HX]." Begin browsing. Please note:
ECO provides only a small amount
of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in IPac.
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: For general reference, see Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Also, try a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index. Or, browse the BF, BJ and HM-HX 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 IPac
or in WorldCat,
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Gilbreth,
Lillian Moller, 1878-1972). For collective biographies, do a combination
subject search for a topic or class of persons (e.g. school psychologists)
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 generally is not indexed in the library databases. A Web site which provides access to this kind of information is CogPrints.
- Library Guides: Psychology
Research; Resources
for Personality and Educational Tests.
- ORU
Behavioral Sciences Department
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Behavioral Sciences Class Pages: See course pages by Dr. Randall
D. Feller.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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- Biology
Databases: Academic
Search Premier is a general database which includes indexing, abstracts,
and full text articles related to biology. You will also find full text articles related to Biology in Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect) and Highwire Press.
- Books: Search IPac
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the
QH-QR Library of Congress class numbers either by doing call number
searches for these classifications in IPac 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 3,000 science 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 Premier, 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: In IPac
do an advanced search using theses as a title keyword and biology
as a subject keyword. Also try a search in WorldCat Dissertations. Or, do a keyword search in WorldCat
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 microbiology. 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: Internet
Public Library: Life Sciences; Biogate; Science World.
- Internet Tutorials: Internet
Bioresearcher; Internet
for Nature
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to biology available 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 IPac,
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, and BioMedCentral.
- Newspapers
(online versions): The print versions are available in the wooden
"ark" between the Electronic Resources Center and Periodicals on the
LRC-4th floor. For more information on newspapers, see this guide.
- Tables of Contents: One way to keep informed of what is currently being published in biology is to browse the tables of contents of
biology-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 relevant category such as "Biology,
General [QH301-QH705.5]." Begin browsing. Please note: ECO provides only a small amount of 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 IPac.
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: For general reference, see Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Try also a resource in the Library of Congress's Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology or the Librarians' Internet Index. Or, browse the QH-QR 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 IPac
or in WorldCat,
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Huxley,
Thomas Henry). For collective biographies, do a combination subject
search for a topic or class of persons (e.g. biologists) 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 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.
- Library Guides: Biology
Research
- ORU
Biology Department
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Biology 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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- Business
Databases: Includes indexes, abstracts, and full text. The major full text business database in ORU library is Business
Source Premier. To find comprehensive business and investment information, see Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage. To find editorials that focus on issues related to an industry or company, see Special Issues.
- Books: Search IPac
for ORU holdings, or look in WorldCat or in other Oklahoma library catalogs (see "Oklahoma Libraries" on the Library homepage).
Also, browse the HB-HJ
Library of Congress class numbers either by doing call number searches
for these classifications in IPac 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 6,700 social sciences titles, many of which are related to
commerce, economics, industry, and finance. 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: Look first in Business Source Premier
and Regional Business News, both of which are in EBSCOhost.
Once in the database, click the advanced search tab, key in the title
and/or author, and select book review as the document type.
You may also search for book reviews in other EBSCOhost
databases including Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE
Premier, and Newspaper Source. You will also find book reviews in Books
in Print. For more tips, see this guide.
- Dissertations & Theses: In IPac
do an advanced search using theses as a title keyword and management
or business as a subject keyword. Also try a search in WorldCat Dissertations. Or, do a keyword search in
WorldCat
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 personnel management. 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: Biz/ed
- Internet Tutorials: Business
Manager; Economist;
Business Studies.
- Journals (full text online, paper, CD-ROM or microform): To
browse journal titles related to business and economics 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 IPac,
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.
- Newspapers
(online versions): The print versions are available in the wooden
"ark" between the Electronic Resources Center and Periodicals on the
LRC-4th floor. For online business-related newspapers, see Regional Business News and Wall Street Journal. For more information on newspapers, see this guide.
- Tables of Contents: One way to keep informed of what is being
currently published in business is to browse the tables of contents
of business-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 "Social
Science: Economics/ Finance/ Business [H-HJ]." Begin browsing. Please
note: ECO provides only a small amount of full text.
- Audiovisual & Other Formats: Do a search in IPac.
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: For a premier online business reference resource, see Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage. For general reference, see Encyclopædia
Britannica, Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the WorldAlmanac.
Try also a resource on the Librarians' Internet Index. Or, browse the HB-HJ 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 IPac
or in WorldCat,
do a subject search for the name of the desired person (e.g. Walton,
Sam, 1918). For collective biographies, do a combination subject
search for a topic or class of persons (e.g. businesspeople)
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 including reports, preprints, and other documents is generally not indexed in the library databases. Major Web sites leading to this type of information are: Research Papers in Economics RePEc, TRIS Online (Transportation Research Information Services), Virtual Technical Reports Center, the University of Colorado Technical Reports, NTIS (National Technical Information Service), STINET (Scientific & Technical Information Network), GrayLit Network, CogPrints, E-print Network.
- Library Guides: Research
on Companies and Company
and Industry Research Flowchart
- ORU
School of Business: Undergraduate; Graduate
-
Syllabi
- Faculty Resources: Provided by Oral Roberts University.
- Business Class Pages: Go to the ORU intranet, and click the course name. See also the pages created
by ORU faculty Ray Gregg.
- Accrediting Organizations: North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher
Learning Commission
- Professional Societies: American Accounting Association.
- Professional Development: Eighth Floor
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