College Resources
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Reference Materials  

Browse the shelves of the "L" call number sections in the Reference Room for books on colleges and universities. The following books, listed with call numbers, are located in the ORU Reference Room, 4th floor LRC.

2006 Higher Education Directory
L901.H46 LRC-R
Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education
L901.A52 LRC-R
CCCU Directory and Resource Guide for Christian Higher Education
L901.C628 LRC-R
Choosing the Right College
L901.C576 LRC-R
Financial Aid for Study and Training Abroad
LB2337.2.F576 LRC-R
The Grants Register
LB2338.G72 LRC-R
Complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide.
HEP Higher Education Directory (U.S.)
L901.U53 LRC-R
Peterson's Christian Colleges & Universities
L901.C58 LRC-R
Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs
L901.P442 LRC-R
Peterson's Grants for Graduate & Postdoctoral Study
LB2337.2.P458 LRC-R
Peterson's Guide to 4-Year Colleges
L901.P447 LRC-R
Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
LB2337.4.P475 LRC-R
Scholarships, Fellowships, & Loans
LB2338.S35 LRC-R
World of Learning (International)
AS2.W6 LRC-R
 
College Catalogs
College Source Online Star
http://www.collegesource.org/home.asp
Provides college profiles and full text college catalogs with links to web sites.
College Catalog Collection on CD ROM.
1995/96 - 1997/98. CD-ROM Available in Electronic Resources Center only.
Microfiche College Catalog Collection
Call number L900.C63, located in reference microfiche cabinets. 1979/1980 - 1993/1994. Ask for assistance at the reference desk.
 
Web Sites
College and University Rankings
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Created by the Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This site is a gateway to excellent resources about colleges. Provides brief summaries of web sites.
College Profiles 2003/2004
http://www.cprofiles2000.com/
College Source Online Star
http://www.collegesource.org/home.asp
Gradschools.com
http://www.gradschools.com
"The most comprehensive online source of graduate school information."
ICPAC College Profiles
http://icpac.indiana.edu/education/college_profiles/207582.xml
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Education Topics
http://lii.org/search/file/edlib 
Web sites evaluated by librarians and categorized by subjects.
New York Times: College Resources for Students and Faculty
http://www.nytimes.com/college/index.html
NewsDirectory: College Newspapers
http://newsdirectory.com/college_news.php
Peterson's: Search & Find, Colleges and Universities
http://www.petersons.com/
Study Abroad Search Engine
http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/search.cfm
Offers extensive information on "thousands of academic programs, overseas universities, study abroad programs, and language schools around the world."
Yahoo! Education
http://education.yahoo.com/
U.S. News.com: Education
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
World Wide Learn: The World's Directory of Online Courses, Online Learning, and Online Education
http://www.worldwidelearn.com