Reference
Unsure of where to start your research? Ask-a-Librarian!
The Reference Room is located on the 4th
floor of the Learning Resources Center (LRC). Reference staff are available
to answer your questions during all open hours of the Reference room.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. -
10:15 p.m., excluding chapel time
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 10:15
p.m.
Sunday: 3:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
(Summer and holiday hours will vary)
Summer Hours:
May 5 - August 3:
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 8:45 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 5:15 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Sunday CLOSED
Memorial Day (Monday, May 26) CLOSED
Fourth of July (Friday, July 4) CLOSED
August 4 - 16:
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 7:45 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 5:15 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Sunday, August 17 3:00 pm - 10:15 pm
(Resume Normal Hours starting this date.)
 Librarians
and other staff at the Reference Desk are available to assist patrons with questions
regarding the ORU Library collection, services, and research, as well as outside
information sources including local, state, and national resources. Reference
staff answer informational or in-depth questions and direct users to appropriate
sources in the collection. Librarians are available to provide support
to patrons using both print and online resources and will assist in refining
research strategies.
For information concerning library
tours, classes, and subject specific programs on information seeking and bibliographic
management skills, see Faculty Instructional Services/Tours.
 Reference Services:
- Database Searching Assistance
The reference librarians and staff provide assistance in the Reference Room
during the hours listed above. Additional reference assistance is available
by appointment. Information sheets concerning available online periodical
databases, instructional sample searches, and other subject guides are available
in the carousel near the Reference Desk, 4th floor LRC. Many of them
are on the Library Web Page under Library
Guides.
- Dissertation Abstracts Database
Searching Assistance
Dissertation Abstracts covers every doctoral dissertation completed in
the U.S. at accredited institutions since 1861. This database is searched
by Reference Librarians by appointment only. Call the Reference Desk
at 495-6887 to make an appointment.
- ORU's
Online Library Catalog
Assistance is available for searching ORU's library holdings through the online
public access catalog (PAC). Books, periodical titles and holdings, audiovisual,
and microform collections can be searched by subject, title and author. The
available electronic books are being added to the catalog. For a complete
search of electronic books see e-books.
(Note that periodical contents or articles are not found through the catalog
(PAC). These must be searched through the Databases.
- Off-Campus Access
ORU students, faculty, and staff have access to most ORU Library electronic
resources. See
Remote Access to ORU Library Databases for more detailed information.
Questions concerning establishing email accounts should be referred to the
Information Technology Dept. (faculty) and the Academic Computing Lab, GC
2A01 (students).
- Distance Learner Services
Special reference assistance is provided by email or phone for distance learners
(for those ORU students living more than one hour from campus). See Distance
Learning Library Services for additional information.
For more information, or to place
a reference inquiry, call the O.R.U. Library Reference Desk at 495-6887 or or
contact one of the staff listed below. When you call, we may be busy helping
other patrons and may have to return your call. If you will leave a message,
we will return your call as soon as possible
 Reference
Personnel:
Reference Librarians' Offices are also located
on the 4th floor of the LRC.
- Peggy Pixley, Head Reference
Librarian (ext. 6732) ppixley@oru.edu
- Myra Bloom, Bibliographic Instruction/Reference
Librarian (ext. 7174) mbloom@oru.edu
- Jane Malcolm,
Assistant Director of Public Services(ext. 7495) jmalcolm@oru.edu
Library tours and instruction by a librarian
to prepare students for efficient library use can be arranged. Sessions should
be scheduled in advance by completing a request form. Forms are also available
at the Reference Desk.
- For information on class (group)
library tours and student instruction contact Myra Bloom, ext. 7174.
- For information on faculty workshops
and instruction contact Sally Shelton, ext. 6902.
- For further information on individual
instruction contact Peggy Pixley, ext.
6732.
Last Updated: May 1, 2008
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