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Library Catalog
ebooks@ORU
How to Find Books & Ebooks Guide
EagleSearch
Limit formats to books, ebooks, and electronic resources.

WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Worldwide catalog of library resources; includes everything (e.g. books, journals, DVDs, musical scores, newspapers, webpages) that can be located in libraries.
More database information from OCLC

Choice Reviews Online
Choice Reviews has recently changed! The new website has tools that make it easy to save, share, and manage results. To use these tools, create your own individual account. For instructions, use the Quick-start Guide. When off campus, go first to https://oralroberts.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://library.oru.edu/library and then, when prompted, log in with your ORU Network Username and password.
EagleSearch
TIP: To find a review for a particular book, do a phrase search in EagleSearch by putting the title in quotation marks on the first line of the advanced search page and adding the author's last name on the second line, e.g., "Spirit hermeneutics" and Keener. Then limit the results to Reviews under "Source Types" in the left menu.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing for millions of dissertations, with the full-text available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print; the official digital dissertation archive for the Library of Congress.
More database information from ProQuest.

Dissertations & Theses Databases
List of databases that index theses and dissertations
Dissertations/Theses Guide
WorldCatDissertations
Search for a dissertation to borrow through interlibrary loan.

Publication Finder
Search for a journal or newspaper title or ISSN.
How to Find Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, etc.) Library Guide
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How to Find Newspapers Library Guide
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Database List
EagleSearch
Limit results to books, ebooks, or electronic resources.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Various subject encyclopedias covering multiple disciplines.
Video tutorial: "Searching for information in Gale eBooks"
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Ebook reference titles emphasizing all key disciplines; includes images, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks.
How to run a Basic search on Credo
How to use the Mind Map on Credo
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary collection of eBooks including titles in the Christian Librarians collections.
Video tutorial: Downloading EBSCO eBooks
Information from EBSCO concerning Accessibility use of ebooks.
Direct link into the Religion Collection

Ebook Central
Add a reference type to your search, e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks.

To find audiovisuals in the ORU Library, do a search in the opens new windowcatalog, and scan the results for the desired format (audiobooks, DVDs, etc. ). If the list is long, limit the results to a single format using the dropdown box. Alternatively, click one of the following links to search for a specific format:opens new windowaudiobooks, opens new windowaudio cassettes, or opens new windowDVDs.