opens new window Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find books and other items in the library. Ebook titles, with links to the full text ebooks, are also included in the catalog. Narrow your results with a subject search.

opens new windowEbook Central

Search examples:
opens new windowparentification (keyword search; mark Psychology in the left menu under Subject to limit the results)
opens new windowautistic children and therapy (keyword search, limited to subject Psychology)
opens new window"subconscious perception" (phrase search)
opens new window"positive self-talk" (phrase search, limited to subject Psychology)

Search Tips:
• Combine keyword and subject searching to narrow your results.
• Use the Sort By option to arrange the results. For example, Publication Date will sort the newest ebooks at the top of your list. (circled below)
• To view the 20 most relevant chapters from your result list, after you have done a search and have a list of results, click the Chapter Results tab. (circled below)

• opens new windowCredo Reference
  - Search entries from all ereference titles, or search within a selected title. opens new windowView all titles.
  - Use the Mind Map option to expand or narrow your topic and view relationship between concepts.Key in your topic/concept then click Mind Map under the Browse Credo drop menu.
  Examples: opens new windowFoster Care, opens new windowSleep deprivation
• opens new windowGale Virtual Reference
  - Search entries in subject encyclopedias covering multiple disciplines. opens new windowView all titles.
  - For topic connections, use Advanced Search and click the Topic Finder tab.
  Examples: opens new windowPersonality types

opens new windowWorldCat.org
In WorldCat.org, libraries that own the item, along with links to their library catalogs, are listed (by proximity of your location) below the book information. When a book is available at ORU, a link to the ORU Library Catalog will be first on the list.

Click a library catalog link or, if the book is not available at ORU, click the Request Item link, then complete and submit the interlibrary loan request for the book.

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opens new windowGoogle Books
• Set a date limit for your search: Click tools. From the Any time... drop menu, select Custom Range and enter a date range.
• Link to books in WorldCat and the ORU Library Catalog: Search Google Books. Click a book title.
•In the left menu, click Find in a library, which may be listed under the Get this book in print drop menu. The link goes to the book record in WorldCat.org.