Finding Books

Library Catalog

Use the catalog to find books, videos, recordings, goverment documents we have in the Kresge Library.

Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.

WorldCat

Try WorldCat for titles Kresge Library doesn't own. Searchable database of library catalogs worldwide; over 78 million records. You can Interlibrary Loan these titles.

Finding Information

Databases listed by Subject

Depending on your topic, this page lists the databases appropriate for each subject area.

Databases A to Z

A complete list of all the databases you have access to as OU students. Lots of databases listing articles and primary research studies plus business, statistics, biography, art images, current events sources.

Lexis-Nexis

Excellent place to find current newspaper articles. Indexes full-text articles for most major papers and includes international publications and transcripts of selected news shows.

Also has an extensive biography (people), business and legal section.

New York Times Historical Collection (1851-2003)

Full-image, fully searchable, America's newspaper of record from its beginnings.

Finding Items unavailable at Kresge Library

We don't have your article electronically or in-print?

Try InterLibrary Loan or MeLCat

Other Library Catalogs in Michigan and Beyond

Contact Information

Linda Hildebrand

Email: hildebra@oakland.edu

Reference Desk phone 248-370-4426

Websites

Virtual Reference Collection (KL)
Almanacs, dictionaries, directories and a lot more.

Credo Reference
Access to reference books.

Web Resources for Journalism

Power Reporting

Other Resources

Journalism Pathfinder

A list of library resources, reference books, and internet sites.

Refworks is a bibliographic citation tool which allows you to easily export your records from different databases to one place. It also allows you to output your bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian.

Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources

Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism & more.

General Library Information

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