Library Catalog

Library Catalog

Use the catalog to find books 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.

• Non-circulating reference materials are on the 2nd Floor.
• Circulating books are on the 3rd Floor.
• Non-circulating print journals are on the 4th Floor.

Databases & Online Resources

Education Abstracts

Includes articles from education magazines and journals from 1983-present.

Education SAGE Full-Text

Here you'll find the full-text contents of 36 journals from SAGE including the American Educational Research Journal.

Humanities Abstracts

Index to journal articles in the humanities.

JSTOR

A database of hundreds of full-text journals in a variety of subject areas, including history and anthropology.

Project Muse

A database of over 100 full-text journals in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage extends back to the last few years.

Lexis-Nexis

Indexes full-text articles for most major US and international papers, including the University Wire service (available via "Power Search"). Note: While many sources in LexisNexis are not scholarly in nature, newspaper and wire articles are often enlightening for background information and providing context.

 

Databases listed by Subject

Do not be limited only to the resources listed above. Topics for this class will be multi-discipinary; using the search skills you learned in your library session, be sure to try out some of the library's other databases to find more articles on your topic.

Getting Items Unavailable at Kresge Library

WorldCat

Searchable database of library catalogs worldwide.

Other Library Catalogs in Michigan and Beyond

Search local libraries' holdings.

 

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

Try InterLibrary Loan or MeLCat

Contact Information

Librarian: Beth Kraemer, Associate Professor

Email: kraemer@oakland.edu

Office Phone: (248) 370-4879

Reference Desk: (248) 370-4426

Class Handouts & Other Resources

Keyword Searching (PDF)

Database Truncation & Wildcard Symbols

Tutorial: Popular vs. Scholarly Sources

Tutorial: Evaluating Periodicals

General Library Information

Ask a Librarian

Floor map of the Kresge Library

Interlibrary Loans via ILLIAD

Writing & Research Assistance

Refworks

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. To view tutorials or to get more information on this tool, visit KL's RefWorks Page.

Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources

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

Quick Reference MLA Citation Guide

Turabian Citation Guide

Chicago Style Citation Guide (University of Chicago)