| By: | Frank
Lepkowski Associate Professor |
Phone: (248)
370-2497 E-mail: lepkowsk@oakland.edu |
When in the library, use the reference area workstations to directly access the following tools. When at home or elsewhere, access them through the library's web site at http://library.oakland.edu.
For books, government documents, sound recordings, microforms, and journal titles--in short, to find discrete items in the library's collection--use the Library Catalog. To find articles in magazines or journals about particular topics, use Periodical Index and Full Text Databases.
Library Catalog
Use the Library Catalog to
- find books, government documents, sound recordings or other items on aparticular topic
- search journal titles (not article titles!) to find periodical articles
Periodical Index and Full Text Databases
All of the periodical databases to which our library subscribes may be found in the list of current databases. What follows is a selection of the ones most commonly used by Oakland University patrons.FirstSearch
Useful databases:- WilsonSelectPlus for full text articles from popular and academic journals, covering 2000+ titles across a variety of disciplines
- Other databases in particular disciplines include Medline, ERIC, Art Abstracts and others.
In these databases, if an article is not available online, use the "Get It" feature to identify if the article is available in another database or in print in the library. If it is not, you may request through ILLiad, our Interlibrary Loan service. FirstSearch is available in the library and from home with logon ID and password.
General Reference Center Gold and Health Reference Center Academic
These databases include partial full text and full-image contents. GRCG indexes general interest periodicals and newspaper articles, encyclopedias and other reference material. Covered subject areas include social sciences, general sciences, humanities, business and management, economics and current affairs. HRCA indexes health related journals and magazines, including several full-text nursing journals.
ProQuest ABI/Inform
Use ABI/Inform for full text articles on business and economics.
Lexis/Nexis
This database includes full text articles from journalistic sources around the world, biographical reference sources; full-text law review articles, case law, federal code and state law sources; full-text business sources. Emphasis is on current events and the recent past, but many legal materials have deep historical coverage.Searching Tools for the World Wide Web
To look for other research materials on the world wide web, we have compiled for you a list of useful search engines and other sites. Remember that web materials, like printed materials, need to be questioned as to veracity, perspective and authority.Other library info
| Fall and Winter Terms | Library Hours | Reference Hours |
| Monday-Thursday | 7:30AM-Midnight | 8:00AM-10:00PM |
| Friday | 7:30AM-8:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM |
| Saturday | 9:00AM-6:00PM | 9:00AM-5:00PM |
| Sunday | Noon-Midnight | 1:00PM-9:00PM |
| 1st Floor | Computer Center, Library Technical Services, Public Eating Area, Special Collections |
| 2nd Floor | Circulation, Reference, Interlibrary Loans, Documents, Microforms |
| 3rd Floor | Circulating Books |
| 4th Floor | Journals, magazines and newspapers |
| Lawrence Technological University | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Macomb Community College | University of Michigan-Dearborn |
| Oakland Community College (Oakland County residents only) | Walsh College |
Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
A service which retrieves books and articles within about two weeks. You can request ILL materials electronically on forms available at the Interlibrary Loan page of the OU library web site.Library Contact
Reference Desk
Kresge Library
Main Level, South Wing
(248)370-4426
E-mail: ref@oakland.edu
Instant messaging
Oakland University, Kresge Library
2200 N Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI 48309
(248) 370 - 4426