Library Catalog
The library catalog lists the hundreds of thousands of books and e-books collected by Jackson Library and OCLS. Non-residential faculty and students have instant access to e-books, and may request that short portions of printed books be scanned and emailed. more
WorldCat
The "World Catalog" lists which participating library owns a specific book. WorldCat may be used to:
- verify the existence of a cited book;
- obtain detailed information about a book, such as its place of publication. The information can be used to generate APA references for books.
- discover the nearest participating library which owns a copy.
E-Book Publishers
Ebrary offers tens of thousands of digitized books.
EBSCO E-Books use the same interface as the firm's article databases.
Credo Reference has digitized dictionaries and encyclopedia articles.
Virtual Reference provides a hundred thousand scholarly articles from Gale encyclopedias.
Other Libraries is a directory of print and virtual libraries.
Announcement
New OCLS Web Site
The OCLS pages are now optimized for handheld and touch devices. Your feedback is desired .... more
Frequently Asked Questions
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page provides answers ... more