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On this page: what is the difference between Discover, Discover Local and Databases?
Search Discover Local (online catalog) to find materials held by all locations of OU Libraries:
Some COVID-19 emergency access has been discontinued by vendors originally listed on this page: New Full Text Resources Available During Library Closure.
For example, online access to HATHI LIBRARY books owned by OU has been discontinued!
Ebooks through Discover Local
Many Ebooks are available through Discover Local, from these Ebook Collections: ACLS, Cambridge Univ. Press, Ebrary, EBSCO, Proquest, Springer, US GPO, Wiley (many but NOT ALL with unlimited users).
Open Library via Discover Local Free access via Open Library, with records in Discover Local. A free Internet Archive account is required to borrow or reserve this ebook. Access limited to one user at a time. These items are not included in these guide pages.
More Ebook sites:
Search Discover for a combined search of:
Search Databases to find article-level content of journals, newspapers, magazines, and to search collections of digitized books and archival materials. (NOTE: some databases include citations but do not full-text of articles; if you need helping finding full-text articles see here)
Selecting Databases
Databases vary wildly in coverage snd scope. To select databases appropriate for your research needs, learn more here: