Online Research Tools

Note: If you are using these resources offsite, you may be prompted for username and password.  Contact library staff if you do not have this information.

Library Catalog (WebOPAC) – Pacific Oaks library catalog, including theses, books and media.  You can also place holds on materials in circulation; for a description of the process, click here.

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FirstSearch - offers several databases from Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)

ERIC   Journal articles and reports in education

MEDLINE   All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing

PsycARTICLES  Full-text articles in general and specialized psychology

PsycINFO_1887  Psychology and related fields since 1887

WilsonSelectPlus   Full text articles in science, humanities and education

WorldCat    OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

WorldCatDissertations  All dissertations and theses available in WorldCat

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EBSCO HOST– offers three databases.

Social Science Index with Full Text 307 full-text journals plus booksm

PsycBOOKS Electronic books from American Psychological Association 

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts More than 600 journals, books, proceedings and research reports in the area of librarianship, bibliometrics, information science, data mining and More.

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ProQuest – offers several databases so they will use the same search screens.  Databases currently available:
ProQuest Religion    120 sources since 1986 in full image/text

Dissertations & Theses   2 million covering 140 years, full text of most doctoral dissertations published since 1995.

National Newspaper Abstract    Index of 27 publications since 1986

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