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148 W College St. Oberlin, OH 44074-1545

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The Databases A-Z list provides a complete alphabetical list of searchable databases accessible to you through the Oberlin College Libraries. The databases range from those that cover multiple subject areas, e.g. JSTOR or Web of Science, to more narrow research topics, e.g. SOCIndex.

They contain both citations and full text for ebooks, peer reviewed journals, newspapers, magazines, data sets, images, music, primary documents, and more. You will want to use them for finding credible and scholarly materials required for your college research.

If you are unsure which databases are best for your research topic try using the subject and type filters, consult a subject or course guide, Ask a Librarian, or make a research appointment.

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WorldCat contains more than 43 million records describing books and other items owned by libraries around the world. You can search for popular books, music, CDs, and videos—all of the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. You can also discover digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks. Use InterLibrary Loan to order materials that you locate on WorldCat.

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Course Guides

Course Guides are organized collections of resources created for the research and information needs of students in specific courses. Research strategies and library services are also included.

Source Type Guides

Oberlin College librarians have identified the best platforms for finding resources by source type, including newspapers, magazines, dissertations and theses, books, music, primary sources, and more. Some guides also provide search tips and techniques.

Subject Guides

Research guides are the gateway to library collections and resources. Created and maintained by Oberlin College & Conservatory reference and subject librarians, Guides by Subject are organized by their relevant subject areas to provide a detailed list of recommended scholarly sources, including: databases; internet and digital resources; and the libraries’ collections of books, journals, magazines, music, art, DVDs, etc.

Guides also help you develop search strategies, cite sources and manage bibliographic references, and lead to a librarian who can provide further assistance. Subject guides are displayed alphabetically.

News: library-perspectives

Fork sticking out of multicolored stack of books.

February 23, 2024

First Annual Edible Book Festival to Kick Off

Edible Book Festival logo The Oberlin College Libraries and the Oberlin Public Library are joining forces to inaugurate the first annual Oberlin Edible Book Festival on Monday, April 1, 2024. Sponsored by each libraries’ Friends group, the event brings the community together through creative—and... Continue Reading

Oberlin students seated with penny farthing bicycle, black and white photo.

February 23, 2024

Azariah’s Café Gets a Facelift

Oberlin students with penny farthing bicycle Library staff, craftsmen, and even florists were hard at work over Winter Break to bring some much needed updating to Azariah’s Café in Terrell Library. The café is in the Library’s Periodical and New Book Room. Over the break, we had all the booths... Continue Reading

Page spread of Robert Hooke's Micrographia picturing a flea.

February 23, 2024

Friends Support Library Acquisitions

Spread of Robert Hooke's Micrographia A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed—and we are indeed grateful for the generous support that the Friends of Oberlin College Libraries provides for library acquisitions each year. This year we were able to purchase electronic access to: Klassiki, a streaming video platform focusing on... Continue Reading

Student sitting at table paging through a book with various books off to the side.

February 23, 2024

Libraries’ Winter Term Courses – Teaching and Partnering

Student working on Winter Term project The College’s 2024 Winter Term included seven courses taught or supported by Library experts, many of which fulfill the practicum requirement for the Book Studies minor. Terrell Library Special Collections offered its Letterpress Intensive, experience-based instruction for students... Continue Reading

Visitors gathered around tables and shelves observing various archival materials.

February 23, 2024

Upcoming Events in the Libraries

Visitors at the 2023 Archives Reunion Exhibition March 6, 7-9pm in Terrell Special Collections: Medieval Manuscripts in a Digital Age with Emerson Morgan March 14, 7-9pm in Terrell Library: Jane’s Games: Card Games in Jane Austen, Robin Bates of St. Mary’s College, followed by an evening of playing the... Continue Reading

Exterior of Mudd Center, a multi-level concrete building, on a sunny day.

February 23, 2024

New Leadership for Friends of Oberlin College Libraries

Exterior of Mudd Center With the start of a new year, we welcome our new Friends of the Libraries officers and council members. Marilyn McDonald, professor emerita from the Conservatory and a prodigious book collector herself, is our new President. Alumna Ruth Spencer ’72 will serve as Vice President, and Noah Pollaczek... Continue Reading

Students marching during commencement, some wearing lemon-yellow stoles with their graduation robes.

June 21, 2023

Metcalf Scholars

We “graduated” 39 Library Metcalf Scholars this year and were proud to see them march by at commencement in their Library Science lemon-yellow stoles. What is a Metcalf Scholar? Students who work in the libraries throughout their undergraduate career are honored with this distinction each year at a gala lunch just... Continue Reading

Various people dispersed throughout a room, observing displays on tables and shelves.

June 21, 2023

2023 Commencement Events and Spring Exhibits

The Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries reception (sundeck of the Terrell Main Library) and the College Archives open house were held on Saturday, May 20 with 55 guests attending the events. Archives reunion exhibition on view in the Goodrich Reading Room The Archives featured a reunion exhibit for the classes of 1973... Continue Reading

Professor Ross Karre stationed between and interacting with two displays set up on wooden boxes.

June 21, 2023

Friends Acquisitions Funds Make a Difference

Professor Ross Karre Each year, the Friends of Oberlin College Libraries contribute generously to our acquisitions fund, making it possible for the Libraries to buy special items for the collection and to support new resources such as streaming services. This year, the Friends went beyond one-off purchases to make significant... Continue Reading

Alison Ricker, Anne Salsich, and Megan Mitchell, individual portraits displayed left to right.

June 21, 2023

Three Retirements, Six Big Shoes to Fill

This summer brings with it the retirements of two extremely important librarians and an invaluable archivist in the Oberlin College Libraries system. Megan Mitchell, Alison Ricker, and Anne Salsich are beginning new chapters in life. From left to right: Alison Ricker, Anne Salsich, and Megan Mitchell In mid-July, we will say... Continue Reading

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Search.Libraries ? Books, articles, scores, recordings, and films at Oberlin, OhioLINK, online, and beyond.

Course Reserves ? Materials on reserve for a specific course. Search for course reserve lists by course instructor's name, course name, or course code.

Journals A-Z ? Use to browse complete issues of a journal, magazine, or newspaper or to check Oberlin's access to a title. To find individual articles, use Search.Libraries.

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Course Guides ? Course Guides are organized collections of resources created for the research and information needs of students in specific courses. Research strategies and library services are also included.

Source Type Guides ? Oberlin College librarians have identified the best platforms for finding resources by source type, including newspapers, magazines, dissertations and theses, books, music, primary sources, and more. Some guides also provide search tips and techniques.

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Books, articles, scores, recordings, and films at Oberlin, OhioLINK, online, and beyond.

Course Reserves

Materials on reserve for a specific course. Search for course reserve lists by course instructor's name, course name, or course code.

Journals A-Z

Use to browse complete issues of a journal, magazine, or newspaper or to check Oberlin's access to a title. To find individual articles, use Search.Libraries.

OhioLINK

Books & ebooks, scores, videos, and audio available from OhioLINK institutions. Use this option to request physical items from other libraries.

Course Guides

Course Guides are organized collections of resources created for the research and information needs of students in specific courses. Research strategies and library services are also included.

Source Type Guides

Oberlin College librarians have identified the best platforms for finding resources by source type, including newspapers, magazines, dissertations and theses, books, music, primary sources, and more. Some guides also provide search tips and techniques.