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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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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.

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Students gathered around tables working with Spanish play materials.

February 23, 2024

Digital Collaborative Receives Grant to Digitize Spanish Plays

Students working with Spanish play materials The Oberlin College Libraries received a small grant from the Pine Needles Foundation of New York, NY, to digitize selections from Terrell Library’s Special Collections holdings of Spanish plays (comedia sueltas) from the 17th- 20th century. The grant will be used to hire a... 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

Four color theory study samples using overlapping colors.

February 21, 2024

Check It Out: Color Theory: Chevreul & Albers

Examples of Alber's sample studies from Interaction of Color The Clarence Ward Art library has a large color theory collection containing many important primary works, including two of the best known texts in this field: M.E. Chevreul’s The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours and Josef Albers’ Interaction... Continue Reading

February 16, 2024

Oberlin Edible Book Festival

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 edible—literary works of art inspired by... Continue Reading

Portrait of Toni Morrison, black and white photo.

February 09, 2024

Toni Morrison's Signed Copy of Jazz

Toni Morrison was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio about 12 miles north of Oberlin. In celebration of this luminary, who received both Pulitzer and Nobel prizes, the Ohio state legislature designated her birthday, February 18, “Toni Morrison Day”. Our Conservatory Special Collections include a copy of... Continue Reading

February 08, 2024

Performers Needed for the Con Library’s Tiny Ref Desk Concerts

The Conservatory Library is looking for individual or ensemble performers to perform a 30-minute Tiny Ref Desk Concert in the Conservatory Library's East Wing. We host a Tiny Ref Desk Concert every month, on the second or third Friday, from noon to 12:30pm. This month, we're hoping to find a talented musician to play on... Continue Reading

Two tattoos, one with a gold fish and coins and one with a red snake with flowers, illustrations.

February 07, 2024

Check It Out: Japanese Tattoos: Meanings, Shapes and Motifs by Yori Moriarty

What is it about? The intimate relationship between Japanese irezumi tattooing and the dark world of the yakuza has helped cover this form of artistic expression with an aura of mystery. However, the culture of irezumi is deep and rich in meanings. Shapes and motifs from color woodblock prints are applied to the skin to... Continue Reading

Two hands making a heart-shaped card with craft materials surrounding it.

February 06, 2024

Make Your Valentine a Valentine at the Conservatory Library

Visit the Con Library's Valentine station to make a Valentine or collage for your special someone. We will provide glue sticks, glitter sticks, markers, crayons, stickers, and doilies. Event Information Where: Conservatory Library When: February 7-February 14 Continue Reading

Archival boxes on shelves, black and white photo.

January 29, 2024

Oberlin College Archives 2024 Weidenthal Undergraduate Summer Internship Applications are Open

The Oberlin College Archives are excited to receive applications for the 2024 Weidenthal Undergraduate Summer Internship. This internship is open to any undergraduate student at any college or university with at least one year of completed course work by the time the internship would commence. The applicant should be a... Continue Reading

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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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Search.Libraries

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

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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.