All online students have access to the same library resources - and the same librarian assistance - as do our students on campus.
You can access our online resources from anywhere, off campus and on, through our Library website at library.wilmington.edu.
Through OhioLINK, you can order books to whichever OhioLINK library is closest to you.
Librarians are available by phone, email, and zoom for reference questions or consultations.
Go to the Sign In option on the library homepage, and select OPAL databases.
You can sign in with your last name and your barcode (your barcode is three zeroes + your ID number. Ex: if your ID is 123456, your barcode is 000123456) OR if you are already signed in to your Wilmington Microsoft 365, you can just click on the login with your WC credentials link.
This verifies you are a Wilmington College student, and you now have full access to library resources!
Search the OhioLINK Catalog by any word or phrase, by author, or by subject.
When you have found an available item you want to request, use the request it button.
Select Wilmington for your school/institution.
On the “request verification” screen, enter your name and barcode number (your barcode is three zeroes + your ID number. Ex: if your ID is 123456, your barcode is 000123456).
The "Pickup Institution" will default to Wilmington. To pick up your book from an OhioLINK library close to you, select the library you want from the drop-down menu.
For a map of OhioLINK member institutions, see HERE.
For a list of member institutions, see HERE.
Watson Library actually has more eBooks in our collection than we do physical books!
To search for eBooks, go to the Watson Library Catalog. It’s the OPAL & OhioLINK tab on the library website, and the catalog is available HERE.
eBooks in OPAL all have a view online link, so you can access them from the catalog.
Each eBook publisher’s content looks slightly different. Some publishers have different extra tools than others, such as bookmarking or email functions, but almost all are searchable, and offer the option to read online or to download sections. You do not need a special e-reader for library eBooks; just your laptop or other device.
For more assistance navigating eBooks, see our eBook Access Tips and Information page.
If you would like research assistance, contact the library staff at library@wilmington.edu, or call 937-481-2345.
You can also send a request by clicking on the "ask Us" popup on the library website.
Virtual reference appointments are available via Zoom.
Full-text access to journal, magazine, and newspaper articles is available through the library databases.
To access library databases, select the Databases & Collections option on the library home page.
The Databases A-Z option will give you an alphabetical list of all databases we have access to.
Different databases will have different search options and look slightly different, but they will all give you the option to search for full-text articles and download individual articles.
(For further assistance locating hard-to-find articles, contact the library; if we do not have the article in our databases, we may be able to get it for you from a library out of state.)
Watson Library has access to over 200 databases, so here are some general suggestions:
Academic Search Complete includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 5,217 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
Business Source Complete includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 1,160 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
MEDLINE (PubMed) provides free access to MEDLINE, the NLM database of more than 11 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences. Includes access to additional selected life sciences journals not in MEDLINE. Links to the full-text of articles at participating publishers web sites. Links to the molecular biology databases maintained by NCBI. Interface developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Links to full-text of selected articles are available using this URL to access PubMed.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
