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Discovery Search

Discovery Search searches include results from many, many Watson databases and catalogs. You may get massive result lists from a variety of discipline perspectives and in many formats. You must use filters on left side to manage the results. Some searchers for business and HR topics begin with business-specific databases first - Business Source Complete, Human Resources Abstracts - then use Discovery Search results as a double-check for useful citations overlooked.

EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) This link opens in a new window
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) brings together the most comprehensive collection of content – including superior indexing from top subject indexes, high-end full text, and a library’s collection – all within an unparalleled, full-featured customizable discovery layer that is vendor-neutral and fully interoperable with other important library services.

EDS supports integrated searching of content from full-text databases, citation databases, and local content collections such as library catalogs and other locally managed digital collections. The integrated search experience is achieved by compiling and indexing metadata from a variety of content sources into a unified pre-indexed search platform.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.

Essential Watson Library Links

OPAL Catalog Search This link opens in a new window
Watson Library's online catalog of books, ebooks, videos, e-videos, and journal subscriptions (but not articles). Find articles by using Article Databases.
OhioLINK Central Catalog This link opens in a new window
"Available" items may be requested for delivery to Watson Library - One of the several resources found on the OhioLINK Main Page. See "REQUESTING BOOKS and other items FROM OHIOLINK," top RH column on this page.

OhioLINK Main Page - Article Databases, Catalog, More...
On-campus Network only: Features the many resources and services of OhioLINK including the OhioLINK Catalog.
Off-campus Wilmingtonians may log into OhioLINK restricted resources from this page - via OPAL Proxy.

Key journal databases for Business and Human Resources

Find scholarly journals and other periodicals in these databases. You can combine (cross-search) any of the EBSCO databases -- for example, Business Source Complete together with Human Resources Abstracts, Use "Choose Databases" at the top of any EBSCO database search screen and select those databases that you want to combine.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications. Cross-disciplinary, covering all academic areas of study. Academic Search Complete , designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for Amore than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
OhioLink Electronic Journal Center (EJC) This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of 7000+ research journals in all disciplines. EBSCO databases include journals in the EJC, but you may also search it directly for full-text content.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source This link opens in a new window
Entrepreneurial Studies Source is a rich collection of full-text resources for entrepreneurship and small business research. The database also includes videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Seminar Series and Vator.TV, one of the world’s largest social network sites for high-tech entrepreneurs.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
Human Resources Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Human Resources Abstracts is a bibliographic database covering all areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance and organizational behavior. It contains hundreds of thousands of records from industry-leading journals and magazines.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
American Psychological Association (APA) - PsychInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This database is the world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it is an indispensable tool for the discovery of global scholarly research.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.

OhioLink: Requesting Items

OhioLINK Central Catalog This link opens in a new window
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 green REQUEST button.
Select WILMINGTON for your school/institution.

BEST Item Pickup: Locations: Your item can be delivered to Cincinnati State, UC Blue Ash, Sinclair-Mason,or other area colleges or universities. Enter your name and barcode number (000+ student ID number) at the next screen, titled "Request Verification." Then change "PICKUP INSTITUTION" to Cincinnati State or wherever is most convenient for you.

See tab, "REQUESTING BOOKS and MORE for your RESEARCH" for more delivery options. .

Finding eBooks

You can get to Wilmington College’s Watson Library Website in 3 ways:

From the external Wilmington College website, select Academics. Scroll down; on the right side of the page under the Academic Resources heading is a link to Watson Library .
On the WC@Home page, select the link to Watson Library under Student Interests / Assistance or Campus Departments / Resources.

Go directly to library.wilmington.edu

Locating eBooks from the Watson Library site:

If you are off campus, select the "OPAL Databases" under the Sign-In tab. This will take you to the OPAL Proxy login. Enter your last name and your library card number – 000 + your WC student ID number. (This is sometimes called your barcode number instead of your library card number.) OPAL Proxy gives you “permission” to see the full text content of any OPAL ebooks.
Select the OPAL Catalog link. Search the OPAL Catalog by keyword, title, author or subject. If you know the exact title of the book, search by title. If you aren’t sure of a specific title, start with a keyword search (Any Field). You can also search by ISBN (the More Options tab) if you need a specific edition of the book and none other.

Ebooks in OPAL all have a View online link. Select Wilmington College from the list of institutions. Some ebook publishers, such as Safari, have a link on the first screen to Buy from Publisher. As long as you are a Wilmington student and the book is in OPAL, you have access to the text and there’s no need to purchase it.

Each ebook publisher’s content looks slightly different. Some publishers have different extra tools than others, such as bookmarking or email functions, but most all of them are searchable.

Ebooks can be used by many students at the same time. No special e-readers are required, just your laptop or other device.

Have questions about ebooks or other Watson Library resources? Contact us HERE. We look forward to hearing from you and learning about your research projects!