LibGuides: SOC 340 • Marriage & Family Relationship : Books & eBooks

OneSearch & eBooks

Explore OneSearch
Explore eBooks

Introducing OneSearch •

OneSearch is useful as a starting point for research, it will locate books in the library catalog, articles from select databases, such as Academic Search Complete and Sociological Collection, Music CDs, IRC items, Government documents, and eBooks. Visit the OneSearch Library Guide to learn more.

Explore OneSearch Results

An initial search for sociology returns 2 million+ items including journals, books, eBooks, periodicals, and videos. It is possible to refine results by selecting limits for date, journal type, and source type. When limiters are selected, the total number of results will decrease. Working from off campus? You will have to login with your AU username and password to view OneSearch results.

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Introducing eBooks •

Archer Library and OhioLINK provide access to 23 eBook collections; explore the full list on the library's A to Z Database list. eBooks are accessible from the library catalog and OneSearch; in both instances, it is possible to limit search results to eBook content

Explore eBook Collections

Interested in eBooks? These collections are a great place to start your search.

Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
Cambridge Core is the home of academic content from Cambridge University Press. It is the place to find valuable, useful, and inspirational research and academic information.
With over 1.6 million journal articles and 36,000+ books, Cambridge Core is the central destination for academic research.Journal and eBook content is provided in Cambridge Core. Browse by subject, or limit search to content available to AU users.
EBSCO eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection includes more than 246,700 e-books and covers a large selection of academic subjects. It features e-books from leading publishers and university presses.
EBSCO eBook Collection: This link opens in a new window
Collection of eBooks with an imprint earlier than 2005 on many academic subjects. Includes fully searchable full-text online books purchased by OhioLINK and available via public-domain.
Users can preview an e-book online, peruse a page, read each page in depth, jump to specific chapters or pages, or use links in the Table of Content or Index to go directly to specific chapters of interest. Every word in every book is searchable. This collection operates on the library check-out model, where readers check out e-books for a specified amount of time.
EBSCO eBook Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection provides access to popular eBooks in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, counseling and more.
Includes 590 popular selections in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, counseling, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, developmental psychology, and more.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Collection of full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research in numerous subject areas.
Encompasses the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes over 100 titles (some in multiple editions), with an overall total of half a million documents. Not included in OneSearch.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Collections in JSTOR include peer-reviewed scholarly journals, respected literary journals, book chapters, research reports, and primary sources from libraries’ special collections and archives.
Explore millions of high-quality primary sources and images from around the world, including artworks, maps, photographs, and more. All journals include the full archival run up to the moving wall established for each journal; most recent issues are not included.
Electronic Book Center (EBC) This link opens in a new window
EBC contains more than 125,000 e-book titles, covering numerous subjects, and includes scholarly monographs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works.
Most eBooks are permanently owned by OhioLINK. Content is funded through a combination of member library contributions and OhioLINK central funds.
O'Reilly Online Learning This link opens in a new window
eBooks and videos on computer science, information technology, business, and related fields. Users will need to enter their Ashland email address to access the site and view content.
Access to 35K+ books. 30K+ hours of video, case studies, interactive tutorials, audiobooks, and O'Reilly conference videos. Books and resources from O'Reilly and Associates and Pearson Technology Associates.

Archer Library Catalog

Introducing Subjects •

Archer library catalog presents information about available collections. Users will find items such as books, ebooks, government documents, and journals, organized by subject. It provides information needed, call numbers and internet links, to locate items physically (on the shelf) or access it online.