Library Services

The Gangwish Library currently serves students, staff and faculty university-wide. All students are welcome to call or e-mail the library for library reference or database assistance. Students can access the GangwishLibrary Online by logging on to the University portal at http://myottawa.ottawa.edu. Distance and online students may contact the library to by email or phone to borrow and check out books owned by Gangwish Library and obtain photocopies of articles in print journals owned by the library. To submit questions to the librarians students may use the library@ottawa.edu address.

Interlibrary Loan Services

Interlibrary loan services to borrow books and media are available to students at The College (Ottawa) and Greater Kansas City campuses only. Distance and Online Students may request articles from hard-copy periodical titles that are not available in full-text in the databases, but will need to contact their local libraries to inquire about Interlibrary Loan for books and media titles. Students should contact the lnterlibrary Loan Librarian, Megan Love at x12535, if they have any questions regarding Interlibrary Loan requests, or make contact via email at ill@ottawa.edu.

Library Reserve at the Main Campus

Faculty may place books, periodicals and media on library reserve for students to checkout for 3 hours or overnight. New students must register for a library card at the library front desk using their OUID to checkout library materials.

Laptops in the Library

The Gangwish Library on the Main Campus has wireless access. Students may use their laptops in the library and login to the Ottawa network. Network login information is available at the front desk.

The Gangwish Library Website

The Gangwish Library website provides students with access to the library catalog, hours of operation, databases, information literacy tutorials and a variety of Web research resources. The Gangwish Library website can be found at https://myottawa.ottawa.edu/ics/Resources/Myers_Library_Online.

Ask-a-Librarian

Library reference services are available to students via e-mail through this service. Students can click on the ask-a-librarian link on the Gangwish Library website or e-mail the reference desk directly at library@ottawa.edu to request information. Librarians reply to e-mail reference requests within 48 hours.

The Gangwish Library Catalog

The Gangwish Library catalog, can be accessed from the library’s website by clicking on the "Gangwish Library Catalog" link in the "Library Services and Resources" tab under "Search the Gangwish Library Catalog". The catalog lists books available for checkout from the Library, on request.

Ottawa University E-Book Collection

Access to Ottawa University’s e-book collection is available to students through the Ebscohost database via the "Online Library Databases" link on the library page. There are two e-book collections available: Academic Collection and Ebook Collection. Other e-book collections available through the Gangwish Library are: The American Council of Learned Societies database, Credo Reference, Gale Health eReference Collection, Gale Virtual Reference Top 50 and Total Boox.

Gangwish Library Instructional Video Tutorials

The Gangwish Library Page provides students with a link to 2-4 minutes instructional videos that can be accessed via the Gangwish Library YouTube channel or via the links on the Gangwish website.