Gangwish Library Overview

The Gangwish Library, located on the grounds of the residential campus in Ottawa, Kansas, serves not only the Ottawa campus but also the Surprise and Adult campuses throughout the United States through the electronic delivery of library resources and services.

The Gangwish Library collection currently contains over 53,000 books and over 400,000 e-books, and multimedia materials. In addition, the library maintains subscriptions to 120+ online database that offer abstracts, full-text and open journal resources from leading information providers. Collectively these databases cover a wide range of academic disciplines including the Arts, the Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Business, the Humanities, Information Technology, Human Resources and Education.

The library website is a centralized portal providing students with access to the library catalog, library search resources such as: Discovery Search (EDS), Full Text Finder, ProQuest PQP Search. library hours of operation, the online databases, search engines, and research guides - specialized subject resource links, university archives resources and collections and bibliographic aids. Access to the library catalog, electronic databases, reference services, and other resources are available requiring authentication, to students, faculty, adjuncts, and staff via the Ottawa University MyOttawa Portal link.