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 library holdings, and research tools such as: EBSCO Discovery Search (EDS), Full Text Finder, ProQuest PQP Search, and research guides (LibGuides) to name a few. In addition to research support, users will also be able to find the hours of operation, contact information for library reference support services, and historic archival resources outlining Ottawa University's rich history.