Off-Campus Services

The Library webpage is an important connection to resources, services, and staff of the Eva B. Dykes Library.

Off-campus Access to databases
You must be currently registered as an OU student or faculty and have an oakwood.edu e-mail account and password to access the databases.  These databases provide scholarly, full-text articles for research and study.  Simply go to library’s database page. Follow instructions required. Contact Chris Dewitt at 256-726-7517 or at cdewitt@oakwood.edu if there is any difficulty in accessing the databases.

Research Assistance is available via the telephone whenever the library is open. You may also send requests via email to our reference librarians who make every effort to answer your questions within 8 hours. Put Research Assistance in subject line.

Library Catalog
Search the library catalog for books owned by the Eva B Dykes Library. The loan period for books is 4 weeks.   You may renew items once for an additional 4 weeks. Books and articles may be mailed to you. Reference books cannot be mailed to you.  However, a limited number of pages may be copied and sent. Please provide current OU ID number, author, title, date of publication, and any other important information about the book or journal, and a mailing address.  You are responsible for the replacement cost of any lost or damaged book. A fine of 10 cents per day per item is charged for overdue books.

Borrowing Media – DVDS are also found in the catalog and may be borrowed for a very limited time.

RENEW books online - Click on user services.

MyLibrary Account - Click on user services.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Articles\books may be borrowed from other libraries and forwarded to students in the United States. Interlibrary loan requests may take a week or more to be filled.  Books must be returned to Oakwood University in a timely manner. Articles are yours to keep. There is no charge for this service. However, you are responsible for the replacement cost of any lost or damaged ILL book.

To place a request, complete the online form or contact Elizabeth Mosby at 256.726.7248.  Please provide sufficient information for book and/or article requested.

Reciprocal Borrowing - Using you current Oakwood University ID card, students and faculty may borrow books from the J.F. Drake Memorial Learning Resource Center at Alabama A&M University and Athens State University Library