Find the best library databases for your research.
O'Reilly Online Learning (formerly known as Safari Books Online) grants access to thousands of ebooks on business, management, computer science, programming languages, and technology in addition to interactive online tutorials, training videos, and video “case studies.” O'Reilly provides timely access to materials published by Java, Addison-Wesley, O'Reilly, Que, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Sams, Macromedia, Microsoft, CISCO, and Adobe.
Users must have a VALID UT Dallas email address in order to access O'Reilly. Additionally, users who create an account (free) may enjoy extra benefits such as direct access to www.oreilly.com without logging in through the library site, the ability to bookmark ebook and video content, and access to O'Reilly on tablets and mobile devices through the O'Reilly app (iOS and Android compatible). O'Reilly Training is not included in this subscription.
The OverDrive collection contains thousands of popular ebooks and audiobooks available for reading in your web browser or for download using the Libby app on any iOS (Apple App Store) or Android (Google Play) device. Titles span a variety of bestselling and leisure reading genres: science fiction and fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, romance, self-improvement, self-help, history, true crime, LGBTQA+, and much more.
After installing the Libby app on your device, add “University of Texas at Dallas” as your library. For more help with the Libby app, see the Libby Help page.
Oxford Academic provides access to journals and eBooks from the Oxford University Press. Users can browse content from Oxford Journals or search for research across all Oxford publications. Please Note: This platform will include books that UTD has not purchased access to read.
The Oxford Reference Online (ORO) database contains the full text of hundreds of reference books and dozens of English and bilingual dictionaries. It also includes in-depth articles on various topics, links to valuable web resources, and thousands of maps and illustrations.
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