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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content." -- ProQuest

The quickest way to find theses or dissertations written at The University of Tulsa is by doing an Advanced Subject Search in the library catalog and adding the term "thesis" or "dissertation". For example: Chemical engineering thesis or Chemical engineering dissertation

In the past the Library kept two bound copies of each dissertation and thesis written at The University of Tulsa. One is housed in the University Archives. The other copy, with some exceptions, is now located in Temporary Shelving, Intermediate Level North. If you want to see a print copy of a thesis or dissertation, you are welcome to retrieve it from the stacks yourself, or you may fill out and submit the online book request form. However, many TU theses and dissertations have been scanned and made available online through Proquest. There is still an archival bound copy of each available in Special Collections.

If you're looking for information regarding The University of Tulsa Graduate School's policies and requirements, please see Thesis and Dissertation Information on the University portal (requires login with your TUnet ID).

Tulsa County Law LibraryAddressTulsa County Courthouse, 500 S. Denver, 2nd Floor, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-3832Phone Number918-596-540...@tulsacounty.orgWebsiteLaw Library - Tulsa County Public WebsiteCatalogNAResearch GuidesNAOpen to the Public?Yes. The Tulsa County Law Library is home to a print collection of more than 7,500 volumes complemented by online legal databases. Resources include Oklahoma statutes, regional reports, treatises on various legal subjects, legal encyclopedias and more. The Law Library is open to the public and Internet access is available.

While there are newspapers and other services, like Google Scholar, available free online, the library databases are services to which McFarlin pays to have access. Most of the articles contained in the library databases cannot be found through a search engine.

A library database, such as Academic Search Complete or JSTOR, is an organized collection of electronic information that allows a user to search for a particular topic, article, or book in a variety of ways (e.g., keyword, subject, author, title). Library databases contain thousands to millions of records or articles. The library purchases subscriptions to these databases (similar to purchasing a subscription to a magazine or newspaper).

Some library databases are general - meaning that they index items from many subject areas or academic disciplines. If you're not sure which database to choose, you may want to start your research with our most comprehensive and general database, Academic Search Complete. Most library databases index items from a specific subject area or academic discipline (e.g., business, health, history, psychology). To locate a database by subject, browse our LibGuides (Library Research Guides). Each LibGuide will suggest the most useful or appropriate databases for doing research in that field of study.

If you need to use a library database from off-campus, be sure to access it through the McFarlin website, the catalog, or a LibGuide. Because we must authenticate you as a TU student before letting you into the database, you will be prompted to login with your last name and TU ID number. The databases are accessible 24/7. If you need help in using any of them, just ask a librarian for assistance.

In most cases, no. Most of the information retrieved from the open web by using Internet search engines, such as Google, is free. Library databases contain copyrighted, licensed, proprietary information that is not free. McFarlin Library pays yearly subscription fees for its databases just like it has always paid yearly subscription fees for its print journals, magazines, and newspapers.

There's nothing wrong with using Google or another search engine to find information on the web. Just keep in mind that most of the information retrieved from the open web hasn't been evaluated. It could be inaccurate, biased, or it might not be current. Also, the authors of web sites might not have the same credentials as the authors of articles found in the library databases. You will need to more carefully evaluate information retrieved on the open web. All of the articles found in the library databases have already been evaluated for accuracy and credibility by discipline-specific experts and publishers. (This doesn't mean you should uncritically accept everything you find in a scholarly journal article. Never, ever, turn off your brain!)

Journal articles are vital sources of information when you're doing academic research on almost any topic, including psychology and related disciplines. Most serious researchers publish the results of their work in scholarly, peer-reviewed, professional journals.

To identify and locate published, scholarly materials relevant to your current research project you will need to use a particular type of database called an index. Indexes can be subject-specific for in-depth research or can be more general in nature. All indexes provide a citation, many provide an abstract, and a few provide the full text of the article.

If the article is not available in full text in the index, you must use the library's Journal Titles database (use the search box below) to find out if McFarlin Library subscribes to the journal that published the article you need. If McFarlin Library does not subscribe to the journal you need, you may request it through interlibrary loan.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Systematic downloading of the licensed and copyrighted content of McFarlin Library's electronic resources, such as the use of scripted searches, download accelerators or web robots (i.e., "bots") of any kind, is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. You should download only the content you require for your immediate research needs or course assignment. For more information, please see McFarlin Library's Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources.

Brookside library is currently closed for building repairs. Brookside holds can be picked up during the closing at Schusterman-Benson library starting Tuesday, July 16th.

TULSA WORLD Online content: Access to current and recent issues of our online subscription to The Tulsa World is sporadic. Our vendor is working to fully restore on-line content as soon as possible.

Located at the Rudisill Regional Library, the purpose of the African-American Resource Center is to collect, preserve and provide access to resources honoring and documenting the experiences of people of African descent. The center is devoted to providing the community with current and comprehensive resource materials and professional reference materials on the culture and history of African Americans.

This deep web resource is exclusively devoted to African American family history research. (Note: This database may only be accessed on site at the Rudisill Regional Library)

It provides users a dedicated resource that not only brings together records critical to African American family research; but also connects them to a community of research experts, whose mentoring and assistance can frequently lead to research success.

The first all-black town was incorporated around 1865 after the Civil War when formerly enslaved people settled in Indian Territory. As the towns grew, many African-Americans, particularly in southern states, migrated to Oklahoma with the hope that they would get to experience the same prosperity that was becoming more of a norm for African Americans in Oklahoma. By 1920, there were more than 50 towns

The above article details the existence of African-Americans in Oklahoma before and after Oklahoma became a state. Initially thought of as the "Promised Land," many Black people were interested in moving to Oklahoma because the avenues for prosperity extended to African-Americans as well. The image below provides a quick snapshot but the article gives a more in-depth account of life during that time.

While African-American history cannot be summed up in these few eras, these provide a great starting place to learn more about the history of Americans of African descent. Each search page has information about the eras in general as well as various articles about significant incidents regarding these topics.

Too often, the history of Tulsa is spoken about in terms of the destruction caused during the 1921 Race Massacre, formerly known as the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. However, the Greenwood district of Tulsa was a place teeming with places of both business and leisure for African-Americans. There was a strong culture in the area, and residents felt that they had found a place where they could be wholly themselves.

The articles above provide accounts about what life was actually like for the residents of Greenwood. There are statements from survivors of the massacre as well as images that give glimpses of lives that many didn't think was possible for African-Americans.

Once Oklahoma became a state, many of the holds of segregation were pushed onto the residents. That included segregation in schools. In 1908, a two-room school was constructed in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa and was named Dunbar Grade School serving students from 1st to 8th grade. In 1913, a second building was added to serve as the high school and would become Booker T. Washington High School.

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