Cowan - Blakley Memorial Library
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- Email: reference@orindahouse.com
- Phone: 972-721-5315
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Full-Text Journals and eBooks
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Databases
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Newspapers
The library provides you with access to the following three newspapers and trade journal through direct subscription accounts. Thousands of additional newspapers are also available via our databases. To check to see if we have access to a title not on this list, use the Full Text Journal Finder tool to search for the publication.
Chronicle of Higher Education
In order to connect to the library's subscription, you will need to create a free
account with your orindahouse.com email address.
- Go to Chronicle.com.
- Click on the "Sign In" link at the top, right-hand side of the page.
- Click on "Sign Up" to create a free account using your orindahouse.com email address. You also have the option to sign up for The Chronicle's free email newsletters during the registration process.
- Activate your account by confirming your email address in the “The Chronicle: Confirm your email address” email.
Dallas Morning News
The University of Dallas provides all students, faculty and staff a free membership
to The Dallas Morning News. If you've had access before, you can continue signing
into your account with your username (email address) and password. If you're new,
click here to set up your password. If you have any trouble with your account, contact customer service at 214-977-8787
or customercare@dallasnews.com.
New York Times
Visit the New York Times and follow the prompts to register for your free digital subscription using your
University of Dallas email address. Visit the same site every 6 months in order to
renew.
Wall Street Journal
Visit the Wall Street Journal and follow the prompts to register for your free digital subscription using your
University of Dallas email address. Employees may visit the same site annually in
order to renew. Student accounts are active throughout your academic career at UD.
Subject & Course Guides
RefWorks
RefWorks, an online research management tool, is designed to help researchers easily gather,
manage, store, and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and
bibliographies. Material found in our electronic databases, online catalog, even internet
resources can be imported into RefWorks to create correctly formatted bibliographies
in more than 1500 citation styles.
To create or log into a RefWorks account, please go here.