Multidisciplinary


Libby

Using the Libby app, users can access ebooks and audiobooks.  KU users have access to most books for 21 days and are limited to three books at time. Be sure to return books when you have finished.

  1. Download or open Libby on your device.  Google Play or App Store. If you’d like you can also read via https://libbyapp.com.
  2. Open the Libby App.
  3. Click on Yes when asked “do you have a library card?”
  4. Then click on “Search for a Library.”
  5. Enter “University of Kansas.”
  6. Select “University of Kansas.”
  7. Then click on "Sign In With My Card.”
  8. After the warning, click “Next.”
  9. Enter your KU Online ID and Password. Then use DUO to authenticate.
  10. Start browsing!

OAIster

Contains records of open archive digital resources that lead to digitized books, articles, audio & video files, data sets, theses and more. Freely available material accessible through institutional repositories like KU ScholarWorks are searched through OAIster.

Oxford journals

Provides full-text online access to selected scholarly journals by the Oxford University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.

PBS Video Collection (5th Edition)

Streaming documentaries and programs from the Public Broadcasting Service. Coverage runs from the 1970s to present day, and spans a wide range of topics including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, current events, and biographies.”

ProQuest One Academic

A comprehensive research database that provides access to a vast collection of scholarly journals, ebooks, dissertations, news articles, and videos across multiple disciplines that are international in scope.

ProQuest One Global Studies & International Relations

ProQuest One Global Studies & International Relations provides access to primary and secondary sources on global issues from the 18th century to today. Among the materials included are the Digital National Security Archive (DNSA), and 95 thematic collections such as Border and Migration Studies Online, Environmental Issues Online, Human Rights Studies Online, and Revolution and Protest Online.

ROAD directory of open access scholarly resources

Provides access to a subset of the ISSN Register comprising of bibliographic records which describe scholarly resources in Open Access which have been assigned an ISSN by the ISSN Network: journals, conference proceedings and academic repositories. 

Sage journals online

Indexes SAGE publications in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine and includes full-text access to some of the content.