Welcome to the Library
About the Library
The Library started as a school library in a building adjacent the Akatakyiman Rural bank on campus. It was later moved to the upper flow building of Sis. Mary Rita’s –Resource Center when student population grew.
VISION
The OLACOE Library vision is to serve as the hub for qualitative teacher training, academic support, advancement in research and learning for national development.
MISSION
The OLACOE library mission is to seek to provide state of the art facilities, services and resources that support quality research, teaching, learning and training for quality education.
OPENING HOURS
- Monday: Friday 8:00 am – 9:30pm
Weekends
- Saturday Morning 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Sunday Evening 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Library Catalogue
SEARCHING THE OLACOE LIBRARY'S OPAC
To search the Library's Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), enter a search term in the search box at the top of the screen. This may be the word in a title, author, subject, or any other keyword you wish to use. You can also try searching using the Other search options on the left
Click here to access the Library's OPAC
Library Facilities and Services
- General Reference Service
- Electronic Support service
- User Education Service
- Inter-Library collaboration service
- Library Computers available for tutors and students
- Ethernet
- Lending services
- Reprographic services (printing, photocopying, scanning)
- Past exams paper access ( access past questions using this link http://bit.ly/3Fvyu8b)
- Ask the librarian
- Institutional Repositories
Academic Databases
- Academic journals (https://academicjournals.org/journals.htm#m)
- AGORA (https://agora.research4life.org/)
- African Journals Online (AJOL) (https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol)
- ARDI (https://ardi.research4life.org/)
- Boston University Libraries OpenBU (https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/8947)
- Core (https://core.ac.uk/)
- Digital Showcase (https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/)
- Directory Of Open Access Books (DOAB) (https://www.doabooks.org/)
- Directory Of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (https://doaj.org/)
- Directory Of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) (https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/)
- GOALI (https://portal.research4life.org/content/goali)
- Google Dataset (https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/)
- Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)
- HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)
- Open book publishers (https://www.openbookpublishers.com/)
- OpenDocs (https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/3)
- Theology on the Web (https://theologyontheweb.org.uk/)
- World Digital Library (https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/)
Open Access Databases
- Agora Research Agriculture (https://agora.research4life.org)
- American Institute of Physics (https://www-aip-org)
- American National Biography (https://www-anb-org)
- APS Physics (https://www-aps-org)
- Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstract (ASFA) (https://www.proquest.com/)
- Bristol University Press (https://bristoluniversitypress-co-uk)
- Cambridge University Press (https://www-cambridge-org)
- Credo Reference (https://search-credoreference-com)
- Duke University (https://www.dukeupress.edu/)
- EBSCO Industries (https://search-ebscohost-com)
- Edward Elgar Publishing (https://www-elgaronline-com)
- Emerald Insight (https://www-emerald-com)
- European Respiratory Society Publications (https://www-ersjournals-com)
- HSTalks (https://hstalks-com)
- IEEE xplore (https://ieeexplore-ieee-org)
- IMF eLibrary (https://www-elibrary-imf-org)
- Intellect (https://www-intellectbooks-com)
- IOP Institute of Physics (https://iopscience-iop-org)
- Journal TOCs (https://www-journaltocs-ac-uk)
- JSTOR (https://www-jstor-org)
- Mary Ann Liebert (https://www-liebertpub-com)
- OARE Research in the Environment (https://www-oaresciences-org)
- Oxford University Press https://global-oup-com)
- Project Euclid (https://projecteuclid-org)
- Project MUSE (https://muse-jhu-edu)
- ProQuest (E-books) (https://ebookcentral-proquest-com)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (https://pubs-rsc-org)
- SAGE Research Methods (https://methods-sagepub-com)
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (https://www-siam-org)
- Taylor & Francis Online (https://www-tandfonline-com)
- The Geological Society of London (https://www-geolsoc-org-uk)
- The Optical Society (https://opg-optica-org)
- The World Bank eLibrary (https://openknowledge-worldbank-org)
- Cochrane Library (https://www-cochranelibrary-com)
- The Royal Society (https://royalsociety-org)
Library Rules
- All phones should be on silent mode or vibration. silence is paramount in every academic library.
- All calls should be made or received outside the library
- Do not litter the library. There are dustbins around for use.
- Do not shelve library books. After use of library materials, leave them on the table.
- No food or water should enter the library.
- Leave your bags at the luggage section. do not enter the library with your bags.