OCtopus is the OC Library's federated search engine. It allows you to search for books, ebooks, print and e-journals, videos, streaming videos, periodicals (magazines and newspapers).
Advantages of Using OCtopus
- No Paywalls
- Curated Collection by subject librarians working in conjunction with teaching faculty
- High-Quality Academic (Peer-Reviewed) articles
- Streaming Video Collections
- Place Requests for Delivery of printed books that are housed at other OC Campus Libraries to your campus library
- Tools through which to Manage your Research
The Library Collection is composed of the following types of content:
FORMAT |
COUNT |
Books |
140,682
|
E-Books |
259,960 |
Print Journals and Periodicals |
141 |
E-Journals and Periodicals |
82,874 |
Videos |
7,445 |
Streaming Videos |
62,520 |
Council of Post Secondary Library Directors (CPSLD), British Columbia. (2021). CPSLD Statistics Report 2017-2018 https://cpsld.ca/ld.php?content_id=34599089