RODP Virtual Library

The Tennessee Board of Regents established this Virtual Library to provide online search capabilities, reference materials, databases, journals, and other research services to Regents' Degree students and faculty by joining together the resources of TBR libraries throughout the State of Tennessee.

What's New

Summer 2008 password pages are up-to-date and running! Log in to your RODP elearn portal, then click on your course at the bottom of page, then click on the "Virtual Library" link at left or on top to retrieve your password. Contact the RODP Reference Librarian for assistance. 7/11/2008
- Attention Firefox users, switch to Internet Explorer if you don't see the password page.
- Attention MAC users, ask for password information from the RODP Reference Librarian if you don't see the password page.
Check out new additions to Oxford Digital Reference Shelf collection: Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture, Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, Dictionary of American Family Names, Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures, Oxford Companion to World Exploration. 2/19/08
Newsbank - [get password from inside your D2L course] Tennessee Newspaper collection. Check out the latest addition to TEL. Full text access to Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville papers, with today's or yesterday's news included, searchable back to the 1990s. Eminently readable. Great for local research. 2/18/2008
Databases by Subject page lists databases in common for the TBR Libraries. Log in once and access any database listed on this page. 2/10/2008
Wilson Omnifile now enables targeted searching from all Wilson databases and includes Art Index back to 1940s, full text articles start in 1990s 10/5/2007
FMG Streaming Video 1/16/2007
(RODP Faculty: Request an FMG Instructor's Account) 1/12/2007
CSA PsycArticles Full Text in support of Professional Masters Degree- RODP funded 10/9/2006

Attention RODP Students

Select the Login button for easy access to RODP and TBR Instructor's Libraries online resources.
Once logged in select any resource link, or select your instructor's library from a drop down menu.
Password Information for TEL and instructor's library online resources is posted within the student's RODP Course.

Log in to your RODP elearn portal, then click on your course at the bottom of page, then click on the "Virtual Library" link at left or on top to retrieve your password.
Ask the RODP Reference Librarian for assistance if this is not available from within your course.

Looking for textbooks?
RODP Online Bookstore

Featured Resource: FMG Videos

Featured Database: Humanities Index Full Text

Access 29 streaming videos in various subject areas including Literature, History, Religion, etc..

Sample Video Title:
Birth Struggle of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Meets a broad range of research needs, covering art, music, history, philosophy, religion, literature and more.

Check out Databases by Subject page for more research resources.

Virtual Library Navigation

Online Catalogs & Databases
- Online Catalogs
  Search TBR libraries for materials, read eBooks online
- Online Databases
  Search magazine, journal and newspaper articles
Web Resources
- Search the Web
  Search for information on the World Wide Web
- Web References
  Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotation books, etc.
Online Forms & Applications
- Reference Assistance
  Contact a reference librarian for assistance
- Document Delivery (Interlibrary Loan)
  Request any materials from your TBR home library
- Apply for Library Card
  Request a "TALC" library card & check out books at nearby TBR or UT State Library
"How To" Guides
Guides for using the TBR Virtual Library resources
Faculty Page
Find tips on using online library, info about online databases, WebCT, & Distance Education
About Us
Mission statement and description of the TBR Virtual Library

Revision History: June 29, 2008