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Welcome to Indiana Wesleyan University!
OCLS
OCLS is the library for IWU National & Global and Wesley Seminary students.
We help busy adult students with research and APA Style, so you save time and achieve success in your classes.
ACCESSING OCLS
- To access OCLS, log into the myIWU portal.
- Click on National & Global at the top of the page.
- On the National & Global page, click on the Online Campus Library Services (OCLS) button on the right side of the page.
- The OCLS website will open in a new browser tab.
- When you are using the library databases, you will be prompted to log in. Log in with your myIWU username and password. This is the same information you use to log into the myIWU portal.
IWU EMAIL
- University policy requires us to communicate with students through their IWU email.
- Be sure to check your IWU email often.
SERVICES & SUPPORT
Research Help
Citation Help
APA Format Review
Library Article, Book, & Chapter Requests
OCLS has tutorials covering how to research, write a literature review, use OCLS databases, and use Academic Writer, Grammarly, and more.
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
When you have a question, the OCLS Virtual Assistant in the bottom right corner of your screen can answer most of your questions.
HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 8 pm (ET)
Friday: 8 am - 5 pm (ET)
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
University Holidays & Holiday Weekends: CLOSED
CONNECT WITH US
Facebook: @ocls.indwes
Instagram: @ocls.indwes
CONTACT US
PHONE
1-800-521-1848
Please note the quickest way to get help is to fill out the forms above.
ACADEMIC WRITER
APA Style Writing is easy with APA's official platform.
- Save time creating references.
- Your paper is automatically formatted.
- Become confident writing in APA!
Writing papers in APA Style takes a lot of time.
Remembering all the rules is hard!
Academic Writer saves you time and makes writing easier!
Fill out the form for your source, and Academic Writer automatically formats everything.
As you write your paper in Academic Writer, you create in-text citations with a few clicks. In-text citations are automatically formatted in the body of your paper.
Your paper is automatically formatted in APA Style.
It takes a few papers to become comfortable writing your papers with Academic Writer.
Watch our video tutorials to help you get started.
To access Academic Writer, log into your Brightspace course.
On your course homepage, scroll down to the Tools for Success! widget and click Academic Writer.
Academic Writer is not compatible with Internet Explorer or Edge browsers.
Use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browsers.
OFFICE 365
Office 365 is FREE for IWU students!
To learn more about downloading Office 365 at no additional cost, read the IWU Knowledge Base article Office 365 for Students.
DOWNLOAD
If you need help downloading Office 365, contact IWU Tech Support.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for their contact information.
TUTORIALS
OCLS has Office 365 tutorials to help you learn how to use Office 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
GRAMMARLY
Grammarly EDU Premium is FREE for IWU students through Grammarly@edu!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- To have access to Grammarly Premium, you must
- Sign up by accessing Grammarly through the Tools for Success! widget on your Brightspace course homepage.
- Log in with your myIWU portal username and password.
- The Grammarly Quick Start Guide will walk you through signing up for Grammarly.
TUTORIALS
OCLS has Grammarly tutorials to help you sign up and learn how to use Grammarly to write better papers.
TUTOR.COM
Tutor.com is FREE to IWU students.
- Tutor.com has FREE tutoring 24/7.
- Tutor.com will review your paper's grammar, mechanics, thesis statement, and structure.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Tutor.com, visit the Academic Support and Tutoring page in the myIWU Portal.
SUPPORT
If you need help with Tutor.com or have questions, contact Student Success and Engagement. Please fill out their Tutoring Information Form for help.
We help busy adult students with research and APA Style, so you save time and achieve success in your classes.
