Finding Audiobooks
Oberlin has a small collection of audiobooks, mostly consisting of classic works of fiction, business non-fiction, and audio recordings of news broadcasts and theater productions. For current fiction try a local public library. (Oberlin Public Library and Lorain County Public Library both have strong selections).
There are three places you can browse Oberlin College collections for audiobooks. If you are trying to determine if Oberlin has a specific audiobook, we recommend searching all three.
Summon
Search Summon and limit your search to the following content types:
- Audio Recording
- Streaming Audio
- Spoken Word Recording
Naxos Spoken Word Library
- Naxos Spoken Word Library This link opens in a new windowSearch the Naxos Spoken Word Library, which contains audiobooks of classic novels, plays, and poetry. Naxos audiobooks are not in OBIS. There may be a lag in adding them to Summon after new audiobooks are uploaded.
OBIS
Search OBIS for the subject heading audiobooks. Note that Naxos Spoken Word audiobooks are not described in OBIS.