Why Use A Database?
- If the full text of an article is not available within a database, try one of these three ways to figure out if the library has the journal or call the Research Help Desk at 405-325-4142 for assistance.
- What if you tried those three things and the library does not have a journal article that you need? We can still get it for you via our interlibrary loan service. It's free! And articles often come electronically within a few days.
Essential Databases for History
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1910-present
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present, including topics in the social sciences and humanities. Materials indexed include journals articles, book reviews, media reviews, and dissertations.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1954-present
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Materials indexed include abstracts to books, journals, and dissertations.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975-present
Covers the history of science, technology, and medicine and their influence on culture. Materials indexed include journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations. Integrates four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (technology and culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza, and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Reviews in American History (Johns Hopkins University Press)"..Essays examining landmark works written by leading historians are also regularly featured. The journal covers all areas of American history, including cutting-edge and more traditional sub-fields."
Ancient and Medieval History
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Année Philologique This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1924-present
L'Année Philologique is an international bibliography of books, periodical articles, and dissertations that covers works dealing with all aspects of classical antiquity, from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
Note: To access this resource, choose “IP Authentication” on the resource platform.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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International Medieval Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1967-present
This resource allows researchers to identify current scholarship in medieval studies published throughout Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. Contains citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, collected essays, Festschriften, and exhibition catalogues. Indexing is included for publications from 1967 to present covering medieval history from 400-1500.
Note: To access this resource, choose "IP recognition" on the resource platform.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Iter Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1784-present
An Open URL- and Zotero-enabled bibliography comprised of secondary source material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books and journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for dissertation abstracts and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias, and exhibition catalogues).
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies Online is designed to help researchers efficiently locate reliable sources of information. Each subject module contains a literary research guide to the most significant sources in that area of study with citations that link to those sources. University of Oklahoma Libraries provides access to the following subjects: Atlantic history, biblical studies, Buddhism, classical studies, Hinduism, international relations, Islamic studies, Latin American studies, medieval studies, philosophy, renaissance, and Victorian literature.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists (TOCS-IN)Tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals. NOTE: "Check for Full Text" is not available in this database; you must search the Local Catalog for the title of the journal to see if we own it.
Area Studies
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American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1989-Present
This interdisciplinary database covers Slavic and East European studies in regards to the social sciences and humanities. Resources include journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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ARTFL This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 13th-20th centuries
American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL) covers classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing from the 13th through the 20th century. Some full text is available.
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Asahi Shimbun AJW This link opens in a new window
Asahi Shimbun AJW is an English language, open access, digital version of The Asahi Shimbun AJW, Japan's daily newspaper. AJW originally stood for Asahi Japan Watch, but now it represents Asia and Japan Watch to better reflect the editorial policy of offering in-depth coverage of China, the Korean Peninsula and the rest of Asia, in addition to extensive coverage of Japanese politics, business, and society.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1779-Present
This database indexes western-language articles and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia. All subjects are covered with special focus on the humanities and social sciences.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1994-present
Provides access to Chinese journals in the areas of politics, law, literature, history, and philosophy.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Clase and Periodica This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975-present
Provides access to documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and technology. Materials indexed include essays, book reviews, books, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes from nearly 2,600 scholarly journals in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress)Multidisciplinary coverage of Latin America. References to journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers in Spanish and English. NOTE: "Check for Full Text" is not available in this database; you must search the Local Catalog for the title of the journal to see if we own it.
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HAPI This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1960s
Provides complete bibliographic citations to the contents of scholarly journals published around the world on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Includes topics on current political, economic, and social issues. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
This database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world, including the main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, as well as Muslim minorities elsewhere. Records included in the database cover almost 100 years of publications on the world of Islam. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works, and book reviews.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Integrum This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a large collection of Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States databases covering a wide range of topics. Includes archives of mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, with reference information.
Note: You do not have to register a personal login name to use this database, but if you choose to, you will be able to keep your saved settings, queries, and document collection between sessions.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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JapanKnowledge Library This link opens in a new window
Provides fully searchable and browsable English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, including Encyclopedia Nipponica, Dictionary of Synonyms in Japanese, Encyclopedia of Japan, Yuhikaku Dictionary of Psychology, Shogakukan-Oxford English-Japanese Learner's Thesaurus, and Great Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature. Also includes articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto.
University of Oklahoma Libraries has licensed this resource for 2 simultaneous users.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Koseisha Zasshi Kijisakuin Shusei This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1868-present
Koseisha Zasshi Kijisakuin Shusei contains journal citation indices for Japanese journals from the Meiji period to the present.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1966-present
Selective bibliography of academic articles and books covering all fields of Jewish studies.
Multidisciplinary Databases
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies with access to more than 7,000 peer reviewed journals and over 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals. Provides access to materials in African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, general science, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Access journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1861-present
Indexes U.S. doctoral dissertations completed at accredited institutions since 1861 and dissertations and theses, most with abstracts, from the U.K. and Ireland since 1716. This database includes some dissertations from Canada and Europe, as well as some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. Most OU dissertations are full text through summer 2013; after that date, find OU dissertations in SHAREOK. Most dissertations from other institutions, 1997 to present, are full text. To obtain full-text pre-1997 dissertations, use the interlibrary loan.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Subjects Other Than History
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Art Index This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1984-present
Includes materials on traditional art, art history, archaeology, architecture, fashion design, interior design, visual art, folk art, film, and non-western art. Materials indexed include journal articles, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Includes multi-lingual material.
Fore more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1949-present
This database covers topics in biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. Materials indexed includes citations to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays. The ATLA Religion Database includes ALTASerials, an online collection of religion and theology journals, which provides some full text access.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1558-present
Covers Native North American history, life, and culture from the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). Materials indexed include the cumulative eight volumes of the Ethnographic Bibliography of North America, books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, dissertations and U.S. government documents.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1900-present
Black Studies Center consists of scholarly journals, commissioned overview essays by top scholars in Black studies, and historic indexes. This resource includes the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, the Black Studies Periodicals Database, the Black Literature Index, and historical black newspapers such as The Chicago Defender.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Communication Source This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1900-present
Provides access to Communication & Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts. Subject coverage includes communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies, and related fields. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Contemporary Women's Issues This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1992-present
Indexes a variety of materials, from journal articles to fact sheets, that focus on contemporary and international women's issues in areas such as education, health, legal status, reproductive rights, and feminism. Some full text is available.
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ERIC This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1966-present
An online library of education research, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Materials indexed include journal articles and research reports (ERIC Documents). Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial or the University of Oklahoma Libraries' tutorial.
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Ethnic NewsWatch Complete This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1959-present
Ethnic NewsWatch provides access to full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. Subject coverage includes culture, religion, independent press, and ethnic studies. The database also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Film and Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database covering the subjects of film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. This database indexes periodicals and technical publications. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a comprehensive, image-based collection of legal periodicals. Each journal in the database begins from its inception. Also includes access to code of federal regulations, legal classics, treaties and agreements, U.S. Attorney General opinions, U.S. Federal Legislative History, U.S. Presidential Library, U.S. statutes at large, and the U.S. Supreme Court Library.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance This link opens in a new window
Access content in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance, as well as full text for other titles including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more.
For more information about using this resources, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1973-present
This database covers all aspects of the study of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics, including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1926-present
Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database is an index covering topics in literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, translations, dissertations, websites, and conference proceedings.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Music Index This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1970-present
International index covering music periodicals with a broad range of subject matters. Materials indexed include historiographic, ethnographic, and musicological data, reviews, obituaries, news, book reviews, tapes, and performances.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1915-1976
Index to public and social policy issues, foreign and domestic. Materials indexed include journal articles, government documents, books, pamphlets, yearbooks, and directories.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
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SportDiscus with full text This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1949-present
International index that covers all aspects of sports, sports medicine, fitness, consumer health, nutrition, and related fields. Materials indexed include journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, audiovisual materials, and websites related to all aspects of sports and fitness. Also provides access to over 500 full text journals.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975-present
Covers international literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. This database combines Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI and includes over 800 journals.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Video, Images, Audio
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting (Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston)An initiative to digitally preserve and make accessible public broadcasting radio and television programming,
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American History in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries related to American history.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Repository of over two million images that include collections from a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media. The images are drawn from different sources, such as museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial
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AVON: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
This database is a multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, psychology, film, history, music, and more. Resources include acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, newsreels, and other educational titles.
Note: AVON video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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British Pathé Archives85,000 historic films from 1896 to 1976, includes footage from Britain and around the globe. The archive is particularly strong in its coverage of the First and Second World Wars.
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CC Search: Creative CommonsSearch engine to find freely available images.
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American Museum of Natural History, Division of Anthropology, Collections DatabaseOver 200,000 objects from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands have been digitally imaged and are accessible through this website.
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Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education.
Note: Kanopy video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Library of Congress - Prints and PhotographsDigitized photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings.
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National Gallery of Art ImagesFree open access images available for download.
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National Museum of the American Indian, Collections SearchThe museum’s collection includes more than 800,000 objects and photographs and more than 500,000 digitized images, films, and other media documenting Native communities, events, and organizations.
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New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1990-present
Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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New York Public Library Digital CollectionsFeatures prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
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Smithsonian Open AccessDigital assets that are created, stored, or maintained by the Smithsonian. This might include text, still images, sound recordings, research datasets, 3D models, collections data, and more.
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Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Access to over 25,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign films, and TV shows from the largest movie studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, and others.
NOTE: Swank Digital Campus access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
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Television News of the Civil Rights Era (1950-1970; Univ. of Virginia)Aims to collect, digitize, and present television news footage from the period.