Multidisciplinary database. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, major newspaper articles, book reviews, and more.

Search 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.
Note: You will need to use the "Library Links" feature to indicate that you are affiliated with OU: Click on the three horizontal lines in the upper left-hand corner > Choose "Settings" at the bottom of the list > Choose "Library Links" from the list > In the search bar, type "University of Oklahoma" > Check the boxes next to both University of Oklahoma Libraries entries (Open Worldcat is selected by default and can remain checked)> Save your settings.

Includes the full text and complete archives of core scholarly journals in many disciplines, some dating from the 1600s. Current issues may not be available.

Full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Includes UK & Ireland content.
NOTE: Many universities have started archiving dissertations locally rather than through this database. Try a search in Worldcat, note the name of the institution where the dissertation was written, and go to that institution's catalog to see if a copy is in a local repository.
Most OU dissertations are full text through summer 2013; after that date, find OU dissertations in SHAREOK.

Multidisciplinary database. Includes a "cited reference" search. (A type of search that allows you to find articles that cite a previously published work.)

Anthropology, archaeology, and related fields. References to or full text of journal articles, books, and more.

Traditional art, art history, archaeology, architecture, fashion design, interior design, visual art, folk art, film, and non-western art. References to or full text of journal articles, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.

Biblical studies, world religions, church history, etc. References to or full text of journal articles, essays, book reviews.

Communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, books, and book reviews.

Contemporary and international women's issues in areas such as education, health, legal status, reproductive rights, and feminism. References or links to the full text of a variety of materials from journal articles to fact sheets.

Covers both economic theory and application. References to or full text of journal articles, books, working papers, dissertations, and more.

Coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, and more. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, trade publications, books, and reviews. See this page for information on finding film reviews.

Human and physical geography, geology, ecology, international development, and related disciplines. References to or full text of journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and more.

All aspects of human impact to the environment. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, books, book reviews, and reports.

World history (except the U.S. and Canada), 1450 to the present. References to journal articles, books, book reviews, dissertations.

Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, all time periods. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book reviews, conference proceedings.

Medicine, dentistry, nursing, and other health fields. Created by the National Library of Medicine. References to or full text of journal articles and some magazine articles.

Literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations.

Music, musicians, and the music industry for both the classical and popular worlds of music. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, book reviews, trade publications, and books.

Focus is on business and management topics, but includes many other subjects as well. References to or full text of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, books, videos, company reports, and more.

Psychology and related disciplines in the behavioral sciences. References to or full text of journal articles, books, dissertations, and more.

Sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, reviews, trade publications, dissertation, books, and conference papers.

An initiative to digitally preserve and make accessible public broadcasting radio and television programming,

Access to commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries related to American history.

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.

Streaming academic video content, including acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent non-fiction films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, and other educational titles. NOTE: AVON video access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.

85,000 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.

Access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education. Kanopy video access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.

Digitized photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings.

Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.

Digital 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.

Swank's streaming platform offers 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. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.

Aims to collect, digitize, and present television news footage from the period.

This database "critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide researchers to the principal contributions of their field and help them keep up to date in their area of research." Includes political theory and philosophy, international relations, political economy, political behavior, American and comparative politics, public administration and policy, and methodology.

International politics and related fields, including security studies, global finance, diplomatic practice, humanitarian law, global governance, development studies, and environmental studies. Includes working papers, policy briefs, and current analysis and commentary, as well as scholarly journal articles, e-books, and videos. Economist Intelligence Unit supplies comprehensive country surveys, including in-depth political and economic data and detailed maps.

Public and social policy issues, foreign and domestic. References to or full text of journal articles, government documents, books, pamphlets, yearbooks, statistical directories, grey literature, and more.

Political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. References to or full text of journal articles, book reviews, books, dissertations, and working papers.

Search for articles about all of Africa or choose a region. 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.

Multi-disciplinary coverage of East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications published in the United States and Canada.

Classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing.

East, Southeast, and South Asia, with special focus on the humanities and social sciences. References to or full text of western-language journal and review articles, conference proceedings, chapters in edited volumes, and Festschriften .

Full text of Chinese language journals in the areas of economics, politics, law, education, social sciences, literature, history, and philosophy.

Multidisciplinary coverage of Latin America. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book reviews, essays, conference proceedings, and technical reports in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English.

The DNSA collection is the most comprehensive collection available of significant declassified U.S government documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. OU Libraries provides access to four sub-collections relating to Latin American policy and human rights:
El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977–1984
El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980–1994
Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978–1990
-Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Covert Operations, and Genocide: Guatemala and the U.S., 1954-1999.

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.

Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinx communities in the United States. References to or full text of journal articles.

Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, all time periods. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book reviews, conference proceedings.

Access to a large collection of Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) databases covering a wide range of topics. Includes archives of mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, and reference information.

Provides fully searchable and browsable English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, the Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan, articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, the Toyo Bunko, and other resources.

References (in Japanese) to journal articles. Covers Meiji period to the present.

Academic articles and books covering all fields of Jewish studies as well as the study of Eretz Israel and the State of Israel. 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.

Historical and contemporary primary sources in the arts, humanities and social sciences from and about South Asia; built through a collaborative initiative involving US research libraries and partners from South Asia.

Focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in Southern Africa, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Over 20,000 primary source materials include periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, oral histories, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, photographs, pamphlets, speeches, and interviews with those who participated in the struggles.

Collection of more than 86,000 objects of visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage and rock art sites. Resources include site plans, diagrams, and maps; 3D models; stereo, digital, and panorama images; manuscripts and books; trade logs; videos; excavation reports; archaeological and ethnographic field notes; personal journals and travelers’ accounts from the 17th century to the 19th century; and more.