Digital Content
Available from on or off campus to current students, faculty and staff of OU.
- AVON: Academic Video OnlineStreaming 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. Effective January 1, 2021 AVON video access is mediated. This means that any video not licensed for use prior to that date will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
- Early European BooksHigh-resolution facsimile images of rare printed sources from the origin of printing through the 16th century.
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryShared digital repository of library books and journals converted from print owned by research institutions. HathiTrust Digital Library does not permit download or viewing the full text of books that are still under copyright (typically published since 1923). Only materials that are no longer under copyright may be viewed online or downloaded.
- JSTORMostly full-text access to content from core journals across disciplines. NOTE: while most JSTOR journals begin from the first issue of a given title, there is frequently an embargo on the most recent years. JSTOR should not be relied upon as a sole source for scholarly research.
- Kanopy Streaming VideoWatch feature and educational films online, on any device. International content, including the Criterion Collection. Effective October 1, 2018, Kanopy video access is mediated. This means that any video not licensed for use prior to that date will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
- New World Cinema: Independent Features and ShortsStreaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.
- Opera in VideoProvides access to streaming videos of opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Please use Internet Explorer or Safari if you wish to view subtitles.
- Project MuseLargely full-text collection of articles from core journals. Generally limited to most recent 5-7 years.
Open Access Journals
- BetweenJournal of the Italian Association for the Theory and Comparative History of Literature.
- California Italian StudiesPublishes on Italian art, culture, and history.
Websites
- Dante Society of AmericaGo to the Education and Outreach page for links to digital projects including editions, interactive maps, podcasts, etc.
- Decameron WebA site dedicated to the study of Boccaccio, his world, and his work.
- Europeana"Explore 53,455,435 artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe."
- Garibaldi and the RisorgimentoThe Garibaldi & the Risorgimento digital archive seeks to provide a comprehensive resource for the interdisciplinary study and teaching of the life and deeds of one of the protagonists of the Italian unification process, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Click View the Panorama to experience the exhibit.
- Google.itItalian Google.
- Liber LiberFree Italian books and music.
- Mango via Pioneer Library SystemA language-learning software accessible for free through the Pioneer Library System. A PLS library card is required. Individuals residing, working, attending school, or owning property in communities in Pottawatomie, McClain, and Cleveland counties are eligible to apply for a PLS library card.
- Vocabularia dell'Accademia della CruscaOnline edition of the Vocabularia dell'Accademia della Crusca.