Databases (OU Login Required)
- Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- EBSCO CollectionA collection of databases provided by EBSCO. Selected databases can be searched simultaneously.
- EthnologueProvides information on thousands of living languages.
- JSTORAccess to materials in a number of disciplines. It is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals.
- Linguistics and Language Behavior AbstractsCovers 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.
- MLA International BibliographyCovers topics in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, and conference proceedings.
- Oxford English DictionaryThe authority on the English language.
- Project MuseContains content from core selected journals. Covers the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Some full text available.
- ProQuest CollectionA cross-searchable collection of databases and newspapers. Includes LLBA.
- SocINDEXIndexes literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides abstracts and citations to journal articles, books, and conference papers. Includes author profiles.
- Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
The library's full list of databases and e-reference is here.
- ERIC (Education; Ebsco)Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. References to or full text of journal articles and research reports, which are generally not peer reviewed (ERIC Documents).
NOTE: Note: The Department of Education is working with the Department of Government Efficiency to "reduce overall spending" and "reallocate spending to promote efficiency" (EO14222). As a result, the number of records added to the ERIC collection will be significantly reduced from approximately 1,200 to 700 (roughly 45%) by April 25, 2025. All records currently in ERIC will remain. Indexed journals confirmed to be removed are being added to this list. The Libraries has subscriptions to other resources that provide scholarly sources about education, including Education Full Text and Professional Development Collection.
On the Open Web
- Open Language ArchivesA bibliography of print and online resources, organized by language. OLAC, the Open Language Archives Community, is an international partnership of institutions and individuals who are creating a worldwide virtual library of language resources by: (i) developing consensus on best current practice for the digital archiving of language resources, and (ii) developing a network of interoperating repositories and services for housing and accessing such resources.
- Google ScholarA collection of scholarly articles that uses Google search technology. To link to OU Libraries:
.• 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 upper right-hand corner.
• In the search bar type “University of Oklahoma”.
• Check the boxes next to both University of Oklahoma Libraries entries. (Open WorldCat should be selected by default and that is okay.)
• Save your settings.
Where is the Full Text?
For a step-by-step explanation of how to get an article you've found in a database, see this guide.