Databases (OU 4x4 or other login required)
-
America: History and Life (Ebsco)U.S. and Canadian topics, prehistory to the present. References to or full text of journal articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, etc.
-
Gale LiteratureCritical and biographical essays.
-
JSTORCollection of articles from core academic journals.
-
MLA International BibliographyComprehensive index of journal articles and book chapters related to literature, film, and drama criticism. Some full text.
-
Oklahoman (1981-present; Newsbank)Text only, 1981-2019. Scanned images of the paper available from 2020-present.
-
Oklahoman Archive (1901-present; Newsbank)A Pioneer Library System (Norman) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019. NOTE: Scroll down and click on Oklahoman Archive - Newsbank.
-
Oklahoman Collection (1901-present; Newsbank)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. The Oklahoman, formerly The Daily Oklahoman. Full text of images to 1991. Text only 1992-2019.
-
Project MuseMulti-disciplinary collection of journal articles.
Online Catalogs
Use the Local Catalog to find print and e-books, audio-visual material, streaming content, and journals held by OU Libraries. Use WorldCat to find materials held by libraries around the world. The library can often borrow materials from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Journals
-
Steinbeck Review (dates vary with database; requires OU 4x4)
Call Number: OnlineAn authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck. Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies. (Choose database that covers the years you would like to view.) -
Steinbeck Quarterly (1968-1993)
Call Number: Online & PS 3537 .T3234 S842 (1972-1993)Originally published by the John Steinbeck Society of America. -
Steinbeck Studies (2004-2005; requires OU 4x4)
Call Number: OnlineMartha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies. Title was absorbed by Steinbeck Review, above.
Online Resources
-
Steinbeck Now"An independent information resource with no institutional affiliation, SteinbeckNow.com is a not-for-profit, non-commercial educational portal developed to benefit the public, SteinbeckNow.com accepts original articles and art with a fresh, transformative perspective on Steinbeck’s life, thought, and persona."
-
Documenting America: Photographs From the Great Depression to World War II"The photographs in the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection form an extensive pictorial record of American life between 1935 and 1944. This U.S. government photography project was headed for most of its existence by Roy E. Stryker, who guided the effort in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937), the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942), and the Office of War Information (1942-1944)."
-
Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Photographs in the Farm Security Administration Collection"The photograph that has become known as "Migrant Mother" is one of a series of photographs that Dorothea Lange made of Florence Owens Thompson and her children in February or March of 1936 in Nipomo, California. Lange was concluding a month's trip photographing migratory farm labor around the state for what was then the Resettlement Administration."