Databases by Title

Databases by Title

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Online Geographical Bibliography
An index to both books and periodical articles in the collection of the American Geographical Society Library from 1985 to the present. Note that the call numbers given do not necessarily correspond with our call numbers or indicate that we in fact hold the material.

Opera America
A service supporting opera production, presentation, and education. The site features information on seasons, repertoire, new works, and more.

Oral History Online
An index to thousands of oral histories in English from collections on the public Web, gathered from repositories, libraries and archives around the world. When possible, interview transcripts, sometimes with audio or video, are included. There are numerous ways to search the interviews. Updated regularly.

OVID Nursing Collection
Indexes hundreds of nursing journals and provides full text access to over forty of these journals. Searches can be limited just to full text or review articles. Updated daily.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000. This database excludes living people but includes the infamous and the legendary (Richard III and Robin Hood) as well as famous and documented people (Churchill and Shakespeare). Click on "Subscribers enter here."
Print: DA 28 .D47 (Ref)

Oxford English Dictionary
PE 1625 .O86 (Ref)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It provides not only the current meanings of words, but also traces their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record. Click "Enter OED Online" and start searching.

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Contains over 100 dictionaries, encyclopedias, language reference and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. In addition to text, some of these sources include maps, illustrations, and carefully selected weblinks. Users can search one resource, a group of selected resources, or all of them at once. Sources are regularly updated.

Oxford University Press Electronic Journals
A collection of more than 190 academic journals available full text online. Subject areas include arts & humanities, social sciences, science & technology, medicine, and business.