Databases & E-Reference Materials

PolicyMap is an interactive online data and mapping tool that contains thousands of indicators used to understand communities. Regularly updated indicators include demographics, real estate, health, jobs, income and spending, housing, crime, quality of life, education, socio-economic factors, and more. Data is available at many geographic entities including census tract, zip code, city, state, school districts and political boundaries. Data sources include the Census Bureau, Social Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and CDC BRFSS and is accessible as interactive maps, tables, charts, and reports.

Provides access to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Some full text is available.

SAGE Research Methods is a cross-disciplinary research methods tool that guides users through every step of the research process using different research methods (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods). Resources include eBooks, reference works, journal articles, instructional videos, and project planning tools. SRM also provides information on other aspects of research such as writing a research question, gathering and analyzing data, applying for grant funding, preparing a literature review, working with teams, and publishing findings. SRM includes the complete Little Green Book Series of Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences and the Little Blue Book Series of Qualitative Research.

Provides access to detailed maps of Oklahoma cities from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. View street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use and physical features, house and block numbers, pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Special features include the ability to manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and layer maps from different years. Dates vary by city.

Provides full text access to select Elsevier Science journals and eBooks.

A mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including demographic data from the US Census and American Community Survey, consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, and Dun & Bradstreet's point of interest business file providing detailed information on over 5 million businesses. Also includes the AGS Health Care dataset and the MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset with data on over 8,000 brands, psychographics, and MOSAIC market segments.

NOTE: Faculty, staff, and students are not required to log-in with a user name and password, however, your work will not be saved unless an individual account is created.

Indexes literature in sociology, criminology, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes journal articles, books, and conference papers.

Provides access to SPIE eBooks, as well as technical papers from SPIE journals and conference proceedings. Full text is available.

Provides access to journals, eBooks, and other resources in science, technology, and medicine. Full text is available.

This resource features the most commonly used statistical techniques for the analysis of research data. Emphasis is placed on how to select the proper statistical procedure and how to interpret results.