Databases & E-Reference Materials

SUR is one of the most important and influential literary magazines published in Latin America in the twentieth century. SUR featured the writings of the leading figures in literature, philosophy, history, and the arts from Latin America, North America, and Western Europe. Contributors included LeCorbusier, Lacan, Sarte, Borges, Cort√°zar, Silvinia Ocampo, and Bioy Casares. This collection includes images of the complete magazine, including covers, photographs, advertisements, a comprehensive electronic index of 6,300 entries as well as an unpublished set of letters by Victoria Ocampo.

Swank's streaming platform offers access to over 25,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign films, and TV shows from the largest movie studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, and others.

NOTE: Swank Digital Campus access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.

Provides access to tax regulations, laws, and legislative histories dating back to the late 1700s. Full text is available.

Access significant literary plays of The Golden Age (1492-1659) in Spain. Major authors represented include Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca, and Tirso de Molina. Full text is available in both English and Spanish.

A comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the Canadian and American theatre, including plays, people, theatres, productions, and production companies. The work includes images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other resources. Provides access to reference works only. This resource was formerly known as North American Theatre Online.

Provides access to hundreds of the world's most important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials. From celebrated Globe Theatre productions of Shakespeare to rare, in-depth footage of the work of Samuel Beckett, the collection covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history.

The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae is a digitized collection of most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453.

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An open access directory of industrial product suppliers and services in North America. The database allows searching by supplier or product and results include links to thousands of manufacturers and millions of products. 

Complete searchable digital archive of The Times (London), except for the Sunday edition. Materials indexed include all articles, advertisements, illustrations, and photos. Full text is available.

Provides access to a wide variety of texts from 300-800 AD. Resources are translated from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Georgian, Armenian and Old Irish and include notes on content, interpretation, and debates. OU Libraries has access to volumes 1-89.