Databases & E-Reference Materials

Comprehensive, multidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies with access to more than 7,000 peer reviewed journals and over 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.

Current subscriptions to Annual Reviews in Anthropology, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, Political Science, Sociology, and Psychology.

OU Libraries also maintains access to archived content through 2019 for 27 Annual Reviews publications: Biochemistry, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics & Biomolecular Structure, Energy & the Environment, Cell & Developmental Biology, Clinical Psychology, Immunology, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Medicine, Nutrition, Entomology, Fluid Mechanics, Genetics, Genomics & Human Genetics, Law and Social Science, Materials Research, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nuclear & Particle Science, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physical Chemistry, Physiology, Phytopathology, Pathology, Plant Physiology, and Public Health. Full text is available.

This database contains abstracts and indexing for over 1,400 scientific and technical periodicals. Subjects covered include mathematics, geology, aeronautics, engineering, physics, space science, communication and information technology, energy resources and research, transportation, and more. 

Searches six ASFA databases: Aquaculture Abstracts, Marine Biotechnology Abstracts, Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality, Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources, Oceanic Abstracts, and Biological Sciences and Living Resources. Subjects covered include marine environments, policy and legislation, wildlife management, and conservation of marine, brackish water, and freshwater resources and environments.

General database covering all subject areas, including business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture. Provides citations to more than 12,600 academic journals and magazines.

This database is an online tool for locating articles across all disciplines of civil engineering. It provides access to more than 80,000 full text articles from ASCE Journals and Proceedings.

The ASTM Dictionary of Engineering Science & Technology contains over 7,000 terms with definitions referenced in all ASTM terminology standards.

The ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library contains a large collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. This database covers a variety of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.

This reference work provides descriptions of the taxonomy, systematics, ecology, physiology and other biological properties of all named prokaryotic taxa.

Indexes over 50 bioscience research journals focusing on biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Full text access is available.