| Name |
Description |
Subject |
| A |
| A to Z Maps |
Online access to a large collection of maps including
political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. |
Reference/Maps |
| Academic Search Premier |
Provides full text access to a very broad range of topics: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.** |
General |
| ARTstor |
A collection of over 300,000 images covering art, architecture, and archeology. |
Art |
| B |
| Biography Collection Complete |
A comprehensive collection of full-text biographies in many areas, including history, science, the arts, politics, and sports. |
Biography |
| Business Source Premier |
Provides full text access to business journals, country reports, industry profiles, and detailed company profiles. It offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, and accounting.** |
Business |
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| C |
| Chronicle of Higher Education |
A weekly newspaper focusing on higher education: news from campuses, the latest developments in scholarly research and information technology, reports on government actions that affect colleges and more. |
Education |
| CINHAL with Full Text |
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) is the authoritative source for nursing and allied health professionals and students, offering access to nearly 2,800 journals.* ** |
Allied Health/Nursing |
| Contemporary Authors |
Provides biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.* |
Literature |
| CQ Researcher |
Offers comprehensive analyses of contemporary issues. The database contains up-to-date information on controversial topics, pro and con arguments, chronology, and annotated bibliographies.* |
Current Events |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text |
Offers bibliographic records and full text articles covering areas related to criminal justice: criminology, criminal justice, corrections and prisons, criminal investigation, forensic science, substance abuse, parole and probation, and much more. |
Law and Criminal Justice |
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| E |
| EBSCOhost Databases |
Search multiple EBSCO databases at once, including Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, and PsycARTICLES. |
General |
| EBSCO EBooks |
Provides access to hundreds of digital "ebooks." |
General |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
Online reference source, including timelines, world data, quotations, and atlases. Includes links to outside journals, newspapers, and websites. |
General/Reference |
| ERIC |
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides full text access to education-related journals, government publications, and educational resources.* |
Education |
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| F |
| Facts on File |
Search for historical facts in a wide range of subject areas: American History, Women's History, African-American History, Ancient and Medieval History, and more. |
History |
| G |
| Global Issues in Context |
Offers analysis of global issues and provides access to global news sources and some primary documents. Emphasizes global perspectives of international and current events. |
Current Events |
| H |
| HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition |
Full text access to approximately 550 scholarly journals with a strong nursing/allied health focus. Includes the Clinical Pharmacology database. |
Allied Health/Nursing |
| Homeland Security Digital Library |
Offers thousands of reports, hearings, analyses, maps, and other media covering a variety of subjects related to Homeland Security - from terrorism to climate change.
NOTE: Restricted Database - ONLY available on OCC Library computers. This database is provided by the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and is not available for off-campus access. |
Current Events |
| History Reference Center |
Full text access to historical reference sources such as encyclopedias and books. Also includes biographies, historical documents, photos, and maps. |
History |
| J |
| JSTOR |
Full text access to an archive of journals in the fields of History, Social Science, Economics and Political Science. |
History |
| L |
| Lexis-Nexis |
Full text access to over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications, including national and regional newspapers, federal and state case law, and company financial information.* |
Law/Newspapers |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
Full text access to journals, books, and research reports on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. |
Library & Information Science |
| Literature Criticism Online |
Provides electronic access to Gale's critical anthologies, including:
Children's Literature; Contemporary Literarature; Drama; Nineteenth-Century Literarture; Poetry; Short Story; Twentieth-Century Literature |
Literature |
| Literary Reference Center |
A full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. |
Literature |
| Literature Resource Center |
Full text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and playwrights.* |
Literature |
| M |
| MEDLINE |
Full text access to authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.** |
Allied Health/Nursing |
| MLA International Biography |
A bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations in the areas of literature collected by the Modern Language Association. Note that this resource is not full-text. |
Literature |
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| N |
| New York Times Newspaper |
Offers full text and full-page image access to the New York Times from 1851 through the present.* |
Newspapers |
| Newspaper Source |
Selected full text for 25 national and international newspapers, as well as more than 260 regional newspapers. Updated daily. |
Newspapers |
| O |
| Opposing Viewpoints |
Offers comprehensive analyses of contemporary issues through viewpoint essays, topic overviews, statistics, and articles. |
Current Events |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
The online version of the renowned dictionary.* |
Reference |
| Oxford Reference Collection |
Online access to the world's most trusted reference collection, including dictionaries in English and other languages, encyclopedias, quotations, and subject guides. |
Reference |
| P |
| Points of View Reference Center |
Full text database containing a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. |
Current Events |
| PsycARTICLES |
Full text access to scholarly and scientific psychology articles, many from the American Psychological Association.* |
Psychology |
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| R |
| Regional Business News |
Full text access to regional business publications from all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.** |
Business |
| Reference USA |
Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, including company size, corporate structure, and financial information.** |
Business |
| S |
| Science Reference Center |
Full text access to over 600 science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals covering all areas of the sciences. |
Science |
| SIRS Government Reporter |
A comprehensive resource for researching all areas of the U.S. federal government, including historic and government documents, directories, and almanacs. |
Government |
| SIRS Renaissance |
Full text articles from over 1,200 publications on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. |
Art/Humanities/Literature |
| SIRS Researcher |
Information on social issues, health, science, and business |
Current Events |
| T |
| TopicSearch |
A current events database that allows researchers to explore social and political issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. |
Current Events |
| W |
| Westlaw Campus |
Online legal research database provides access to statues, cases, public records, and law review articles. |
Law |
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