Databases: O

Some databases are restricted to the Washington University community. Information about access from outside WU campuses.

• O*NET Online
  'The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine, an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.' (from About O*NET)
• OAIster (FirstSearch) or via WorldCat.org
  OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources hosted at the University of Michigan since 2002. It has grown to become one of the world's largest aggregations of records pointing to open-archive collections with more than 23 million records contributed by over 1,100 organizations worldwide. See this description for more information.
• The Occident and the American Jewish Advocate (1843-1853)
  Full-text. 'A MONTHLY PERIODICAL DEVOTED TO THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE on Jewish Literature and Religion edited BY ISAAC LEESER.' (from site homepage)
• OCLC FirstSearch
  FirstSearch provides access to about 13 different databases, all of which have their own direct listings in these Databases pages. This link takes you to the opening page of the FirstSearch service, where you can choose which database you wish to search. More info
• OECD iLibrary is the new interface for SourceOECD
  Full-text. SourceOECD (OECD iLibrary) is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's online library of statistical databases, books and periodicals. More info
• Official Documents of the United Nations (1993 - )
  Full-text. Official UN documentation; older material is being added. More info
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) (1968 - ) | NCBI interface for OMIM (may not be up-to-date)
  A catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere. More info
• Open CRS
  American taxpayers spend nearly $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports that are already in the public domain.
• Ornithological Worldwide Literature (1998 - )
  Journal index. Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals and other materials for worldwide coverage of the science of ornithology. More info
• Ovid Online
  Full-text. Journal index. Your own Ovid password required, or ask library staff to log you into this system. Consists of full text of several dozen biomedical journals and journal article databases, including Medline, Health & Psychosocial Instruments. More info
• Oxford African American Studies Center (1 concurrent user allowed)
  Full-text. Provides more than 7,500 articles by top scholars in the field, and includes the Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present, and additional reference works. More info
• Grove Art Online is now part of Oxford Art Online (8 concurrent users allowed)X
  Full-text. Dictionary. A comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. More info
• Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
  'Islamic Studies examines the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. This interdisciplinary field combines history, religion, philosophy, anthropology, Arabic language and literature, as well as literatures in other languages including Persian, Turkish, and Urdu. Because the field includes so many areas of inquiry, the research is wide-reaching in its response to new discoveries, interpretations, ideologies and theories.' (from database homepage)
• Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation
  'The period of the Renaissance and Reformation, which spans roughly from the 14th through 17th centuries, is rich in history and culture. The field of Renaissance and Reformation studies, which has a critical importance for the understanding of Western culture, can best be approached through a combination of several disciplines including history, the arts, and literature. As such, it is constantly responding to the emergence of new interpretations and ideas for scholars to consider..' (from database homepage)
• Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work
  'As a discipline grounded in social theory and the improvement of peoples' lives, social work scholarship necessarily shifts and changes along with society, which leads, in turn, to an ever-growing body of literature. Scholars and professionals must keep abreast of new discoveries, interpretations, and theories in the field, and thus require access to the most recent developments.' (from database homepage)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (3 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. '50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.' More info
• Oxford English Dictionary
  Full-text. Second edition, updated quarterly. More info
• Oxford Islamic Studies Online (1 concurrent user allowed)
  Full-text. "...brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture,..." More info
• Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (3 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. More info
• Grove Music Online is now part of Oxford Music Online (8 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Dictionary. Covers all aspects of music, and includes the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music. More info
• Oxford Reference Online (Premium Collection) (5 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Contains almost 200 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. More info