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Ohio Administrative Code (updated regularly; all full-text) contains all rules, including full appendices, certified to the Legislative Service Commission and the Secretary of State. It is produced by the State of Ohio and the user interface is provided by Anderson Publishing, Inc.

Ohio Capitol Connection cancelled, see Gongwer News Service.

Ohio Revised Code (updated regularly; all full-text) permits searching and browsing of Ohio legislation. It is produced by the State of Ohio and the user interface is provided by Anderson Publishing, Inc.

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (all full-text) contains thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Users can search the collection by keyword or phrase or browse the collection by author, title or subject area. This collection includes ABC-CLIO Electronic Reference Books, ACLS Humanities E-Book, the American & English Literature Collections, Gale Virtual Reference Library, netLibrary, Oxford Reference Online, and Safari Tech Books Online. The individual collections that have links can be searched separately. The collections come from multiple publishers (ABC-CLIO, Oxford University Press, Springer, etc.) and the user interface for the combined collections is provided by OhioLINK. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

OhioLINK Library Catalog (updated daily; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides access to more than 40 million items located at 85 public and private colleges and universities in Ohio. Users may request items online (printable instructions; video tutorial) and pick them up in 3 business days at an OhioLINK library of their choosing. It is produced by OhioLINK and the user interface is provided by Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Old Testament Abstracts (1978-present; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Content from over 450 international journals is covered. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Topics covered include antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology, philology and more. An alphabetical list of scriptures permits users to search for references based on selected scriptures. It is produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and the Catholic Biblical Association. The user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Origins Online (all full-text; XLinks) provides texts from the Vatican, pope, bishops, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court and church leaders around the world. It features This Week and Hot Docs. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Catholic News Service (CNS). Click the Search button and then Full Access.

OT Search (some 1890-present; no full-text; RefWorks help) provides indexing and abastracts for journal articles, books and other materials. It covers occupational therapy, rehabilitation, education, psychiatry, psychology, health care delivery and health care administration. Please contact the Reference Desk (745-4808) for login instructions. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Click the OT Search button. In the resulting search window click Power Search. Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type quantitative or qualitative or empirical or case stud* or evidence based or method* in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to this textbox and select words or phrase.

Oxford Art Online (prehistory-1990's; updated monthly; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of the 1996 edition of Dictionary of Art and the 2001 edition of the Oxford Companion to Western Art. It also contains Grove Art Online, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and direct links from articles in Oxford Art Online to ARTstor and Art Resources. It contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, photography) and contains biographical information on over 20,000 artists, patrons, collectors, and dealers with bibliographic citations at the end of each article. It also contains many embedded images and links to external images. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (4th century BC-2001; updated regularly; all full-text; images; XLinks) is based on the print version of the dictionary in 60 volumes. It contains 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles by 10,000 contributers. It includes 10,000 images and references. It features Today's life... and themes such as Political Refugees in Britain and Ask a Woman. It is produced in association with the British Academy and the National Portrait Gallery, London. The user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (middle ages-present; all full-text; XLinks), an historical dictionary of the English language, is the online version of the 2nd print edition of the dictionary. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Music Online (updated quarterly and annually; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition in 29 volumes). It also contains Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes), New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes), Oxford Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Music. It contains more than 25 million words and 29,000 articles by 6,000 contributors. It provides an integrated music resource that covers all aspects of music. It contains sophisticated search capabilities; cross-referencing; links from articles in Oxford Music Online to RLIM, DRAM and Classical Music Library sites (click the Related Content tab). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of about 100 encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference works. It covers general reference as well as specific subject categories that are listed as separate databases: art and architecture, biological sciences, classics, computing, earth and environmental sciences, economics and business, English dictionaries and thesauri, English language and reference, food and nutrition, history, law, literature, maps and illustrations, medicine, military history, modern languages, mythology and folklore, names and places, performing arts, physical sciences and mathematics, politics and social sciences, quotations, religion and philosophy, science,and timelines. All subject categories can be searched separately. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Art and Architecture (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 8 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering architecture, art, art terms, artists, modern design, western art and twentieth century art. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Biological Sciences (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering biology, the body, ecology, plant sciences, scientists and zoology. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Classics (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 5 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering classical civilization, classical literature and who's who in the classical world as well as Latin-English and English-Latin dictionaries. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Computing (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works published covering computing and the Internet as well as a dictionary of weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Earth and Environmental Sciences (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 5 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the earth, earth sciences, ecology, geography and weather. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Economics and Business (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering accounting, banking, business, economics, finance, human resource management and international financial terms. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, English Dictionaries and Thesauruses (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 6 Amercian and English dictionaries and thesauruses. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, English Language Reference (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 11 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American usage and style, abbreviations, English grammar, English language, entymology, eponyms, foreign terms in English, idioms, linguistics, modern English usage and proverbs. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Food and Drink (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering diet, drink, exercise, food and nutrition. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, History (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 22 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American military hisotry, archaeology, Australian hisotry, British history, Canadian history, dynasties of the world, history of modern science, kings and queens of Britain, local and family history, military history, political biography, popes, saints, who's who in the 20th century, world history, World War II, US government, US history and US military. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Law (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American law, law and US Supreme Court decisions. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Literature (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 12 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering 20th century African American, American, classical, English and Irish literature as well as literary terms, Shakespeare, twentieth century English poetry, and writers and their works. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Maps and Illustrations (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 3 reference works covering flags and maps as well as a visual English dictionary. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Medicine (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the body, medical terms, medicinal drugs, medicine, nursing, psychology and sports science. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Military History (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 4 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American military history, military history, the US military and World War II. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Modern Languages (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 14 bilingual dictionaries covering French, German, Italian and Spanish languages. It includes business dictionaries for French and Spanish. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Mythology and Folklore (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 7 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering African, Asian, Celtic and world mythology as well as English folklore and superstitions. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Names and Places (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 4 reference works covering British and world place-names, countries of the world and first names. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Performing Arts (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 8 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American theater, dance, music, opera, Shakespeare, theater and who's who in opera. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Physical Sciences & Mathematics (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 7 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, scientists, statistics, and technology as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Politics and Social Sciences (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 10 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering contemporary world history, countries of the world, geography, political biography, politics, politics of the world, psychology, social sciences, sociology and US government. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Quotations (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 3 quotation dictionaries. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Religion and Philosophy (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 12 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the bible, Buddhism, the christian church, Islam, the Jewish religion, people and places of the bible, philosophy, popes, saints and world religions. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Science (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 24 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering astronomy, biology, the body, chemistry, the earth, earth sciences, ecology, history of modern science, mathematics, medical terms, medicinal drugs, medicine, nursing, physics, plant sciences, psychology, scientists, space exploration, ports science, statistics, weather and zoology as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Timelines (all full-text; XLinks) contains timelines by theme (art and architecture; literature; performing arts; politics and government; science, technology and medicine; society; and war), subthemes and country (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States) as well as a twentieth century timeline. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Scholarship Online (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable collection of about 1,150 electronic books covering economics; finance, philosophy, political science and religion. Subject areas can also be searched individually. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. About 200 new books are added each year. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Economics & Finance (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books covering economics and finance. Worldwide authors include classic thinkers to modern masters, including twentieth century winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics and authors of the Clarendon series. Subject areas include economic development, growth and systems; history of economics and economic thought; econometrics; environmental, financial, international, monetary, public, and South & East Asian economics; international finance; macroeconomics & microeconomics; and welfare. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books covering philosophy from the twentieth century to the present. Subject areas include aesthetics; ancient, general, moral, and political philosophy; history of philosophy; logic; philosophy of mathematics, language, the mind, religion, and science; metaphysics; and epistemology. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books covering political science. Subject areas include American, comparative, environmental, Russian and UK politics; political economy and theory; democratization; European Union studies; and international relations. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Religion (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books covering religion and theology. Subject areas include biblical studies, Buddhism, church history, early Christian studies, Hinduism, history of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, philosophy of religion, religion & literature, religion & society, religion & the ancient world, Sikhism, and worlds religions. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

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