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Online Books: Beginning with O

Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook

(2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)

OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary)

Chronicles the origin and historical use of every common word known to have been used in English since 1150. (2d ed., 20 v., 1989, updated on a quarterly basis culminating in a 3d ed., Oxford University Press)

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)

The OhioLINK Electronic Book Center contains thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences.

Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends

(2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)

On-line Books Page

Access to more than 25,000 titles in the public domain. (Created by John Mark Ockerbloom, Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libaries)

Online Medieval and Classical Library

The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of translations of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. (Maintained by Roy Tennant)

Optical Interconnects

A 50- to 100-page document that introduces an important topic in engineering or computer science. (Synthesis Digital Library, Morgan and Claypool)

Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook

(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)

Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism

(2008, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)

Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present

"Orlando" is a reference database that provides entries on authors' lives and writing careers, contextual material, timelines, sets of internal links, and bibliographies. (Cambridge University Press)

Oxford African American Studies Center

Articles from several Oxford encyclopedias, Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2004), the Encyclopedia of African American History (2006 and forthcoming), Black Women in America (2005), and the new African American National Biography, though all of the biographies from this last source haven't been added yet. (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)

Oxford American Dictionary of Current English

Definitions, plus grammar, style, and usage notes that give guidance on correct English. Hundreds of word histories provide background to American English. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

Main entries are keyed to synonyms, with accompanying example sentences and phrases. Key entries are also supplemented by antonym lists. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Art Online

Contains articles on every aspect of the visual arts, including artist biographies, surveys of the art of cultures and countries, and articles on styles, movements, and art forms. The new interface includes four parts which may be searched together or separately: Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)

Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French)

Translation into French of core business vocabulary from a wide range of business related fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Business French Dictionary (French-English)

Comprehensive coverage of core business vocabulary from a wide range of fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish)

Translation into Spanish of core business vocabulary from a wide range of business related fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)

Comprehensive coverage of core business vocabulary from a wide range of fields. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Classical Dictionary

Standard one-volume encyclopedia on ancient Greece and Rome. (3rd ed., 1996, InteLex)

Oxford Companion to American Law

Offers a broad understanding of American legal issues. It also includes standard legal terms and key legal concepts, such as verdicts and venues, as well as biographical articles on leading individuals. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to American Literature

Guide to America's literary culture, providing biographical profiles of important authors, and summaries of novels, stories, essays, poems, plays, tracts, narratives, and histories. (6th ed., 1995, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to American Military History

Entries about major wars, battles, military leaders, and a wide range of other subjects such as diplomatic policies, antiwar movements, and war in film, literature, music, and photography. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to American Theatre

A guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present, this is the standard one-volume source on American theatre. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Archaeology

Articles by scholars about the cultures associated with places, historical cultures, biographies, methods used in archaeological research, human evolution, and other facets of culture. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Australian History

Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life — political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. (Rev. ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

Covers Australian writing from European settlement to the early 1990s with entries on writers, plays, novels, poems, movements, plot summaries, and a number of essays on key areas, such as Aboriginal writing and science fiction. (2d ed., 1994, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Australian Politics

Entries cover such topics as biographies, key events, policy issues, colonial origins, indigenous politics, organizations and institutions, settler societies, and frontier politics. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Black British History

Overview of the black presence in the British Isles from the beginnings in Roman times to the present day. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to British History

Covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day. Entries provide a wealth of information touching all aspects of British history: political, economic, social, military, people, events, and institutions. (Rev. ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature

Covers fiction, prose, poetry, drama, prominent writers, and more general topics, focusing on the main aspects of Canadian literature: English-Canadian, Quebecois, and Acadian, with entries on the literature of various other ethnic groups. (2nd ed., 1997, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

Authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds, with articles on such diverse fields as, history and politics; ethics and morals; law and punishment; social and family life; language, literature, and art; religion and mythology; technology, science, and medicine. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to English Literature

Extensive coverage of writers, works, literary theory, allusions, and characters, and sixteen featured essay-style entries on key topics, with many distinguished contributors. (6th ed. revised, 2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Irish History

Guide to all aspects of Ireland's past, from prehistoric times to the present day, including essays on Catholicism, Reformation, agriculture and women. (2nd ed., 2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Medicine

Articles cover the major diseases and medical specialties, national medical systems, history of medicine, and how medicine intersects with such other topics as fine arts, politics, sociology, and economics. (3rd ed., 2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Military History

Overview of military history from classical times to the present, with entries on key topics such as intelligence, propaganda, tactics, women in the military, and peacekeeping. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Music

Entries range from definitions of musical ideas and terms to extended surveys of musical forms and styles, with specialist coverage of virtually every musical subject. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature

Entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements, professional organizations, and plot summaries. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy

Articles on all areas of philosophy and describing the ideas of all notable philosophers from antiquity to the present day. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Scottish History

Guide to twenty centuries of life in Scotland, covering archaeology, architecture, climate, and languages, as well as historical movements, events and people. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

Scholars provide an authoritative guide to Shakespeare's plays and poems, and their interpretation around the world over the last four centuries. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea

Covers every aspect of the seas and the vessels that sail on them, from shipbuilding, yachting, diving, and marine mammals, to tidal power, piracy, and the literature and language of the sea. (2nd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Bible

Articles about the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious belief, and secular influence of the Bible, with extended entries on religious concepts. (1993, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Body

Defines words associated with the structures and functions of all the major systems of the body. It also includes articles on social and religious attitudes toward the body. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Earth

Broad in scope, it covers earth-related topics, such as environmental science, planetary science, economics, geochemistry, palaeobiology, and plate tectonics. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Garden

Combines a survey of the world's gardens with articles on a range of topics, such as horticulture, scientific issues, and the biographies of garden designers. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia

Examines the High Court of Australia's public work, the Court's role in Australian law, politics and society, and the Court's inner workings. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science

Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies. Coverage is international. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Mind

Provides articles on the psychology, philosophy and the physiology of the brain, combining discussions of concepts such as language, memory, and intelligence with those of common human experiences, such as the effects of caffein. (2nd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Photograph

Presents technical information and articles on photography as a social and artistic practice, with biographies of photographers and others who have influenced photographic culture from the 19th century to the present. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World

Comprehensive guide to international relations and national domestic policies throughout the world, with a clear emphasis on post-World War II events. It covers people, political concepts, forms of government, organizations, events, and issues. (2nd ed., 2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

Entries on key cases and full treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English

Comprehensive guide to modern poetry in English with worldwide coverage, including America, Britain and Ireland, New Zealand, Trinidad and Zimbabwe. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to United States History

Examines the notable people and major events in U.S. history, such as wars and the Depression, ideas and ideologies, technological innovations and economic developments, and long-term processes such as immigration and urbanization. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to Western Art

Written by scholars, this covers Western Art from classical times to the 20th century: artists and their works, styles and movements, art forms and terms, theory, and criticism. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to World Exploration

Information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to World Mythology

Essays on the world's major mythological traditions, retellings of some better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, motifs, and figures. (2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Companion to World War II

Every aspect of the war is covered: surveys of major countries, politics, economic issues, resistance and intelligence services, military operations, weapons, leaders, and slogans. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations

Covers the most important business, scientific, and technical abbreviations, as well as those in everyday use. (2nd ed., 1998, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists

Guide to American art from colonial times to the present day, with entries on leading artists, institutions, organizations, schools, techniques, styles, and movements. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations

Covers more than five hundred topics, giving readers a nutshell history of what great (and not-so-great) Americans from the distant as well as recent past had to say about each one. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style

Defines correct usage and sometimes pronunciation for often misused words in American English. (2002, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Art

Guide to the art of the Western world covering painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from classical times to the present. (3rd ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

Covers not only topics such as art and architecture, agriculture, chronology, geography, literature, medicine, military strategy, science, and theology, but also many facets of everyday life. (3 v., 1991, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Dance

Offers coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world. (2000, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of English

Brief definitions and word origins. The focus is on English as it is used today, with the modern meanings of each word always placed first. (2nd ed., Rev., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar

Defintitions of grammatical terms, including the wider subject of linguistics, phonetics, and transformational grammar. (1998, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

Explores the meanings and origins of idiomatic phrases and sayings in English. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Islam

Focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, and covers the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Law

Defines the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law in the United Kingdom. (6th ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms

Concise definitions of literary terms encountered by students and general readers. This is an updated and expanded edition, with increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements. (3rd ed., 2008, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History

Provides definitions of most of the technical terms that a local and family historian is likely to encounter. (1997, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Gathers quotations from the 20th and 21st centuries. (3rd ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles from the earliest times to the year 2003. (2004, updated 3 times a year, Oxford University Press)

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

Defines philosophical terms and concepts, and describes the ideas of notable philosophers. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Explains references found in literature or today's news from such areas as mythology, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. (2nd ed., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Popes

Presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

Gives historic uses and sources for well-known proverbs. (4th ed., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Quotations covering people and events from Cleopatra to J. K. Rowling. (6th ed., 2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes

Contains rhymes for 45,000 words, including proper names, place names, and foreign terms used in English. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Saints

Accounts of the lives, cults, relationships through patronage, and artistic associations of more than a thousand saints. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction

Shows the development of science-fiction words and their associated concepts over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

The quotations collected here are not only by scientists but by writers, politicians, and others with something to say about science. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine

Covers all the major areas of sports science and medicine including: anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports psychology, sports sociology, sports injuries, and training principles. (3rd ed., 2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

Abridged version of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, which we have from another vendor. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance

Detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe, covering the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. (2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Duden German Dictionary

Searchable, electronic version of the 2nd edition of German to English and English to German Oxford Duden German Dictionary published by Oxford University Press and Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus. (1999, InteLex)

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as on major works, literary movements, periods, and themes of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

Covers from the predynastic era to the eclipse in the seventh century CE of this 5,000-year civilization, its art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

Covers the history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including individual authors and histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions, whose impact was significant. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Devotes attention to the multicultural expansion of the field, with articles on major authors, illustrators, genres, trends, themes, and the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Articles cover all aspects of economic history, including concepts and definitions, institutions, historical events, and people. (5 v., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

Articles treat regions, people, ingredients, companies, advertising, historical eras, holidays, and the political, scientific, and economic currents pertinent to American cuisine. (2004, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Articles address such topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history of immigrants to the United States from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. (4 v., 2005, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History

Covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptians to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce, and international law. (2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

Covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, and history of the great civilizations thriving in Mexico and Central America from the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods. (2006, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation

Provides information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. (1996, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

In addition to performances in playhouses, this covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions, from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. (2 v., 2003, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English

Includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

Reference to U.S. military terms, people, and battles covering military history from the earliest colonial conflicts to the present. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Guide to Countries of the World

Brief overview of social, economic, religious and political issues for each country, with statistics such as population, life expectancy, racial and religious makeup. (2nd rev. ed., 2007, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

Short articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Guide to the United States Government

Covers key figures, events, and issues of the U.S. government for over 200 years, including past elections, biographies, international and domestic programs, agencies, legislation, and landmark Supreme Court cases. (2001, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

Describes and explains the major Supreme Court cases through history. (1999, Oxford Reference Online)

Oxford Music Online

Encyclopedia on all aspects of music, including composers, performers, genres, forms, terminology, orchestras. The new interface adds two more publications, The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music, onto the base of Grove Music Online (originally the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz). Individual publications can be searched together or separately. Miami's subscription does not include the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, which is in the Music Library in print (Music Reference ML102.P66 G84 2006 ). (Regular revisions and new articles, Oxford University Press)

Oxford Reference Online

Over 175 reference titles from Oxford University Press, many encyclopedic dictionaries or Oxford companions, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Ozone Dilemma: A Reference Handbook

(1995, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center)