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Oklahoma Wesleyan University Library

OkWU Secondary Online Resources

OkWU Faculty Resources
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Angel Learning Management Suite
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Dantes Test Preps

Dantes Test Fact Sheets
Find study resources to help prepare for a Dantes test.

Citation Assistance

Citing Sources: Help with Citing
Northwest Missouri State University
Noodle Bib Express
Click on Noodle Bib Express link at the bottom of the middle column. Provides free tools for creating MLA and APA citations.
APA Formatting and Style Guide Assistance
Purdue's website has many examples that are great when needing assistance citing APA.

Evaluating Websites and Tutorials

Bare Bones 101
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Critical Evaluation of Internet Websites
Indiana Wesleyan University
Guide to Effective Searching on the Internet
Bright Planet
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
New Mexico State University
What is Plagiarism at Indiana University?
Northwest Tree Octopus

Libraries

Bartlesville Public Library
Hathi Trust Digital Library
Indiana Wesleyan University
Jackson Library
Library of Congress
LibriVox
Audio editions of many works of nonfiction and classical fiction.
Libweb
Search for library websites around the world.
OCALD Gateway to Oklahoma Online
Links to many Oklahoma resources, as well as many Native American Resources
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Oklahoma Union Catalog
Access to library catalogs from Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee, and parts of California.

Government Resources

FAFSA
DisabilityInfo.gov
Online resources for Americans with disabilities
Federal Forms Catalog for Citizens
U.S. Government's hub for federal forms
IRS
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of State
Information on absentee voting, international travel, passports, etc.
USA.gov
Links to a variety of government-related information
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal site explaining immigration law
Environmental Protection Agency

Online Journal Subscriptions

Elementary School Journal
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Foreign Affairs
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Nurse Educator
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Online News Magazines

Current Events

World News Network

Miscellaneous

ISI Highly Cited.com
Find citations for specific researchers.
Preview Family Movie Review
Movie reviews from a Christian perspective

Multidisciplinary Resources

INFOMine
Scholarly Internet resource collections covering many disclinary fields.
Intute
Links to Web resources related to education and research in various disciplinary fields.

Free Journal Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals
Highwire Press
Browse by journal name for free issues.

Reference Tools

LibrarySpot
Bartleby.com
free access to literature and reference tools once accessed only in books.

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia
Encarta Encyclopedia Article Center
Highbeam Encyclopedia
How Stuff Works
Infoplease
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Newspapers

Business

BusinessDictionary.com
Look up terms on various business topics.

Business Resources

BPlans.com
Sample Business Plans
Brint
The Premier Global Knowledge Network for Business Technology Professionals.
Business Plans Archive
Competitive Alternatives
Includes industry summaries, city profiles, and information on various business trends and cost components.
KnowThis.com
Contains information in 140 categories, including marketing, jobs and careers, and sales management.
Market Watch
from Dow Jones
American Council of Life Insurers
Industry Facts
Mutual Fund Statistics

College and University Business Sites

Cornell University ILR School
Rutgers University Libraries
Links to business resources on the Internet

Economics

Economist

Government Resources

U.S. Small Business Administration

Guides and Tutorials

Researching Companies on the Internet

Oklahoma Resources

Online Business Journals

bizjournals
A division of American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers.
Business Week
Economist

Resources Requiring a Subscription or Registration

Hoover's
Mergent Online
Company Data, Annual Reports, Corporate Visibility
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Industrial Product/Service Search

Education

Digital Learning Commons
GEM -- Gateway to Educational Materials
Educators’ Reference Desk
Provides high quality resources and services to the education community.
ERIC
Education Resources Information Center
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Includes teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.
Gateway to 21st Century Skills
Quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources.
LibrarySpot
National Center for Education Statistics
The NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
National School Boards Association
Oklahoma Higher Education
Oklahoma School Law
Teacher Certification Requirements for All 50 States

Children's Literature

Caldecotte Medal Winners
Newbery Medal and Honor Books
Follett Library Resources
This specific link lists various children's literature book awards.

Math and Science Education Resources

ENC
Includes plans, activities, standards, frameworks, and professional development resources for math and science educators

Online Education Journals

Humanities and Fine Arts

Linguistics

Center for Applied Linguistics
Ethnologue
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages

Literature

Contemporary Authors in the Authors
Contains information about contempory authors from the United Kingdom.
Geoffrey Chaucer Website
Teams Middle English Texts
Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages
The Literary Gothic
Gateway to online information about famous authors and literary works.

Music

DW3 Classical Music Resources
Links to many resources related to classical music.
Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum : Digital Mozart Edition
Click on the English link at the top of the page.
The Cyber Hymnal

Nursing

General Health Resources

InteliHealth
Includes links to information pertaining to health, wellness, and disease
Martindale's Health Science Guide
Includes links to information pertaining to medical topics.
MayoClinic.com
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Pain.com
Many resources and links to useful information on pain.

Government Resources

Nursing-related Journals and Articles

History and Biography Resources

American Nurses Association Hall of Fame
Brownson's Nursing Notes
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
National Women's Hall of Fame
Selected Nursing Websites (University of Buffalo (NY))
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing: Nurses' Alumni Association
Christian History.net
Formerly published in hard copy as Christian History & Biography

Nursing Sites (Includes sites with additional links)

Nursing Theory

Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science: Nursing Theory Page

Transcultural Nursing

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

Religion and Philosophy

Religion-Online.org
The Wesleyan Church
Discipline of the Wesleyan Church 2004
Wesley Center Online
Contains links to information on a large variety of subjects and people related to Wesleyanism
Global Annabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online

Christian Literature and Commentaries

A Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet
Bible Gateway
Blue Letter Bible
Crosswalk Bible Study Tools
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
StudyLight
Resources for Bible study, plus more

Faith-Based Humanitarian and Missions Organizations

Persecuted Church Ministry

Online Religion, Theology, and Missions Journals

Christianity Today
CPI Full Text Titles Available from Publisher Web Sites
Online journals indexed in the Christian Periodicals Index.
Missiology
Preacher's Magazine
Theology Today
Wesleyan Theological Journal

Christian History Resources

Holy Land Maps
Bible History Online
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Christian History.net
Formerly published in hard copy as Christian History & Biography

Sermons

Philosophy

PHILWEB -- Philosophy Resources Off and On-Line

Science and Mathematics

National Science Digital Library
The National Academies
Science.gov
ISI Highly Cited
Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science
Articles from 1921-2006 issues
National Academy of Science
Biographical Memoirs of NAS members

Anatomy

Human Anatomy Online

Bioethics

Biology and Life Sciences

Centers for Disease Control: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PubMed
World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources
Bergey's Manual
Updates of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and supplementary reference works

Chemistry

Online Science Journals

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Links to Associations, Organizations, and Journals
Nature
New Scientist
Science News
ABC Chemistry: Free Fulltext Journals
Access to full text for many scholarly chemistry periodicals.

Physical Sciences

Social and Behavioral Sciences

History

American Memory
Library of Congress
National Archives
National Archives films on Google Video
Includes NASA history, United Newsreel motion pictures, and Deparment of the Interior motion pictures.
Network Subject Gateways History
Gateway to scholarly websites covering many world regions.
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Primary resource documents in law, history, and diplomacy
The Best of History Websites
Includes links to many history websites, lesson plans, activities and games, etc.
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Government and Political Science

Annenburg Political FactCheck
Federal Election Commission
First Amendment Center
Presidential Cabinet
Stateline.org
Supreme Court of the United States
The White House
Thomas (Library of Congress)
Access to federal legislative information
U.S. Census Bureau Factfinder
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
USA.gov
Formerly Firstgov.gov
World Public Opinion
A publication of the Program on International Policy Attitudes
U.S. Government Manual
United States Constitution
American Law Sources Online
U.S.A., Canada, Mexico
Facts About Presidents
ThisNation.com
American government and politics online
United States Congress, 1774-Present
United States Code
Codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Statistical Abstracts

Geography

Country Studies
Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
GlobalEDGE
Your source for global business and knowledge.
National Geographic Society Publications Index
World Factbook
The U.S. government’s geographical handbook, featuring full-color maps and flags of nations and territories.
Worldmapper
A collection of world maps where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

Oklahoma History and Government

Chronicles of Oklahoma
OCALD Gateway to Oklahoma Online
A list of several Oklahoma related websites.
Oklahoma Demographics
Demographics for Oklahoma and other states
ABC: Oklahoma State Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Online Journals and Magazines

American Heritage
Access articles originally published in hard copy.
Economist
Smithsonian

Psychology

American Psychological Association
Includes information on many popular psychology topics.
Social Psychology Network
Includes access to thousands of links to psychology-related websites.

Anthropology

AnthroSource
Index to American Anthropological Association peer-reviewed journals
Ethnologue
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages
National Geographic Society Publications Index
Public Anthropology
The World and I
Formerly in print format