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Oceanic Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Abstracts of information pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment.

Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists VCU

Companion website to the print American Board of Medical Specialists Directory with more than 695,000 physician profiles.

OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)

Database cataloging human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the Web by NCBI. The database contains textual information and references.

Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1989 - current

Focuses on the experimental and clinical literature on mechanisms of oncogenes and growth factors, and every aspect of oncogene research into the molecular basis of malignant transformations.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Full text access to differing points of view on current social issues. Includes essays, overviews, primary source documents, biographies, articles, tables, charts, graphs, podcasts, and images.

Oral History Online VCU

Index to English language oral histories publicly available on the Web and/or held by repositories and archives around the world. Includes interview level records if possible, and links to multi-media if available.

OTSeeker

Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.

Ovid MEDLINE VCU

Coverage: 1946-present

Interface for searching MEDLINE that offers enhanced features for more powerful and precise search strategies.

Ovid Web Gateway Databases VCU

Databases covering education, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Oxford Art Online VCU

Integrated searchable access to Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and more.

Oxford English Dictionary VCU

Searchable, browsable full-text of the 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary. Use Find Word for definitions. Use Advanced Search for etymological searches.

Oxford Music Online VCU

Integrated searchable access to The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Music, and more.

Oxford Reference Online VCU

Provides access to more than 140 dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press. The titles cover virtually all subjects in the humanities, social sciences, business, the sciences, language, and general reference.