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Open/Free Resources

Oklahoma Digital Prairie

Oklahoma Digital Prairie provides visitors unique digital content spanning more than 100 years of rich, vibrant history from the 46th State. The resource areas include documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters, maps, and audio/visual content. Content ranges from the late 1800s to the present day.

Disability Belongs

Disability Belongs is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities, and that advances policies and practices that empower people with disabilities to have a better future. An green padlock icon that indicates that the resource is free and open to all library patrons.

Chronicling America

Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages.

Lake Institute Resource Library

Lake Institute’s Resource Library collects and curates a wide range of resources that can help deepen understanding and practice at the intersection of faith and giving. Search by keywords or browse by themes to find current research, leadership insights, inspiring stories, discernment guides, theological reflection, and more.

National Congregations Study

The National Congregations Study surveys a representative sample of America's churches, synagogues, mosques and other local places of worship. The NCS is based on in-depth interviews with congregational leaders in 1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019. It gathers information about worship, programs, staffing, community activities, demographics, and many other characteristics of American congregations.

Lynching in America

The Equal Justice Initiative has created an interactive experience inspired by the original Lynching in America report. This project tells the story of racial terror in America and explores how its legacy continues to shape our nation today. The Lynching in America project includes audio stories from generations affected by lynching, an interactive map on the impact of lynching, and more.

Logeion

Logeion aims to provide access to Greek and Latin resources for everyone everywhere. Logeion provides simultaneous lookup of entries in the numerous reference works that make up the Perseus Classical collection and many others. An green padlock icon that indicates that the resource is free and open to all library patrons.