Members are universities, colleges, libraries and research institutions in the U.S. and other countries. The collections may be searched by keywords, or the OCM subjects and OWC tradition codes may be browsed. The Archeology collection provides access to archaeological materials for comparative studies within and across regions. Each major tradition typically contains an overview by an expert and descriptive materials on 5 to 7 sites. The Ethnography collection contains selected cultures from around the world with information on all aspects of cultural and social life.
Topics range from family relationships to religious practices to ideas about gender.
Compiled over a period of 15 years, it represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars from around the world, each writing on his or her own specialist field of study. The dictionary also is available in print in Andersen Library, but the online version is updated continuously. This Buros Institute resource contains information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas, as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks , which are available in Andersen Library. For each test, the database provides the name of the test author, publication information, scoring information, and the number of the Mental Measurements Yearbook in which the test was originally described. The full text for each record includes an overview of the test, a description of the test materials and time needed, and one or more reviews of the test.