Why search here? Data.ok.gov is the online catalog of government-generated datasets for the State of Oklahoma, ranging from state employee payrolls to groundwater assessments.
What’s included? All publicly available datasets from the Oklahoma State Government are included, as required by law.
Data.ok.gov is a service designed to provide Oklahomans with deep access to data and statistics about the activities of Oklahoma’s government. It’s a simple way to explore data about the economy, public health, transportation, the environment, and more, all on one website.
By posting state government data in raw, machine-readable formats, it [sic] can be reformatted, repurposed, and reused in different ways, allowing the community at large to build custom applications in order to analyze and display the information. The centralized, open-format nature of the database allows anyone to create mashups and visualizations, build applications, conduct analyses, and perform research.
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History
Checkbook.ok.gov was created as a part of H.B. 1086—the Transparency, Accountability and Innovation in Oklahoma State Government 2.0 Act of . The bill was signed into law , with the goal of providing Oklahomans with unprecedented access to government.
What kinds of data are available?
Numerous agencies and entities contribute to checkbook.ok.gov. Some examples of available data include:
Payroll information for state employees
Crime statistics
State expenditures on outside vendors
High school and university graduation rates
Rates of health problems, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes
Why search here? The Digital Prairie is an online resource managed by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. It includes a digital archives and a research service. The archives is a vital resource for studying the history of Oklahoma.
What’s included? The research service on the Digital Prairie features databases from EBSCO that are less exhaustive than the resources available at NWOSU. The digital archives, however, contains several unique collections on Oklahoman history.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has designed Digital Prairie to serve as an electronic library for the people of Oklahoma. It consists of two parts:
Oklahoma Digital Prairie is your gateway to credible online information and reference resources.
ODL uses federal library funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide all Oklahomans access to these platforms for learning and research. EBSCO resources are provided at no additional charge to schools, libraries, and academic institutions across the state. These research tools provide Oklahomans with millions of full-text magazine and peer-reviewed journal articles, newspaper articles, health information, primary sources, educational tools for students and teachers, and much more.
Oklahoma Digital Prairie provides visitors unique digital content spanning more than 100 years of rich, vibrant history from the 46th State. The resource areas found here include documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters, maps and audio/visual content. Content ranges from the late 1800s to the present day. Some collections are solely attributed to the work of librarians, archivists, and content managers at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Others, such as the collections providing citizens access to digitized state government publications and forms, are joint projects between ODL, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the individual state agencies contributing publications and documents.
The historical content is mainly obtained from digitizing materials in the archives and documents divisions of the Department of Libraries. Careful consideration has gone into the selection of each and every item for these collections. The criteria for selection were particularly focused on a) materials difficult to access due to their rarity, b) materials with broad interdisciplinary application, and c) materials that are at risk from a preservation viewpoint.
ODL provides Oklahoma’s citizens access to archived material on state government websites, publications, and other digitally preserved content through the Archive-It service.
Oklahoma Department of Libraries description (emphasis in original)
A publication of the Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State University. Print copies of the Chronicles of Oklahoma are available in the journal collection of the Alva campus library of NWOSU. (Not peer reviewed.)
A limited, full-text, searchable database of The Chronicles of Oklahoma is available through the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma State University Electronic Publishing Center. Volumes 1–40 (–) of the Chronicles are available online, as are the tables of contents for volumes 21 to the present.
Oklahoma Humanities magazine fosters conversation and new perspectives through articles, interviews, and beautiful color images. From public policy issues to cultural heritage, you’ll find an engaging forum for new ideas and productive civil discourse.(Not peer reviewed.)
An archive of the peer-reviewed journal of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Oklahoma Politics explores the broad context of politics affecting Oklahoma and the surrounding region.
[First] 265 pages are dedicated to the history of Alva and its churches, businesses, and organizations. [Second] 266 pages are family histories. Alva is located in Wood County, Oklahoma.
Woods County, Oklahoma, is showcased in images dating from 1894 to statehood in 1907. This time span covers the period of early settlement and the hardships of pioneers in a new territory.
Why do Oklahomans have such a strong sense of identity as Oklahomans, and how did they come by it? This book describes how Oklahomans perceive themselves and how others outside the state view them. In delineating the boundaries and content of what is distinctively Oklahoman, this book establishes Oklahoma as a bona fide cultural state of mind.
The Indians in Oklahoma, a survey of the sixty-seven tribes residing in the state, explains the colonizing process that populated Indian Territory (the future Oklahoma) with American Indians from all parts of the United States during the nineteenth century and interprets the striking cultural diversity of the Indian communities thus formed.
The product of two of Oklahoma’s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, Oklahoma: A History is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the Sooner State to the threshold of its centennial.
The drama and excitement of the Oklahoma story unfold in this comprehensive history covering prehistory, Spanish and French exploration, the removal of Indian tribes to what the federal government called Indian Territory, and the modern period of state politics and economic development.
Davis D. Joyce presents fourteen essays that interpret Oklahoma's unique populist past and address current political and social issues ranging from gender, race, and religion to popular music, the energy industry, and economics.
From the rugged Black Mesa area in Oklahoma’s panhandle to the southeastern corner of the state, a rich kaleidoscope of landscapes from the country’s heartland unfolds.
Settlement on the Oklahoma frontier, which began as abruptly as a pistol shot on a starting line, produced a collision of cultures. Women of Oklahoma, 1890–1920, uses primary sources, particularly diaries and letters, to tell the stories of white, black, and Native American women who crossed racial and cultural barriers to work together, first in domestic concerns and later in community and national affairs.
The Gateway is an online repository of Oklahoma history, brought to you by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Visitors can search and view thousands of historic newspapers, photographs, maps, and documents.
ODL has gathered these resources to present information on tribal government and other sites related to the rich history of the Oklahoma Native American tribes for those interested in the geographic origins of the tribes who were removed to Oklahoma.
Westerners International is committed to fun and scholarship in and about the American West. Add great company, exciting programs and publications, fellowship opportunities for young people, and the still wide-open Western landscape, and you’ll know what we’re about.
Alva, Oklahoma: Collects, preserves, maintains, and displays historically significant articles and artifacts which relate to the geographic region of Northwest Oklahoma known as the Cherokee Outlet.
Woodward, Oklahoma:The mission of the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Northwest Oklahoma for 50 miles surrounding Woodward, Oklahoma, and to educate the public about the past and its importance to the present and the future.
Aline, Oklahoma:The Sod House Museum seeks to preserve Oklahoma’s only remaining sod house and interprets the early-day lifestyles of a pioneer, from the establishment of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893 to 1920.
Ponca City, Oklahoma:The Standing Bear Museum and Education Center features tribal displays, traveling exhibits, artwork, and other educational material.