The recent results on the thermodynamic properties such as heat capacity, vapor pressure, partial molar enthalpy and entropy of oxygen, and standard molar enthalpy of formation of phases in the V-O and Nb-O systems are reviewed including the recent results obtained in our laboratory by using adiabatic scanning calorimeter, direct-heating pulse calorimeter, Tian-Calvet-type calorimeter, electrochemical cell and mass spectrometer.