Online Databases

Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.

Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Auto tear-downs provided in step-by-step procedures, engine, chassis, electrical, drive train, routine maintenance, suspension work and much more. Includes photos, illustrations and repair procedures.

The Literary Reference Center features author biographies, plot summaries and work overviews, full-text essays, literary reference books and monographs, literary magazines and journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and much more.

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Offering a multitude of business magazines and scholarly journals, this comprehensive database is an ideal resource for those looking to conduct research or find information in any area of business.

Offers cover-to-cover indexing for journals, monographs, magazines and trade publications, all with a strong focus on BC/DR and closely aligned issues. It features hundreds of thousands of additional BC/DR-focused articles, benchmarks and best practices selected from hundreds of leading trade and industry publications.

Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.

Full-text journals in all disciplines of business. Non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.

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Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection. Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.

Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.

Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more.

One-stop tool for collecting financial information, getting reliable portfolio analysis, learning about investment options, and getting the most up-to-date financial news commentary.

Content from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

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Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

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ProCitizen is an online course to prepare New Americans for the civics, reading, and writing parts of the USCIS Naturalization Test. Includes 100 instructional videos in both English and Spanish.

A collection of over 2,000 e-Books from the E-Read Texas Unlimited Collection, including popular non-fiction such as travel, nutrition and health, and gardening, along with adult and young adult fiction from publishers such as Orca Book Publishers, Gibbs Smith, North Star Editions, Pelican Book Group, Motivational Press, and Beaufort Books.

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EBSCO e-Book Collection (formerly NetLibrary TexShare collection): More than 27,000 e-Books are available for browsing, searching, and virtual check-out. TexShare's e-Book collection includes titles from the world's leading business, technology, trade, reference, academic, and scholarly publishers. Search by title, author, keyword, publisher, publication date, or ISBN number.

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A bibliographic research database that covers areas related to educational administration including educational leadership, educational management and educational research.

A database providing more than one million records available from the Education Resources Information Center, a robust source of educational literature.

Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.

Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 10,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.

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Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6 to 14.

Full text from nearly 520 education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.

Indexes and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.

An easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. It includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

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For students in high school, community college, trade institutions and for the general public. Full-text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.

Academic and career-oriented resources to help with job preparation, career advancement, career changes and re-entry into the workforce. Access more than 800 online practice tests, including GED, SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT and MCAT. Users will need to create own sign-on and password to access site.

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests.

Search auto repair manuals, biographies, health information, legal forms and literature research.

Ranges from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries.

A leading resource for scholarly research offering an enormous collection of full-text journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. Includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.

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An easy-to-search interface for public library patrons looking for magazine and newspaper articles, books and other reference materials on a variety of topics

Bibliographic records covering topics relevant to family studies such as marriage, divorce and family dynamics.

PDF full-text content in Spanish for more than 330 scholarly publications including Revista de Arquitectura, Estudios Sobre Educación, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, Comunicación y Sociedad, Revista de Ciencia Política, Revista Historia, and more.

Provides students with easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for elementary and middle school students.

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects.

Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.

Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.

Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.

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Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

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Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.

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Includes nearly 1,750 general periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

A resource offering cover-to-cover full text for U.S., international and regional newspapers as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Contains abstracts for the top academic journals, books, periodicals and newspapers related to ethnic and racial studies.

Full-text content relevant to many integral areas of sustainability initiative management such as recycling, renewable energy, resource conservation and more.

A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

A searchable databases of over 600 million names, as well as specialized databases, including census images. Ancestry.com is available to library users for in-house library access only. Please visit the Reference Desk for more information.

Bibliographical database covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life with more than 122,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents.

A resource for open primary source documents that includes historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more, marking the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. Resource supports student studies from middle school, all the way to college and independent researchers. Includes the following topics: Resistance to Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790 to 1860), The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861 to 1877), Jim Crow Era to the Great Depression (1878 to 1932), The New Deal and World War 2 (1933 to 1945), The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946 to 1975), The Contemporary Era (1976 to 2000).

Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.

Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.

A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.

Find more than 25,000 family and local histories, the complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1940, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), the Revolutionary War Pension Applications and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, and the Freedman's Bank Records.

The Portal to Texas History is a gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. Created and maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries, the Portal leverages the power of hundreds of content partners across the state to provide a vibrant, growing collection of resources.

Digital Sanborn® Maps (1867 to 1970) delivers detailed property and land-use records that provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, and often include details on construction materials and building use; and also depict pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and other features likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood.

More than 80 full-text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home and garden and sports and leisure.

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Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily.

Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.

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Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.

Provides access to medical and professional periodicals, health and fitness magazines, and reference books and pamphlets. The database is designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers.

Access to more than 130 consumer health magazines plus health-related pamphlets, health reference books and more.

Nearly 550 scholarly full text medical journals. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

A Spanish-language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers.

Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

Complementary and alternative medicine database designed specifically for the consumer health researcher. Contains more than 700 evidence-based articles covering medical conditions, alternative therapies, herbs and supplements, functional foods, drug interactions, and homeopathy.

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Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.

For high school students. Contains full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines as well as reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags and color PDFs.

For middle school students. Full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6 to 14.

For elementary school students. Full text for nearly 70 popular magazines and a variety of reference materials such as the Encyclopedia of Animals and the American Heritage Children's Dictionary as well as image collection.

Offers over 1100 titles for grades K-6 in fiction and nonfiction. Includes graphic novels, talking picture books, read-alongs and videos.

For students in high school, community college, trade institutions and for the general public. Full-text coverage for nearly 350 trade- and industry-related periodicals.

Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.

Teaches more than 80 languages, everything from Albanian to Zulu, using technology such as videos, social media and mobile apps. Also teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to non-native speakers, such as EFL for Spanish-speakers, EFL for Vietnamese speakers, etc. Users will need to create own sign-on and password to access site.

A collection of scholarly, peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies covering law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics and the environment.

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Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more.

Indexing, abstracting, and full-text access for selected international scholarly journals in a wide variety of science and the humanities.

Indexes more than 560 journals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Searches through the catalogs of more than 100 public libraries, 60 academic libraries and 40 online databases. A service of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information as well as current pricing structures for popular serials.

An easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. It includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 86 million records representing the collections of more than 10,000 libraries, over 400 languages, and all types of materials ranging from stone tablets to electronic books.

Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily.

Gale PowerSearch is a search platform unlike any other, providing libraries with a sophisticated yet simple solution for managing a wealth of periodical, reference, multimedia and primary source information.

Twentieth-Century English Poetry incorporates the works of 285 of the most widely studied poets of the British Isles and beyond. Twentieth-Century American Poetry includes 52,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets.

Book reviews on a wide range of topics, from a variety of sources. Retrospective coverage as far back as 1983. More than 270,000 full-text reviews from more than 1,400 American, British, and Canadian periodicals. Suggests grade ranges for children's books.

Cites records contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences.

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Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.

Gale Literary Sources integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews.

Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more.

Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.

Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.

Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.

Full text, abstracts and bibliographic indexing of the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines. Content includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and much more.

Features author biographies, plot summaries and work overviews, full-text essays, literary reference books and monographs, literary magazines and journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and much more.

Covers classic and historical plays, along with the works of contemporary playwrights. Includes new editions and translations as well as descriptive annotations to summarize the plot and indicate musical requirements.

An essential resource for readers seeking short stories by author or genre, or for those researching a body of work of a literary figure. Searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, date, literary technique and source, or by any combination of terms.

The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 86 million records representing the collections of more than 10,000 libraries, over 400 languages, and all types of materials ranging from stone tablets to electronic books.

Includes nearly 1,750 general periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

For high school students. Contains full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines as well as reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags and color PDFs.

For middle school students. Full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines.

For elementary school students. Full text for nearly 70 popular magazines and a variety of reference materials such as the Encyclopedia of Animals and the American Heritage Children's Dictionary as well as image collection.

Digital Sanborn® Maps (1867 to 1970) delivers detailed property and land-use records that provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, and often include details on construction materials and building use; and also depict pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and other features likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood.

Offers monthly biographies on current news-makers and includes content from the Current Biography International Yearbook and biographies not found in print from Current Biography Electronic.

Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

Explore billions of newspaper articles from all over the world. Find births, deaths, news and more! Powerful search tools to help you find exactly who or what you are looking for.

A resource offering cover-to-cover full text for U.S., international and regional newspapers as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.

Full text journals content covering topics such as Biblical Studies, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Major Denominations, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Political Philosophy, Religious History, World Religions.

Auto tear-downs provided in step-by-step procedures, engine, chassis, electrical, drive train, routine maintenance, suspension work and much more. Includes photos, illustrations and repair procedures.

Information on routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly). Covers all-terrain vehicles, marine/boat motors, generators and other small engines, motorcycles, outdoor power equipment, personal water craft, snowmobiles, and tractors.

Bases de datos en español que cubrir información general, negocios, información médica y todos los campos militares y del gobierno.

Contenido en texto completo en español de más de 330 publicaciones científicas: Revista de Arquitectura incluyendo, Estudios Sobre Educación, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, Sociedad Comunicacióny, Revista de Ciencia Política, Historia Revista, y mucho más.

Una colección en español de la investigación médica y las revistas de investigación publicadas por el reconocido editoriales médicas de América Latina.

Preparación para obtener la ciudadanía estadounidense.

Cursos para 80 idiomas diferentes. Las clases en vivo, vídeos con subtítulos, música con letras, y clases de ciudadanía en inglé y español.

This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports. The intuitive, theme-based Spanish-language interface is designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users. Daily updates ensure availability of the most current articles from a dozen prominent newspapers and newswires from 8 Latin American countries.

Proporciona informes completos basados en la evidencia y hojas informativas en español sobre todos los aspectos de la salud de los consumidores y el bienestar.

Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America.

Bibliographic records from the U.S. Department Agriculture's National Agricultural Library; more than 2.5 million citations comprised of journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.

Features nearly 300 full text journals and magazines covering topics such as computers, telecommunications, electronics and the Internet.

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

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Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields.

Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.

Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.

Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily.

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Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.

Multi-disciplinary information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment via scholarly, government and general-interest titles.

Academic research on classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication, electronic publishing, and more.

Indexes more than 560 journals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Nearly 600 full-text publications, including more than 500 peer-reviewed journals, covering emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

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Provides science, math, and technology information articles. Watch videos and animations or hear text read aloud.

Includes the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more. This database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline.

A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.

Searches through the catalogs of more than 100 public libraries, 60 academic libraries and 40 online databases. A service of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Digital Sanborn® Maps (1867 to 1970) delivers detailed property and land-use records that provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, and often include details on construction materials and building use; and also depict pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and other features likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood.

More than 80 full-text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home and garden and sports and leisure.

Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women's lives across the globe.

Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.