Databases

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

Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) makes this database a useful resource for faculty and students alike.

Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.

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

Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.

American Indian Histories and Cultures’ is a unique resource that makes available, for the first time, many rare and significant documents from the Edward E. Ayer Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago; one of the strongest archival collections on American Indian history in the world. Spanning four hundred years, document types include manuscripts, artworks, speeches and petitions, diaries, correspondence, linguistic and ethnographic studies, photographs, maps, photographs, rare printed books and American Indian newspapers.

Sourced from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago, ‘The American West’ allows browsers to explore tales of frontier life, Pioneers, Wild West shows, the Gold Rush, vigilantes and outlaws. Document types include: manuscripts, trade cards, wanted posters, photographs, claim certificates, news sheets, rare printed works, brand books, broadsides, correspondence, diaries, directories, journals, pamphlets, periodicals, and artworks.

Search all these Gale databases at once:
Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Criticisms Online, Literature Resource Center, Scribner Writers on GVRL, Something About the Author Online, Twayne Authors on GVRL

A Collection of ebooks 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. 

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

Resources about children's and young adult books from TeachingBooks, including exclusive Meet-the-Author movies and recordings, book trailers, and Reader’s Advisory to help you choose the right book.

Answer the age-old question. What do I read next? Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

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

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, and more.

Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports.

Authoritative full-text databases offering uniquely comprehensive coverage of poetry, drama and prose in English.

Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners.

This is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health professionals. With CINAHL Complete, users get fast and easy full-text access to top journals, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and more. Take a few minutes to evaluate all that CINAHL Complete has to offer and you’ll see why hundreds of thousands of nurses and allied health professionals rely on this essential resource.

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

Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, and more.

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

ProQuest Consumer Health Covers an enormous range of subjects of value in context- from sports injuries to women's Health, from food and nutrition to midwife, from eye care to dentistry. it included important general medical Journals such as the Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine as well as a strong selection of Consumer and news Magazines.

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

Background information to start your research in 1,000+ reference sources covering most areas of study.  Find images, articles, quotations, biographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.

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

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

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

This multidisciplinary collection includes thousands of e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses.  

Ebook Central was designed specifically for research, with input from busy students like you. Unlike many resources – including most information on the open web – all content in Ebook Central has been vetted with librarians for content you can trust.

All EBSCO databases.

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

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

Covering the latest insights in entrepreneurship and small business ownership, Entrepreneurial Studies Source is an essential full-text database for business students and researchers. It offers hundreds of full-text magazines, journals and books, plus thousands of company profiles and hundreds of videos.

Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs.

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.

Ethnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. Perhaps the most valuable aspect of the resource is the inclusion of unique community publications not found in any other database, as well as top scholarly journals on ethnicities and ethnic studies.

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

Search any or all of the following FirstSearch databases to find resources to request through Interlibrary Loan (ILL):

ArticleFirst -- OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals

Ebooks -- OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide

ECO -- OCLC colletion of scholarly journals

OAIster -- Union catalog of digital resources

WorldCat -- OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

WorldCatDissertations -- database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat

Convenient access to US Military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This is a continually-growing Collection that contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available here. 

With over 25,000 records, this database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.

All Gale databases.

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.

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

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

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

The GeoRef database, established by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in 1966, provides access to the most comprehensive geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef contains millions of references to geoscience maps, serial, and non-serial literature. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey.

GreenFILE is a free research database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government and general interest sources. 

The Handbook of Texas is a digital state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) that is free and accessible on the Internet for students, teachers, scholars, and the general public.  The Handbook consists of overview, general, and biographical entries focused on the entire history of Texas from the indigenous Native Americans and the Prehistoric Era to the state’s diverse population and the Modern Age.  These entries emphasize the role Texans played in state, national, and world history. 

ProQuest Health and Medical Complete™ combines the clinical research titles available in ProQuest Medical Library™ with hundreds of additional consumer and health administration titles. ProQuest Health and Medical Complete provides in-depth coverage from over 1,500 publications with almost 1,300 available in full text and of these, over 900 include MEDLINE® indexing.

In addition, the database includes all charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to medical research.