Databases By Subject

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Biological Sciences

Credo Reference
An easy-to-use tool for gathering background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general & subject-specific reference titles.

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information on topics such as medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. 

Health Source: Nursing/Academic
Nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. 

MEDLINE with Mesh (via EBSCO)
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.

Natural & Alternative Treatments
Information on health conditions & illnesses, natural remedies, herbs, vitamins and supplements, drug interactions, alternative therapies, and functional foods.

Natural Science Collection
The Natural Science Collection includes the Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, the Biological Science Database, & the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database. 

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
A resource for finding open access graduate theses & dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database for locating both historic and contemporary dissertations & theses, from the early 20th century to the present.

PubMED
Citations to biomedical literature, including citations from MEDLINE. Some links to full text in free online journals or publisher websites.


Business

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Reference Center
Cover-to-cover indexing for journals, monographs, magazines and trade publications, all with a strong focus on BC/DR & closely aligned issues. 

Business Entrepreneurship (Gale)
A comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting & operating a business.

Business Insights Global (Gale)
A platform that offers more opportunities to explore and interpret international business topics. 

Business Source Complete
Offers resources that provide historical information and current trends in business.

Credo Reference
An easy-to-use tool for gathering background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general & subject-specific reference titles.

Gale Legal Forms
Legal forms that are state-specific. Useful for filing patents  trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more.

Legal Information Reference Center
Contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis.

MasterFILE Complete
Offers a collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers.

Nexis Uni
Offers hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
• News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts. 
• Business: company news & financial information
• Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials
• Medical: medical & health information
• Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
A resource for finding open access graduate theses & dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database for locating both historic and contemporary dissertations & theses, from the early 20th century to the present.

Regional Business News
Full text for 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas around the U.S. Updated daily.

Small Business Reference Center
Provides up to date information on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. 

Sustainability Reference Center
This collection offers content relevant to many integral areas of sustainability initiative management.


Christian Studies

American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1
Presents more than 15,000 titles from 13th Century through the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. .

American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2
Consists of nearly 15,000 titles published from 1894 through 1923. It presents a comprehensive picture of religion in America at the turn of the century.

ATLA Religion
ATLA Religion Database® with ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) An index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA’s online collection of major religion and theology journals.

Blue Letter Bible
This website has over 680,000 pages of Bible study content, including Concordances, the Hebrew-Greek Lexicon, some Spanish language resources, and reading plans.

Catholic Encyclopedia
Information on Catholic Church doctrine and actions. Includes links to select Church documents.

Credo Reference
An easy-to-use tool for gathering background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general & subject-specific reference titles.

Jewish Encyclopedia
The complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. 

New Testament Gateway
An award winning web directory of internet resources on the New Testament. 

Open Access Digital Theological Library
A virtual library for theology, religious studies, and related disciplines.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
A resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.

Open Dissertations
An open-access database to assist in locating both historic & contemporary dissertations & theses, from the early 20th century to the present.

Religion & Philosophy Collection
Full-text database covering world religions and major world philosophies, with more than 300 full-text journals.

Virtual Religion Index
An index of religion-related web sites.


Communication

Credo Reference
An easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles. 

Dallas Morning News: The Historical Archives
Search or Browse the Dallas Morning News from 10-01-1885 thru 12-31-1984.

Family Studies Abstracts
This database includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies.

Nexis Uni
Hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
• News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts.
• Business: company news & financial information
• Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials
• Medical: medical & health information
• Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic & contemporary dissertations & theses. 

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
The premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues. Opposing Viewpoints In Context is a rich resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.

Race Relations Abstracts
A resource provides a focus on content relating to the relationship between races. 


Computer Science

Computer Source
Nearly 300 full-text journals & magazines related to computers, electronics, cybernetics, programming, artificial intelligence, software, etc.

Credo Reference
An easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles.

Ebook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Electronic versions of reference, professional and scholarly books (e-books) in a variety of subjects.

HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Bibliography
A volunteer-run index of Human Computer Interaction related websites.

Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes journal articles, books, research reports, conference proceedings and patents in the area of information science.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the best resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 

Science & Technology Collection
More than 800 leading full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. 

SciTech Premium Collection
A combination of the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection, this resource provides full-text titles from around the world


Education

Educational Administration Abstracts
This research database includes bibliographic records covering areas related to educational administration, leadership, management, & research.

ERIC
World’s largest source of published and unpublished education information, supported by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Gale Educator’s Reference Complete
This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals & 200 reports is a great resource for any educator—from the school teacher & administrator.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The best resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 

Professional Development Collection
Highly specialized full-text of quality education journals, designed for professional educators.

SocINDEX with Full Text
Contains full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. 

Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts from popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.

TeachingBooks.net
An online database developed & maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment.


Exercise and Sport Science

CINAHL Complete
A comprehensive database offering convenient access to 717 active full-text journals spanning various disciplines in nursing & allied health.

Consumer Health Complete
This resource provides content covering all key areas of health & wellness.

Gale OneFile: Health & Medicine
The resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics. 

Gale OneFile: Nursing & Allied Health
Provides access to authoritative content including full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management.

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine
Provides access to academic journals & magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 


General Interest

Credo Reference 
An easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles

Gale Books & Authors
Description: A reader’s advisory database that makes finding a great read much less challenging. With fun ways to browse, an intuitive design, read-alikes, reviews, award winners and themed book lists, and much more.

Home Improvement Reference Center
Description: Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files. Additionally, thousands of articles from magazines and reference books provide tips and suggestions to supplement the step-by-step project instructions.

Job & Career Accelerator
Description: An online, job search system.

Learning Express Library Plus
Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information for a job search, graduate school admission, or professional certification and licensing.

Small Business Reference Center
Provides up to date information on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management & sales to growing or rescuing a business. 

Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Contains reference and instructional information about small engine machinery maintenance & repair. 


General Reference

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The government’s premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations.

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 


General Reference - Directories


General Reference - Encyclopedias


General Periodical Indexes

JSTOR
Full-text archive of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Does not include current issues.

Life Magazine Archive, 1936-2000
An extensive collection of the famed photojournalism magazine, spanning its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000. 

 


General Humanities

Dallas Morning News: The Historical Archives
Search or Browse the Dallas Morning News from 10-01-1885 thru 12-31-1984.

Essay and General Literature Index
A unique reference database that cites records contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. 

Literary Reference Center
Contains full text for more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticisms, more than 253,000 author biographies, & more.

MasterFILE Complete
Offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers.

Nexis Uni
Description: Hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts.
Business: company news & financial information
Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials
Medical: medical & health information
Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The government’s premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations.

Open Dissertations
An easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
The premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues.

Project MUSE
Full text of nearly 200 prestigious humanities & social sciences journals published by many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies. 

Race Relations Abstracts
This resource provides a sole focus on content relating to the relationship between races. 


Health & Medicine

Gale OneFile: Health & Medicine
Up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics, with more than 2,500 embargo-free, full-text periodicals.

Gale OneFile: Nursing & Allied Health
Provides access to authoritative content including full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management.

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine
Provides access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.

Gale OneFile: Psychology
Provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.

Health & Medical Collection:
Provides in-depth coverage from over 1,500 publications with almost 1,300 available in full text. 

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information on topics such as medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. 

MedicLatina
Spanish language medical research & investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. 

PubMED Central
Free digital database of full-text scientific literature in biomedical and life sciences, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Salud en Espanol
Provides comprehensive evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness.

SciTech Premium Collection
Includes the Natural Science Collection & the Technology Collection & provides full-text titles from around the world. 


Higher Education

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses.  

Professional Development Collection
Highly specialized full-text of quality education journals, including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports.


History

European Views of the Americas from 1493-1750
Comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Index of more than 32,000 entries.

Handbook of Texas Online
An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture, sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association.

HeinOnline
The U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals Library is a complete collection of decisions and official case law from some of the United States’ most important government institutions. 

MasterFILE Complete
Offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers. 

Military & Government Collections
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military, with full text for nearly 300 periodicals, academic journals, and other content.

Military Database
Covers topics across all government and military branches. 

Nexis Uni
Hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
• News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts.
• Business: company news & financial information
• Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials
• Medical: medical & health information
• Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the best resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps
Digitized maps charting the growth and development of Texas towns and cities. Browse by city and date.

 


Law

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Reference Center
Cover-to-cover indexing for journals, monographs, magazines and trade publications, all with a strong focus on BC/DR and closely aligned issues. 

Gale Legal Forms
The only electronic reference to offer legal forms that are truly state-specific. Useful for filing patents and trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more.

HeinOnline
The U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals Library is a complete collection of decisions and official case law from some of the United States’ most important government institutions, 

Legal Information Reference Center
Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. 

Nexis Uni
Hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
• News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts.
• Business: company news & financial information.
• Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials.
• Medical: medical & health information.
• Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 


Literature & Languages

Book Review Digest Plus
An essential library tool that brings together book reviews on a wide range of topics, from a variety of sources.

Informe’ Academico
Provides Spanish-speaking users with a wide range of full-text Spanish- & Portuguese-language journals & magazines. 

 

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the best resource for finding open access graduate theses & dissertations published around the world. 

Play Index
Searches over 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present & published from 1949 to the present. 


Math and Engineering

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Aims to be the best resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 


Music/Fine Arts


Newspapers

Dallas Morning News: The Historical Archives
 Search or Browse the Dallas Morning News from 10-01-1885 thru 12-31-1984.

Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, & local newspapers, from around the world.

Newspaper Source Plus
Provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. 


Physical Sciences

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 

Science & Technology Collection
Description: More than 800 leading full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific & technical community. 

Science in Context
An online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics.


Political Sciences

Legal Information Reference Center
Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, containing more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.

Military & Government Collections
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military, with full text for nearly 300 periodicals, academic journals, and other content.


Psychology

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. 


Sociology/Social Work

Encyclopedia of Social Work
Provides access to 400 subject entries & 200 biographies of key figures in the history of social work, co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.

Family Studies Abstracts
This database includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies.

Legal Information Reference Center
Provides online full text for many of the top legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.

Nexis Uni
Hundreds of full-text newspapers, periodicals and legal papers from the U.S. and some foreign sources.
• News: newspapers, news wires, & transcripts such as the New York Times, Washington Post, AP, & NPR
• Business: company news & financial information
• Legal Research: federal, state, & international legal materials
• Medical: medical & health information
• Reference: state & country profiles, business reference, & biographical information.

Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Description: Aims to be the best resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Open Dissertations
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
The premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues. 

Race Relations Abstracts
This resource provides a sole focus on content relating specifically to the relationship between races. 

Social Science Research Network
A website for early distribution of social science research results, publishes submitted abstracts and forthcoming papers.

SocINDEX with Full Text
The most comprehensive sociology research database. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. 

 

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