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Databases by Type of Information
Databases showing the globe icon are freely available Websites. All others require MyLSC-O logins when off campus. Get MyLSC-O account instructions. Many of the database articles are in PDF full-image format. When using a database from off campus, Adobe Reader is required to read and print PDF files. Download the free reader.
Magazines and Journals
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eLibrary Curriculum [from ProQuest] Multi-level resource for articles on all topics with separate collections for literature and history articles including primary sources.
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Lexis-Nexis/Academic [from Reed Elsevier] Articles in full-text format from magazines, business journals and reference sources, laws, law journals, cases and medical journals.
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MasterFILE Premier [from Ebsco] Citations including many full articles from popular or general interest magazines.
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Opposing Viewpoints [from Gale] Articles on controversial topics from magazine and journal resources.
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Research Library [from ProQuest] Articles from academic journals and popular magazines.
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ScienceDirect [from Elsevier] Scholarly e-journal collection covering all fields in sciences and social sciences.
- TOPICsearch [from Ebsco] Articles from periodicals on controversial topics.
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Lexis-Nexis/Academic [from Reed Elsevier] Comprehensive resource for full-text newspapers from the early 1980s to the present day. Major U.S.cities and foreign newspapers are covered.
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Newspaper Source [from Ebsco] Full text for major U.S. & international newspapers and selected full text for more than 260 regional newspapers.
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Newspapers [from ProQuest] Several major newspapers in full-text format covering recent years. Search all at once or each individually by clicking the publications tab and selecting one or more.
- Beaumont Enterprise from Sep. 1, 2004 to present
- Houston Chronicle from Feb. 13, 1985 to Dec. 3, 1996 and from Jan. 1, 1997 to present
- Wall Street Journal from Jan. 2, 1984 to present
- Opposing Viewpoints [from Gale] Articles on controversial topics from periodicals including major newspapers.
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Reference Information
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AskOxford.com Searchable access to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary plus other helpful resources for writers and students.
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Bartleby.Com Older editions of standard reference books such as Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, the Bible, Gray's Anatomy, quotation books and classic literary works, such as those of Shakespeare and others.
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Biography.Com A&E network's site includes quality Web links to biographical information plus the ebook version of The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.
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Books in Print Books currently available for purchase with pricing and publisher information.
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Encyclopedia Americana [from Grolier] Full-text versions of encyclopedia articles including links to authoritative Web resources.
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ERsys More than 2,600 U.S. cities covered as to demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing statistics, media, schools, transportation and local contacts.
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FedStats Starting point for finding statistics collected by U.S. governmental agencies.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library [from Gale] Ten subject encyclopedias covering philosophy, ethics, religion, the arts, education, history, political science, sociology and criminal justice.
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History Reference Center [from Ebsco] History resource including primary and secondary sources and book chapters for all historical periods of U.S. and world history.
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Lexis-Nexis [from Reed Elsevier] Reference resources include public opinion polls, almanacs, quotations, facts and statistics about states and countries and quick facts on any subject.
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Map Collection Large collection of maps in full-image format from Perry Castaneda Library at UT Austin.
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NationMaster Information and statistics about countries of the world from various governmental sources.
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- Opposing Viewpoints [from Gale] Articles on controversial topics from books and reference books including the encyclopedia Current Issues, great background reading for controversial topics. Also includes statistics.
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RAND Texas [from Rand] Texas and U.S. statistics including 2000 census data.
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Serials Directory [from Ebsco] Information about magazines and journals currently or recently in publication.
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Ulrichsweb [CSA] Information about magazines and journals currently in publication.
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WorldCat Catalog of holdings from larger public, academic and government libraries worldwide.
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