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- Business and Technology
- Careers and Jobs
- Education and K-12
- History
- Literature, Philosophy and Spanish Language
- Nursing and Allied Health
- Sciences and Mathematics
- Social Sciences and Psychology
Business and Technology
- Business Source Complete [Ebsco] Journals and magazines covering all aspects of business.
- Credo Reference [Credo] More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts [Ebsco] Journals and magazines for Internet and personal computer users. Article summaries (abstracts) with links into other databases if full text is available from Ebsco.
- Lexis-Nexis [Reed Elsevier] Company, industry and accounting information, business trade magazines and journals.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off campus access requires setting up a Netlibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Regional Business News [Ebsco] More than 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering business news in U.S. metropolitan and rural areas.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journal collection including business journals.
- ScienceDirect [Elsevier] Scholarly journal collection including business journals.
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Careers and Jobs
- College Source [Career Guidance Foundation] Complete information about colleges and universities from their published catalogs.
- Ferguson's Career Guidance Center [Facts on File] Career information including career preparation, typical day on the job, salary ranges, and advice for jobs.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] E-books on all topics. To find career e-books, use the phrase “vocational guidance” with your career keyword. Off-campus access requires setting up a Netlibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Vocational and Career Collection [Ebsco] Professional journals and magazines covering career and job news for all industries and occupations.
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Education and K-12
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Scholarly journals and popular magazines.
- American History in Video More than 1200 video files (and growing) of documentaries and newsreels.
- Bibliography of Native North Americans [Ebsco] Magazine and reference book articles. Covers topics for the study of Native Americans.
- Ebsco Animals [Ebsco] K-12 encyclopedia of animals.
- eLibrary Curriculum [ProQuest] Multi-level resource for articles on all topics with separate collections for literature and history articles and primary sources.
- ERIC [Ebsco] Educational Resource Information Center is the prime index of information for educators at all levels from journals and other documents by the U.S. Department of Education. Documents are full text. Journal article citations have links to articles when available in other Ebsco databases.
- MasterFILE Premier [Ebsco] Full articles and citations from more than 2,000 popular magazines on all topics.
- MASUltra School Edition [Ebsco] Articles from magazines plus other reference materials for high school students.
- Middle Search Plus [Ebsco] Articles from popular magazines plus other reference material for middle school students.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics for all age levels. Off-campus access requires setting up a Netlibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Primary Search [Ebsco] Articles from magazines and other reference materials for the lower elementary level.
- Professional Development Collection [Ebsco] Articles from professional journals and magazines for educators at all levels.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journal articles including educational research.
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History
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Scholarly journals and popular magazines, many for the study of history.
- AMDOCS Documents for the study of American history.
- American Civil War Homepage Military, political and social aspects of the war.
- American History in Video More than 1200 video files of documentaries and newsreels.
- AmericanPresident.org Presents a gallery of Presidents and associated history.
- AmericanRhetoric.com Famous speeches from all time periods, audio and text files.
- Credo Reference [Credo] More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Digital History Primary source material with interactive timeline of American history.
- Documenting the American South Primary sources for the study of southern history, literature and culture.
- eLibrary Curriculum [ProQuest] Multi-level resource for articles on all topics with separate collections for literature and history articles and primary sources.
- Encyclopedia Americana [Grolier] Standard reference encyclopedia.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library [Gale] Ten multivolume encyclopedias covering philosophy, ethics, religion, the arts, education, history, political science, sociology and criminal justice. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE.
- Handbook of Texas All things Texan: its people, places, history and culture.
- HeritageQuest Online [ProQuest] Research materials for family histories and American culture. Includes U.S. Census data for 1790-1930.
- Historical Newspapers [ProQuest] All of The New York Times newspaper from its beginning in 1851 to 2006 all in PDF format.
- History Matters Gateway pages to Web materials about U.S. history.
- History Reference Center [Ebsco] History resource including primary and secondary sources for all historical periods of world and U.S. history.
- Library of Congress See the American Memory section for history studies.
- Making of America Primary sources from U.S. social history from 1850-1877
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off-campus access into e-books requires creating a NetLibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Nineteenth Century Documents Project Links to primary sources for history studies.
- OurDocuments.gov Important documents for the study of U.S. history from the National Archives.
- Research Library [ProQuest] Popular and scholarly magazines and journals from all disciplines.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journals from all areas of academic research.
- Texas Reference Center [Ebsco] Collection of books and reference materials about Texas.
- Timeline of Art History Chronological, geographical and thematic exploration of the history of art.
- U.S. Historical Census Data Browser Covers Census data from 1790-1960.
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- World History Collection [Ebsco] Articles from history journals and magazines.
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Literature, Philosophy and Spanish Language
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Scholarly journals and popular magazines.
- AmericanRhetoric.com Famous speeches from all time periods, many as audio files.
- Credo Reference [Credo] More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Encyclopedia Americana [Grolier] Standard reference encyclopedia.
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy Research philosophers and their philosophies.
- eLibrary Curriculum [ProQuest] Multi-level resource for articles on all topics with separate collections of articles and primary sources for literature and history.
- Fuente Academic [Ebsco] Academic journals and magazines in Spanish from Latin American publishers.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library [Gale] Ten subject encyclopedias covering philosophy, ethics, religion, the arts, education, history, political science, sociology and criminal justice. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE
- Internet Classics Archive Primary sources for philosophy and classical studies.
- Literature Collections [Chadwyck-Healey] English and American prose, poetry, and plays, from 18th to 20th Century in full-text. Also includes author information.
- Literary Criticism Online [Gale] 93+ volumes of the literary reference set Short Story Criticism. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE.
- Literature Resource Center [Gale] Author biographical info, critical essays on their works. Covers all time periods and all types of literature. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus [Ebsco] Information about authors and their works from standard literary reference books from Salem Press. Includes philosophers and their philosophies.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off-campus access into e-books requires setting up an account. Click "Create a free account" at upper right of opening screen.
- Opposing Viewpoints [Gale] Articles from books, newspapers and other publications on current hot topics. Great for persuasive speeches or essays. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE
- Religion and Philosophy [Ebsco] Journal and magazine articles.
- Research Library [ProQuest] Scholarly journals and popular magazines.
- TOPICsearch [Ebsco] Research recent topics or issues being discussed and debated. Great for persuasive speeches or essays.
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Nursing and Allied Health
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Scholarly journals and popular magazines.
- Alternative Health Watch [Ebsco] Journal and magazine articles about alternative/complementary health care.
- CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [Ebsco] Index to articles with links to full articles when available from Ebsco.
- Consumer Health Complete [Ebsco] Health information from leading magazines and journals for consumers. Also includes reference books such as health dictionaries.
- Credo Reference [Credo] More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Drugs.com Click the pill identification tab to access the drug identification wizard.
- Health Reference Center/Academic [Gale] Scholarly journal articles plus a medical reference book articles. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition [Ebsco] Health information from leading magazines and journals for consumers.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic [Ebsco] Scholarly journals and professional magazines for nurses.
- Lab Tests Online Descriptions of lab tests for diagnosing diseases and conditions.
- Lexis-Nexis [Reed Elsevier] Includes medical journals and health magazines
- MedlinePlus Many databases and Web sites of health information for public use.
- Merck Manual Home Edition Medical encyclopedia for the general public.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off-campus access into e-books requires creating a NetLibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Nutrition.gov Nutritional information sponsored by the National Agricultural Library.
- Pubmed Index to articles from biomedical journals and magazines worldwide from nursing, medicine, dentistry and pharmacology, many include full-text or pdf.
- Research Library [ProQuest] Scholarly journals and magazines from all disciplines.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journals from all areas of academic research.
- ScienceDirect [Elsevier] Collection of scholarly journals including several important nursing journals.
- StatRef [Teton Data] More than 80 textbook-type clinical and drug reference resources.
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Sciences and Mathematics
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Journals and popular magazines including full articles for most.
- Computer Source [Ebsco] More than 300 periodical titles in full-text covering high technology and computer science.
- Credo Reference [Credo] More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Encyclopedia Americana [Grolier] Standard reference encyclopedia.
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science Biographies of scientists and explanations of topics in mathematics, physics, astronomy and chemistry.
- Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts [Ebsco] Journals and magazines for Internet and PC users.
- NationalGeographic Site of the National Geographic Society designed for educators and students providing access to geographic knowledge and promoting global awareness of environmental issues.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off-campus access into e-books requires creating a NetLibrary account. Click "Create a free account" upper right of opening screen.
- Research Library [ProQuest] Popular magazines and scholarly journals from all disciplines including full articles for most.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journals from all areas of academic research.
- Science Accelerator Search extensive resources from the U.S. Dept of Energy databases for technical reports of government-sponsored research.
- Science.Gov Searches over 40 government databases and selected Web sites for authoritative science information from government-sponsored research.
- Science and Technology Collection [Ebsco] Journals and professional magazines.
- ScienceDirect [Elsevier] Scholarly journal collection from all sciences..
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Social Sciences and Psychology
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] Journals and popular magazines including full articles for most.
- Bibliography of Native North Americans [Ebsco] Magazine and reference book articles. Covers topics for the study of Native Americans.
- Credo Reference More than 400 reference works, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from over 60 publishers worldwide.
- Encyclopedia Americana [Grolier] Standard reference encyclopedia.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library [Gale] Ten multivolume encyclopedias covering philosophy, ethics, religion, the arts, education, history, political science, sociology and criminal justice. Gale databases sometimes require a browser other than IE.
- Legal Collection [Ebsco] Scholarly, peer-reviewed publications including law journals and case studies.
- Lexis-Nexis [Reed Elsevier] Includes state and federal laws and codes, state and federal court cases and articles from law review journals.
- NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service U.S. Dept. of Justice site for criminal justice information.
- NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books (e-books) on all topics. Off-campus access into ebooks requires first setting up a Netlibrary account. Click "Create a free account."
- OpenSecrets.org Guide to the money in U.S. elections.
- Opposing Viewpoints [Gale] Articles from books and other publications on current hot topics. Great for essays in social science or political science.
- PsycArticles [Ebsco] Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [from Ebsco] Journals and professional magazines.
- Research Library [ProQuest] Popular magazines and scholarly journals.
- Sage Journal Collection [Sage] Scholarly journals from social science disciplines.
- ScienceDirect [Elsevier] Scholarly journals including many from social sciences and psychology.
- TOPICsearch [Ebsco] Research controversial topics from news sources.
