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A | B | C | D | E | F–G | H | I–K | L | M | N–O | P–Q | R | S | T–U | V–Z | Database | Description | Academic Search Complete | Subject Areas: All subjects, e.g. humanities, social science, engineering, medical science, technology, etc... Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: More than 3600 scholarly journals |
| Agricola
| Subject Areas: US agriculture, life science and technology Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, some full text Source: Journals, monographs, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials, and technical reports |
| Alternative Health Watch
| Subject Areas: Complementary, alternative & integrated approaches to health care & wellness Type:Bibliographic citations, full text Source: Periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, academic and professional publications, magazines, consumer newsletters, research reports, and association newsletters |
| Ancestry Library Edition
(Only available at the library) | Subject Areas: Coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., as well as record collections from Canada and other areas Type: Census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, etc. Source: Nearly 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index; etc. |
| Automobile Repair Reference Center
| Subject Areas: Step-by-step repair instructions for most domestic and import automobiles since 1945. Also included are tips for car care maintenance and troubleshooting guidelines. Type: Instructions, diagrams, some photos Source: Information supplied by the publisher of Chilton's Manuals, Nichols Publishing. | B | Bibliography of Native North Americans
| Subject Areas: Anthropology, archaeology, history and cultures of North American Indians Type: Bibliographic citations Source: Journal articles, reports, documents and books |
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Remote Access
| Subject Areas: Business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Source: Magazines, journals, newsletters, and business directories |
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| Subject Areas: Entrepreneurship
Type: A collection of actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America.
Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| Business Searching Interface
| Business Searching Interface provides user-friendly access the information contained in the Business Source Complete database. |
| Business Source Complete | Subject Areas: All disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: 11,200 sources including scholarly business journals, country economic reports and detailed company profiles | C | Computer Source | Subject Areas: Computers, telecommunications, electronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Periodicals |
| | Consumer Health Complete | Subject Areas: All areas of and wellness Type:Full text Source: Health reports, consumer pamphlets & leaflets, reference books, and encyclopedias |
| | Contemporary Authors | Subject Areas: Bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields Type: Full text Source: Print edition of Contemporary Authors |
| | Contemporary Literary Criticism | Subject Areas: Significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959 Type: Full text Source: Print edition of Contemporary Literary Criticism |
| | CQ Researcher Online | Subject areas: Comprehensive reporting and analysis on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology
Type: Full-text articles, tables, maps, and pro/con statements
Source: Print edition of CQ Researcher | D | | Daily Life Online | Subject Areas: Worldwide history, customs and culture, and folklore Type: Full text Source: Books, articles, images, maps, and primary documents |
| | Dictionary of Literary Biography | Subject Areas: Essays on the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres; includes interviews, biographies, and bibliographies Type: Full text Source: Print edition of Dictionary of Literary Biography |
| | Directory of Open Access Journals | Subject Areas: Searchable directory of free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals Type: Full text | E | | EBSCO Animals | Subject Areas: Variety of topics relating to animals, including nature and habitat Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text, full image Source: EBSCO Publishing |
| | Economia y Negocios | Subject Areas: International business issues Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: More that 200 Spanish and Portuguese language periodicals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Spain, the United States, and others |
| | eLibrary Curriculum | Subject Areas: More than 18,000 topics relevant to K-12 curricula and interests Type: Full text, multimedia Source: Over 2,000 magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and audio/video files. |
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| Subject Areas: Small business
Type: Detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business users, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning and more
Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| | ERIC | Subject Areas: Education, Libraries and Publishing, Psychology, Social Work Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Journal articles and other reports, and papers in education and related disciplines |
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| Subject Areas: Provides a mix of basic and practical information on economics, personal money management, and starting a business
Type: Full text
Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library | F–G | | Family Search | Subject Areas: Family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world Type: Birth, marriage, death, census, and church records Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| | Fuente Academica | Subject Areas: Academic areas including business & economics, medicine, political science, law, computer science, library & information science, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology Type: Full text and PDFs Source: 260 scholarly Spanish language journals |
| | Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia | Subject Areas: General information Type: Full text Source: More than 25,000 records |
| | Gale Literary Databases (Interface) | Simultaneously search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography Type: Full text |
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| Subject Areas: Business plans, small business, business finance, market research, medicine, science & technology
Type: Full text
Source: Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Everyday Finance, Harrison's Medical Manual, Know! Market Research for Small Businesses, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a Business |
|  | Subject areas: Health information for consumers
Type: Full-text articles, interactive tutorials
Source: National Library of Medicine |
| Global Road Warrior | Subject areas: All the details about a country a traveler might need, from climate and currency to the the location of Internet cafes and museums. Includes detailed demographic data, maps, and flags. Type: Full text Source: World Trade Press |
| | GreenFILE | Subject areas: The relationship between human beings and the environment, including topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports | H | | Handbook of Texas | Subject Areas: Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture Type: Full text Source: Print edition of the six-volume Handbook of Texas, a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association |
|  | Subject Areas: Provides summaries of key features of the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.
Type: Full text
Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Subject Areas: Fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Magazines, journals, newspapers, directories, etc. |
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| Subject Areas: Fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Magazines, journals, newspapers, directories, etc. |
| | Health Source: Consumer Edition | Subject Areas: Consumer health issues Type:Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Health periodicals, pamphlets, reference books, and Clinical Reference System and Clinical Pharmacology |
| | Health Source: Nursing/Academic | Subject Areas: Nursing and allied health Type:Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Over 600 periodicals |
| | Heritage Quest | Subject Areas: A comprehensive treasury of family lineage and local histories, including materials for tracing family lineages and American culture, beginning with the 13 original colonies Source: Federal Censuses, genealogies, local histories, third-party histories, and primary source materials | I–K | | InfoTrac Newspapers | Type: Full text Source: More than 120 U.S. and international newspapers |
| | Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts | Subject Areas: Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, Web development, etc. Includes: Abstracts Source: Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals |
| | Kids Search Interface | Easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface Source: Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals | L | | Legal Collection | Subject Areas: Current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals |
|  | Subject Areas: Thousands of legal forms including business, personal, litigation and federal forms; a directory of attorneys; and definitions of legal terms.
Type: Full text Source: Forms drafted by attorneys, forms from public records, official government forms |
| LISTA
(Library, Information Science and Technology & Technology Abstracts) | Subject Areas: Librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and information management Includes: Abstracts Source: Scholarly journals, books, research reports, conference proceedings |
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| Subject Areas: Information on more than 90,000 novelists, poets, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors Type: Full text Source: Journal articles on literature, literary criticisms, reference work | M | | MAS Ultra: School Edition | Subject Areas: General current events, health and science, book reviews and biographies and more Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Periodicals; reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts); and an image collection of photos, maps & flags. |
| | MasterFILE Premier | Subject Areas: Nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: More than 1,900 general periodicals, reference and travel books; biographies; primary source documents; and an image college of photos, maps, and flags |
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 | Subject Areas: Provides understandable and authoritative information on numerous topics in the various fields of science and technology. Features entries written by international leaders in science and technology.
Type: Full text of 20-volume encyclopedia
Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
| | MedicLatina | Subject Areas: Medical information in Spanish, geared to consumer interests Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals from renowned Latin American medical publishers. |
| | Medline Plus | Subject Areas: Consumer health topics Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts Source: More than 4,600 medical, dental, health and scientific journals |
| | Medline Plus en español | Subject Areas: Consumer health topics Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts Source: More than 4,600 medical, dental, health and scientific journals |
| | Medline with MeSH | Subject Areas: Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy, and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals |
| | Middle Search Plus | Subject Areas: General reference, health and science topics targeted to students Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Primary source documents, dictionaries, encyclopedias and an image collection |
| | Military & Government Collection | Subject Areas: U.S. and Canadian federal governments, all branches of the military, etc. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Current news, trade and popular magazines, peer-reviewed and other scholarly journals, country studies, and pamphlets. | N–O | | Natural & Alternative Treatments | Subject Areas: Alternative medicine, consumer health, nursing, pharmacy Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Content developed and reviewed by physicians and pharmacologists with the goal of providing consumers with reliable information |
| | NetLibrary eContent | Subject Areas: Digital versions of books, journals, and database content owned by the Irving Public Library Type: Full text |
| | Newspaper Source | Subject Areas: Coverage includes everything except obituaries, sports tables, ads/classifieds, stock prices, and weather. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: National and regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires |
| NOAH
New York Online Access to Health | Subject Areas: Consumer health information in English and Spanish Type: Full text Source: Reputable and authoritative Web-based resources | P–Q | | Primary Search | Subject Areas: Designed for elementary school-age children Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Elementary magazines, encyclopedias and an image collection |
| | Professional Development Collection | Subject Areas: For professional educators; focused on children's health and development, and current topics in education Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Professional journals in education |
| | Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection | Subject Areas: Anthropology, behavior, emotions, experimental methods, mental processes, observational methods, psychiatry, psychology Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Nearly 575 journals, many of which are peer-reviewed | R | | ReferenceUSA | Subject Areas: Detailed information on nearly 12 million U.S. businesses Source: More than 5,600 Yellow Page and Business White Page telephone directories, annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, government data, leading business magazines, trade publications, major newspapers, and postal service information |
| | Regional Business News | Subject Areas: Business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events Type: Full text Source: Regional business journals, newspapers and newswires |
| | Religion and Philosophy Collection | Subject Areas: World religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy Type: Full text Source: More than 300 journals, many peer-reviewed | S | | Salem Health | Subject Areas: Diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and recent developments in medicine
Type: Full text
Source: Magill’s Medical Guide |
| | Science & Technology Collection | Subject Areas: Aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science Includes: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Over 1,700 publications |
| | Scribner Writers | Subject Areas: Biographical and critical material about authors, from Classical Greek and Roman writers to the present. Primary focus is American and British authors. Type: Full text Source: Subset of Literature Resource Center database |
| | Searchasaurus | Easy-to-use, colorful interface for young children Source: Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals |
| | Serials Directory | Subject Areas: Information on nearly 212,000 U.S. and international serials, including newspapers. Data from nearly 108,235 publishers worldwide includes e-mail and Internet addresses and Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications for every entry Type: Bibliographic information |
| | Small Business Sources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library | Subject Areas: Business plans, small business, business finance, market research
Type: Full text
Source: Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Everyday Finance, Know! Market Research for Small Businesses, Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a Business |
| | Student Research Center Interface | Subject Areas: Designed specifically for students in grades 6-12. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
Use to search Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources — Consumer Edition, and American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. | T–U | | TDNet | Subject Areas: Searchable directory of full-text magazines and journals in the Library's subscription databases Type: Bibliographic information |
| | Texas Digital Sanborn Maps | Subject Areas: Detailed property and land-use records depicting the architecture of Texas towns and cities throughout the past hundred years Type: Maps Source: Sanborn fire insurance maps |
| | Texas Reference Center | Subject Areas: Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business, home & garden, sports & leisure, and biographies of famous historical and contemporary Texans. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: More than 80 journals and books |
| | Thomas Register of Manufacturers | Subject Areas: Industrial product news, search capabilities for suppliers, distributors and service companies, Type: Directory listings, CAD drawings Source: Web-based resources |
| | TOPICsearch | Subject Areas: Current events, business, economics, political science, science, social sciences, technology, and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, biographies, book reviews and public opinion polls. |
| | Twayne's Author Series | Subject Areas: Analysis of the life and works of a variety of well-known and classic world, United States and English authors.
Type: Full text Source: Contents of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series — United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors |
| | Twentieth Century American Poetry | Subject Areas: The works of most major twentieth-century American poets Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: 750 volumes of 20th century American poetry |
| | Twentieth Century English Poetry | Subject Areas: The works of more than 280 poets who created from 1900 until the present day Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: 598 volumes of poetry from the lists of Carcanet, Enitharmon, Anvil Press, Bloodaxe Books and other poetry publishers | V–Z | | Vocational & Career Collection | Subject Areas: Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Nearly 350 trade and industry related publications |
| | World History Collection | Subject Areas: A wide range of historical topics including anthropology, art, culture, economics, government, heritage, military, politics, regional issues, and more. Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Nearly 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. |
| | WorldCat | Subject Areas: Library holdings information Type: Bibliographic information Source: Shared catalog records from libraries all over the world |
| WorldCat FirstSearch
Remote access | Subject Areas: Library holdings information Type: Bibliographic information Source: Shared catalog records from libraries all over the world |
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