Research Databases: Alphabetical
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Academic Search Complete 
(EBSCO) Help
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Agricola
(EBSCO) Help
Citations for articles, reports and more from the USDA National Agricultural Library from 1970 to present. No full text.
Alt HealthWatch
(EBSCO) Help
Full text for 180 publications, including many peer-reviewed journals, in the areas of complementary and alternative medicine.
America's Historical Newspapers - 1690-2000 (LSCS Libraries)
(Newsbank)
Browse hundreds of U.S. newspapers published from 1690 through 2000.
Anatomy & Physiology Online (LSCS Libraries) (Note: 25 simultaneous user limit)
(Primal Pictures)
Includes 19 modules with 3D images and interactive models of the human anatomy.
3D models for learning and reviewing complex anatomy dentistry and dental hygiene; includes 3D Head & Neck for Dentistry, 3D Real-Time Dentistry, and 3D Anatomy for Dental Hygiene.
Ancestry Library Edition (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL) NOTE: on-campus use only
(Ancestry.com and ProQuest)
Genealogy data including census and immigration records, directories, biographies, newspapers and periodicals.
Bibliography of Native North Americans
(EBSCO) Help
Citations on a wide range of topics related to native populations in the US and Canada. Not full text.
Biography Reference Bank (LSCS Libraries)
(Wilson) Help
Over 140,000 biographical profiles of people present and past, many with photographs, articles and more.
Biography in Context (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(Thomson Gale)
Comprehensive biographical resource of over 350,000 people from throughout history and around the world.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online (LSCS Libraries)
(Facts on File) Essays and criticism examining the lives of great authors and their works throughout history.
(EBSCO) Help
Business Searching Interface. New interface offers direct access to company, industry, market research reports, new search options.
Business Source Complete
(EBSCO) Help
EBSCOhost Interface. Full-text articles from journals and magazines in all areas of business, economic reports, company profiles, business books, case studies, encyclopedias, reports.
Careers Internet Database (LSC-Kingwood)
(Institute for Career Research)
Reliable career information, a career test, and news.
Chilton Online Auto Repair Manuals (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(Cengage/Chilton)
Includes "photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks."
Chronicle of Higher Education Online
(Chronicle)
Leading source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
(EBSCO) Help (LSCS Libraries)
Major full-text database in Nursing and Allied Health, with over 560 journals, and more than 600,000 articles dating back to 1937.
Computer Source
(EBSCO) Help
Full text for nearly 300 publications on computer science, programming, AI, information systems, robotics, and software.
Consumer Health Complete
(EBSCO) Help
Full text for thousands of reports and periodicals and 176 health reference books, all designed for patients' information needs.
Contemporary Authors
(Gale) Help
Biographies of over 100,000 novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, and other writers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
(Gale) Help
Collection of critical essays on contemporary literature.
Country Information Sites – free web
CountryWatch (LSC-North Harris only)
(CountryWatch, Inc.)
Provides news, geographical, political, economic, and cultural information and maps on each of the 194 countries of the world.
CQ Researcher
(CQ Press)
Full-text, balanced, comprehensive journalistic reports and analysis of current and controversial issues of the day.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Gale) Help
Biographies of authors with bibliographies of their works.
EBSCO eBook Collection
(EBSCO) NOTE: formerly NetLibrary
Search complete electronic books. Set up a free account and download to your PC, Mac, Nook, Sony, Android, iPhone, or iPad.
EBSCOhost Databases
(EBSCO) Help
All EBSCO databases -- Academic Search Premier and additional databases.
Economía & Negocios
(EBSCO) Help
Spanish language business & economics database, with coverage dates back to the early 1980s. (No full text)
eHCPL
Download digital materials (including eBooks, eAudio, music and video) with the help of the free software from the web site to your computer and mobile devices. Use your HCPL or LSCS library barcode to check out the materials (LSCS access - courtesy of partnership between LSCS and HCPL system).
Encyclopedia of Popular Music via Oxford Music Online (LSCS Libraries)
(Oxford)
Features articles on popular music genres such as jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music from 1900 to the present. Also includes information on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals.
ERIC
(EBSCO) Help
Over 2,200 educational digests, plus citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
Films on Demand (LSCS Libraries)
(Films Media Group)
High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS. Note: Disable Compatibility View under Tools menu in Internet Explorer if the films do not play on your IE browser. Compatible browsers include: IE 8.0+, Mozilla Firefox 4.0+, Google Chrome 3+, Apple Safari 4.0+.
Fuente Académica
(EBSCO) Help
Full text coverage (including PDF) for nearly 200 scholarly academic journals in the Spanish language.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
(EBSCO) Help
General encyclopedia with over 25,000 entries covering a variety of subject areas. (Pre-college)
Gale Literary Databases
(Gale)
Search "Contemporary Authors," "Contemporary Literary Criticism Select," and "Dictionary of Literary Biography" together.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Gale)
Dozens of complete reference books on arts, business, education, history, law, literature, sciences, and technology, including the popular sets of Short Stories for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, and Drama for Students.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(Gale)
Includes Grzimek's Animal Encyclopedia, Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource, and Endangered Species reference books online.
GreenFILE
(EBSCO) Help
A unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment is offered. Nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles.
Grove Art Dictionary - See Oxford Art Online
Full text art reference covering all the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990's with image links.
(Texas State Historical Association) Full-text, brief article entries about Texas history & geography.
Health Reference Center Academic
(Gale) Help
Full-text from a variety of medical, nursing and allied health sources: journals, reference books, pamphlets.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
(EBSCO) Help
Full text consumer health information from 150 sources on medical sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
(EBSCO) Help
Full text from some 550 scholarly medical journals, plus citations and abstracts from 850 others.
HeritageQuest Online
(ProQuest/UMI) Help
Genealogical research materials including census records, military records, and family and local histories.
History Study Center (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest) A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.
Houston Business Journal - free web
(American City Business Journals, Inc.) Search back issues from 1996 to the present in their archives.
(Hearst Communications Inc.) Access the electronic copy of today's Houston Chronicle.
- Houston Chronicle Archives - free web
(Hearst Communications Inc.) Back issue access: 1985 - 2011
Information Science & Technology Abstracts
(EBSCO) Help
Index of journal articles, books, research reports, conference proceedings and patents in the information sciences. (No full text)
InfoTrac Newsstand
(Gale) Help
Full-text articles of over 1000 newspapers from North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
(EBSCO) Help
Index of over 400 trade publications, computing magazines and professional journals. (No full text)
Issues & Controversies
(Facts On File News Service)
Full-text articles from different points of view on important issues in today's news, plus statistics, images, and more.
Job & Career Accelerator (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(LearningExpress)
Provides help with matching skills to a career, current job listings, and cover letter and resume preparation. Requires free login so you can save work online. If you are unable to register off campus, please try again using an on-campus computer.
JSTOR
(JSTOR)
Complete historical full text of all issues of journals in a wide range of humanities and social science fields.
Kids' Search
(EBSCO) Help
Materials and interface designed for students in grades K-8 and their teachers. Includes Encyclopedia of Animals. (Pre-college)
LearningExpress Library (LSCS Libraries)
LearningExpress Library (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(NOTE: This link will refer you to the HCPL page where you will see the LearningExpress Library link and select it.)
(LearningExpress)
Test preparation using practice tests based on official exams. Provides instant feedback on answers to questions.
Legal Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Includes full text for nearly 250 scholarly law journals.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
(EBSCO) Help
Index of over 600 journals plus books, research reports, and proceedings in librarianship and the information sciences. (No full text)
Literature Resource Center
(Gale) Help
Full-text journal articles, critical essays, work overviews & summaries, and author biographies from authoritative sources.
Los Angeles Times
(ProQuest) Help
Los Angeles Times newspaper from 1985 to present.
Mango Languages (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL) (NOTE: This link will refer you to the HCPL page where you will see the Mango Languages link and select it.)
(Mango Languages)
Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and ESL are currently available with more to come later. Available at home or library, users may create their own account to chart progress in learning a language or just jump right in by clicking link under the login that says, "Skip Login Start Learning Now!"
MAS Ultra - Student Edition
(EBSCO) Help
Full-text articles from magazines & newspapers, pamphlets, reference books, biographies, and images. (Pre-college)
MasterFILE Premier
(EBSCO) Help
Full-text articles from magazines & journals, and other sources including pamphlets, books, biographies, reports, etc.
MedicLatina
(EBSCO) Help
Spanish-language medical research and investigative journals, including full-text of nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications.
MEDLINE with MeSH
(EBSCO) Help
Medical research; National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database with Medical Subject Headings. No full text.
Micromedex Healthcare Resources (LSCS Libraries)
(Truven Health Analytics)
A wide range of clinical databases, including information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.
Middle Search Plus
(EBSCO) Help
For middle through high-school research: full-text from nearly 140 magazines, biographies, primary sources, images. (Pre-college)
Military & Government Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Full-text journal articles and magazines on military and political topics, plus books, reports, government documents, etc.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
(Morningstar, Inc.) Help (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
Mutual funds investment information; information on stocks, mutual funds and ETFs. A searchable database.
Natural & Alternative Treatments
(EBSCO) Help
Over 200 articles on medical conditions, presenting evidence-based information on alternative therapies proposed for their treatment.
Naxos Music Library & Naxos for Professors--Click this to create playlists for your classes. Contact your librarian if you need the login and password.
(Naxos)
Thousands of audio tracks from different styles and eras for online listening, plus historical background information.
NBC Learn Higher Ed (LSCS Libraries)
(NBC) Access over 10,000 video clips from current events to newsreels dating back to the 1920s from celebrated NBC news programs.
New York Times (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest)
Provides full-text coverage from June 1, 1980 to the present.
Newspaper Source
(EBSCO) Help
Selected full-text from 30 US national and international newspapers and 200 regional papers, plus TV & radio news transcripts.
Novelist K-8 Plus (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(EBSCO) Electronic readers advisory service for children's fiction and nonfiction literature, find by author, genre, or even tell the computer a novel you liked and it can recommend similar books.
NoveList Plus
(EBSCO) (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
Find fiction by author, genre, or even search for books that are similar to a particular novel you have liked.
Opposing Viewpoints
(Gale) Help
Full text on current social issues from sources including books, statistical reports, and news publications.
OTSearch
(AOTA) (LSC-Tomball)
Indexes and abstracts of resources in the field of occupational therapy. Citations and abstracts only -- not full text.
Oxford Art Online
(Oxford University Press) includes Grove Art
Full text art reference covering all the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990's with image links.
Primary Search
(EBSCO) Help
For elementary school research: full-text from nearly 70 popular magazines, pamphlets, children's dictionary, images. (Pre-college)
Professional Development Collection
(EBSCO) Help
For professional educators: nearly 550 full-text education journals, including 350 peer-reviewed titles, plus over 200 reports.
Project MUSE
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
Full text of 285 journals in literature, history, international/cultural studies and other humanities and social science fields.
ProQuest Newspapers (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest) Help
Full text of Christian Science Monitor, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Nearly 575 full-text publications, including some 550 peer-reviewed journals, in psychiatry, psychology, and related fields.
Public Library of Science (PLoS) - free web
(Public Library of Science) Launched in 2003, PLoS features "peer-reviewed, open access scientific and medical journals that include original research as well as timely feature articles."
ReferenceUSA (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(NOTE: This link will refer you to the HCPL page where you will see the ReferenceUSA link and select it.)
Regional Business News
(EBSCO) Help
Full text from business newspapers, magazines, and newswires throughout the United States.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Over 300 full-text journals, including over 250 peer-reviewed titles, on theology, religious history, epistemology, and philosophy.
Routledge Encyclopedia Of Philosophy (LSC-CyFair)
(Routledge) This title covers philosophical thought from antiquity to the present, including entries on individuals and theories.
Safari Tech Books Online (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(ProQuest)
Safari is the premier electronic reference library for full-text books on computer software/hardware, business, self-help, web design, graphic design, photography, marketing, and related subjects. There is a limit of five simultaneous users for this resource.
Salud en Español
(EBSCO) Help
Información sobre salud escrito para el público en general - artículos de revistas y otras fuentes. (In Spanish).
Science Online (LSCS Libraries)
(AAAS) Help
This full-text, weekly multidisciplinary scientific journal publishes original peer-reviewed research and noteworthy science news (1997 to the present).
(EBSCO) Help
Over 800 full-text journals; topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computing, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology.
Searchasaurus
(EBSCO) Help
Materials and interface designed for elementary students and their teachers. (Pre-college)
The Serials Directory
(EBSCO) Help
Bibliographic & pricing information for over 212,000 popular US and international newspapers, magazines, and journals. (No full text)
STAT!Ref (LSCS Libraries)
(Teton Data Systems) Help/Email Assistance
Full-text electronic medical library; over 30 titles including CPT, DSM-IV-TR, ICD-9-CM, Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment,
and Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™ reference books.
Student Research Center
(EBSCO) Help
Materials and interface designed for students in grades 6-12 and their teachers. (Pre-college)
Teacher Reference Center
(EBSCO) Help
Coverage on key education topics such as assessment, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, science/mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers.
The Teaching Professor (LSCS Libraries)
Search articles by topic, author, or title.
(Magna Publications) Find practical teaching tips for face-to-face and online classes in this newsletter. Archives available from 2004 to the present.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
(ProQuest/UMI) Help
Maps of property and land-use records for Texas towns and cities for over 100 years.
Texas Reference Center
(EBSCO) Help
Over 80 full-text journals & books on Texas history, culture, and life, biographies of important Texans, and more.
Thomson Gale Databases
(Gale)
All Thomson Gale literature databases.
Thomson Gale Legal Forms (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(Thomson Gale)
View, add to, and print Texas legal forms in such areas as wills, leases, and divorces.
TOPICsearch
(EBSCO) Help
Current events database: over 100,000 articles from diverse sources & points of view, on important social/political/economic issues.
TumbleBooks (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(TumbleBooks Inc.)
Interactive children's books using Flash animation.
Twentieth Century American Poetry
(Proquest/Chadwyck) Help
Over 50,000 complete poems by over 300 different American poets since 1900.
Twentieth Century English Poetry
(Proquest/Chadwyck) Help
Tens of thousands of complete poems by over 280 different English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Commonwealth poets since 1900.
Value Line Investment Service (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(Value Line)
Investment advice on stocks.
Vocational & Career Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.
Wall Street Journal (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest)
Provides full-text coverage from January 2, 1984 to the present.
Westlaw Campus Research (LSCS Libraries)
(Thomson West) Help
Find state & federal cases, federal laws, business and current events periodicals, company reports, and television broadcast transcripts.
World Book Online (LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, & HCPL)
(NOTE: This link refers you to the HCPL page where you will see the World Book link and select it.)
(World Book, Inc.)
Searchable full-text encyclopedia entries enhanced with audio and video.
World History Collection
(EBSCO) Help
Full text from nearly 150 periodicals, including many peer-reviewed sources, with a global focus on history.
WorldCat
(OCLC FirstSearch) Help
Searchable catalog of books and other materials in over 45,000 libraries worldwide. No full text.
TexShare databases are funded in part by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
