Databases By Subject
Databases with an asterisk * require login information. That information may be your library card number and password/pin, your email and password, or login information provided by Library Staff. Each database that requires a login will list what that login information at the end (in parenthesis).
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next to a database mean there is a tutorial for how to use that resource. Click on the graduation cap icon to be taken to the tutorial. Agriculture / Gardening
AGRICOLA
A bibliographic resource with millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture for journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, and technical reports to support agricultural research. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Agrilife Learn
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension platform, Agrilife Learn, was created to extend the latest research and expert knowledge with the people of Texas. Here you can find this information packaged in materials that are easy to use and easy to download.
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Ancestry / Genealogy
Ancestry
Ancestry helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage.* (For use in Library only)
Ellis Island
Ellis Island has an online searchable database using records from NARA, (created by the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation), of 22.5 million arrivals to New York between 1892 - 1924. Registration is required but free, and you can view scanned images of actual passenger manifests. You can also purchase copies through the site. Over 20 million immigrants passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island from 1892 - 1924.
Family Search
Search from many databases of records from around the world, including many provided from the National Archives. This website is a project of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
Passenger Lists
Electronic records at NARA relating to immigrants to America from Germany (1850-1897), Russia (1834-1897), Ireland (1846-1851), and Italy (1855-1900). The National Archives offers the AAD database as a free public resource and it can be accessed from anywhere.
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest® Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. Powered by Ancestry® with more than 4.4 billion records and coverage dating back to the 1700s. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
ProQuest African American Heritage
ProQuest African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Fold3 Library Edition
Convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
A bibliographic database that covers the culture, history and daily life of native North Americans, which is ideal for researching the contributions, struggles and issues of North America's indigenous peoples. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps
Digital Sanborn Maps provides digital access to 2118 large-scale maps of 436 Texas towns and cities, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Texas Reference Center
A collection of journals and books about Texas and Texans with topics including the state's history, its ethnic and cultural diversity, literature, public health, business, leisure and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Art
Digital Public Library of America
"DPLA brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science."
National Public Library
Contains information on 60,574 works from the National (UK) Portrait Gallery's collection of over 320,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, and photographs
Books / Literature
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder
Locate approved titles for use in school Accelerated Reader programs. Check with your student's teacher or school for specific details and approved AR lists.
BiblioBoard
A collection of e-books from the E-Read Texas Unlimited Collection, including popular non-fiction such as travel, nutrition and health, and gardening, along with adult and young adult fiction. Accessible anywhere in Texas. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Book Connections
Resources about children's and young adult books from TeachingBooks, including exclusive Meet-the-Author movies and recordings, book trailers, and Reader’s Advisory to help you choose the right book. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Book Review Digest Plus
An essential library tool providing access to book reviews on a wide range of topics from a variety of sources, including newspapers, review journals and popular magazines. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
eBooks at EBSCOhost
Full text for thousands of recently published fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of topics, such as business, economics, history, law, literature, psychology, religion, the STEM subjects and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Essay and General Literature Index
An index of essays from more than 9,000 anthologies published in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain since 1985, with coverage spanning the entire range of humanities and social sciences. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
First Search
FirstSearch delivers precise, full-featured searching of WorldCat, the largest database of library bibliographic information. It enables people to find authoritative content in every format from library collections worldwide.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale Books and Authors
Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Literary Reference Center
A rich collection of full text covering thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Play Index
An index of classic and historical plays, along with the works of contemporary playwrights.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.
Serials Directory
The most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information and current pricing structures for popular serials.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Short Story Index
An essential index for readers seeking short stories by author or genre and those researching a literary figure or body of work.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Teaching Books
A collection of materials for children, teens, and educators surrounding books, including read along performances, meet the author exclusives, book lists, virtual teaching ideas, and more! * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Tumble Books
Online picture books with audio narration, read-alongs, chapter books, nonfiction, graphic novels, plus videos, puzzles, games and quizzes for children.
Twentieth-Century American Poetry
This unparalleled collection includes some 50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets, including Adrienne Rich, Andrei Codrescu, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, and Cathy Song.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Twentieth-Century English Poetry
A collection of more than 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to the present day, including W.B. Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Thom Gunn, Fleur Adcock, Paul Muldoon, Tony Harrison, Benjamin Zephaniah and Carol Ann Duffy, and incorporating the poets in The Faber Poetry Library.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Business
AtoZ Databases
AtoZdatabases is the premier Reference, Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. The database includes 30 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 Million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers, 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends, relatives and a whole lot of other possibilities. * (Requires Library Card Number if Used Outside of Library)
Business Abstracts and Full-text
A database containing full-text articles from key publications covering business topics including finance, management, international business, human resources and marketing. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Reference
A full-text database that covers all aspects of business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR), including risk evaluation, emergency preparedness and crisis communications. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Business Directory (Temple)
This directory contains information about businesses that are part of the Temple Chamber of Commerce. You can search by keyword or category.
Business Insights: Global
Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Business Source Complete
Premium business content, including research articles, SWOT analyses, company profiles, industry information and more, via a highly focused user interface created especially for the business searcher. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Cypress Resumes
Cypress Resume is an online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.
1. Enter your name, contact information, work history and education.
2. Choose the title of your desired job or simply the skill set you wish to highlight.
3. Finally, choose from a collection of concise and professional job statements to ensure your resume will stand out. And that's it! In a few minutes you will have a great-looking, well-written resume that will give you the edge in today's ultra-competitive job market.* (Set up with your email & create a password)
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Business
Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory
Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship
Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism
Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability
Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Regional Business News
Newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources published in the United States and Canada. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Scale Up
Texas State University’s SCALEUP program and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission are partnering to help local businesses grow.
The SCALEUP program is taking an evidence-based approach to understand the unique challenges that minority businesses face when growing.
To learn more about the program and opportunities, visit scaleup.txstate.edu.
Small Business Reference Center
Supports small business owners and entrepreneurs with reference books including Nolo do-it-yourself guides as well as business videos, details on how to create business plans, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Thomas Net
Thomas Net is a Business to Business website that connects businesses, provides business insights, and assists with marketing.
Trade Stats Express
Get the latest annual and quarterly trade data with customized outputs for visualization and analysis.
Citizenship
Citizenship Resource Center / Centro de Recursos para Ciudadanía
The Citizenship Resource Center has a collection of helpful resources and free study materials for a variety of users. El Centro de Recursos para Ciudadanía tiene una colección de recursos útiles y materiales de estudio para una variedad de usuarios.
Citizenshipworks Recommended Website
Nonprofit organization offering free assistance to persons applying for United States Citizenship, including completing application forms and finding free legal help. Information is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
Career and Job Skills
Cypress Resumes
Cypress Resume is an online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.
1. Enter your name, contact information, work history and education.
2. Choose the title of your desired job or simply the skill set you wish to highlight.
3. Finally, choose from a collection of concise and professional job statements to ensure your resume will stand out. And that's it! In a few minutes you will have a great-looking, well-written resume that will give you the edge in today's ultra-competitive job market.* (Set up with your email & create a password)
E-Verify
Did you know that when you start a new job in the U.S., you must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to prove your identity and employment eligibility? Did you also know that millions of employers use E-Verify to electronically confirm that their new employees are authorized to work? Learn more about your rights and responsibilities in the employment eligibility verification process from the videos and interactive materials on this page.
LearningExpress Library
A collection of interactive tutorials, practice tests, articles, flash cards and e-books patrons can use to improve academic skills in reading, writing, math and science as well as prepare for high-stakes exams. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Job and Career Accelerator
A job search and career exploration resource with more than 1,100 occupations, sample resumes and cover letters, current job and internship postings, and guidance on preparing for and getting a job. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Vocational and Career Collection
Full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Consumer Data
Chilton Library
When it comes to auto repair, the Chilton manuals have been trusted for many years. Now these exceptional resources are available in a comprehensive, simple-to-use database providing quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale Legal Forms
Legal forms specific to Texas. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Kelley Blue Book
Shop for new and used cars and get reviews, vehicle history reports, repair guides, and more.
Motor Trend
New and Used vehicle buyer's guides, reviews, automotive industry news, and an electric vehicle charging station map.
NADA Guides
Free price information and reviews on new and used cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, boats, motorcycles, RVs, and other vehicles.
Paying for Senior Care
Helpful guides and tools to help families and caregivers discover the means to care for their elderly loved ones. Includes resource directories and information about assisted living, senior care, Medicare Advantage, and more.
Directories
Acronym Finder
With more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 5 million acronyms and abbreviations. You can also search for more than 850,000 US and Canadian postal codes.
All Area Codes
This opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database. Current information related to telephone area codes and city codes for the U.S. and Canada plus international dialing and country codes.
Business Directory (Temple)
This directory contains information about businesses that are part of the Temple Chamber of Commerce. You can search by keyword or category.
Dissertations
PQDT Open
Find open access dissertations and theses.
EBSCOhost
American Doctoral Dissertations, 1933 - 1955.
NDLTD
Search over 4,000 electronic theses and dissertations.
Driver Information
ChiltonLibrary.com
Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Driving Tests
These practice tests are good for the learner license test, driver’s license test and the senior citizens’ refresher test. Practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and your CDL. Tests are available in English and Spanish. Handbooks and TX DMV FAQs are also available for free.
DMV Written Test
These 16 practice examinations are based upon the 2018 Texas Driver Handbook. Each practice exam provides a grade at the end, as well as a link to the online 2018 Texas Driver Handbook.
ePermitTest Driver Education
Ready to start preparing for your Texas drivers permit test? If you are between 14 and 24 years old and live in Dallas, Austin or anywhere else in the state of Texas, you will find everything you need to get started, right here on this page! Welcome to our fantastic, free driver’s education course, suitable for 2020 DPS permit test applicants. This course covers traffic laws, road signs, driving skills and everything else you will be assessed on during the written driver’s license test. It is never too soon to start studying for the permit test, so why not get started right now?
ePermitTest Practice Tests
Use these interactive DMV practice tests to prepare for your driving exam. All of the practice tests are specific to Texas and are supplemented with study aids, and detailed explanations that come up whenever a student makes a mistake. We even have a real DMV test simulator that is provided in the same format as the written exam.
Small Engine Repair ReferenceCenter
A well-organized collection of detailed, yet user-friendly, repair guides for all manner of small engines. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
DIY / Hobbies / Home Improvement
ChiltonLibrary.com
Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
A collection of leading hobby and craft magazines with detailed how-to instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Home Improvement Reference Center
A comprehensive full-text collection of detailed, user-friendly how-to information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Small Engine Repair ReferenceCenter
A well-organized collection of detailed, yet user-friendly, repair guides for all manner of small engines. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Education / Research
ABC Mouse
Learn how to read with ABCmouse, the award-winning reading app for kids ages 2 - 8. Inspire you child to love learning and build confidence in reading, math, and more! *(For use in Library only)
Annenberg Learner
Professional development for teachers and classroom resources across the curriculum. Features streaming videos that teach topics including language learning (Spanish, French, German, ESL, etc.), math and science
CREDO
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for research, homework, and other reference needs. Gather background information on your topic from over one thousand full-text encyclopedias and subject handbooks, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
ERIC
The ERIC online system provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free.
Heinonline
HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 173 million pages and 270,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,700 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of academic journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
History Matters
Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.
Library of Congress
Utilize databases from the Library of Congress that cover information from the arts and humanities to science and technology.
MERLOT
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Search for college class materials available free online.
ProQuest
Browse information from 8 databases including the Military Database, SciTech Premium Collection, 20th Century American Poetry, 20th Century English Poetry, GeoRef, and the Coronavirus Research Database.
Financial
Banzai
In depth lessons on financial topics including saving money, insurance, retirement, taxes, housing, borrowing and credit, investing, and more!
Weiss Financial Ratings
Important Financial Literacy Tools from Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing:
- Independent, Unbiased Financial Strength Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance Companies
- Conservative Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded Funds
- Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications and Log In from Anywhere
- Medicare Supplement Insurance - Which Plan to Choose, How Much it will Cost, Compare Rates & Plan Benefits
* (Requires Library Card Number)
Food / Nutrition
AtoZ World Foods
With thousands of global recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, AtoZ World Food brings international cuisines to you, from Albanian byrek to Zimbabwean matemba! * (Requires Library Card Number)
FoodData Central
FoodData Central is an integrated data system that provides expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research.
Nutrition.gov
Nutrition.gov is a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.
Self Nutrition Data
Find nutrition facts, including food labels, calories, nutritional information and analysis that helps promote healthy eating.
Health / Medicine
Alt Health Watch
A source for alternative perspectives on healthcare and wellness providing access to the latest information and materials related to holistic medicine. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
BioMed Central
Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.
Consumer Health Complete
A patient education support tool with consumer-oriented content covering mainstream, holistic and integrated medicine. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Find reliable information on fitness, pregnancy, nutrition and much more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Health Source-Consumer Edition
A source for consumer health information from popular magazines about aging, fitness, nutrition, wellness, disease prevention and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Health Source Nursing Academic Edition
An essential resource for nursing and health research covering pediatrics, critical care, mental health, medical law and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
MedicLatina
A unique collection of medical and scientific journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers covering a range of health and medical subjects. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
MEDLINE
Created by the United States National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is an authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Natural and Alternative Treatments
A database containing accurate, unbiased information on medical conditions, alternative therapies, herbs and supplements, functional foods, drug interactions and homeopathy. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Salud en Espanol
A collection of Spanish-language evidence-based reports and fact sheets covering all aspects of health and wellness, including diseases, conditions, injuries, procedures and treatments. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
History / Social Studies
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
To provide American citizens direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society, a core group of current and historical Government publications was made available via GPO Access. These titles contain information which is vital to the democratic process and critical to an informed electorate.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island has an online searchable database using records from NARA, (created by the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation), of 22.5 million arrivals to New York between 1892 - 1924. Registration is required but free, and you can view scanned images of actual passenger manifests. You can also purchase copies through the site. Over 20 million immigrants passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island from 1892 - 1924.
Heinonline
HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 173 million pages and 270,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,700 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of academic journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more.
History Matters
Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.
Journals / Research
Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive resource of full-text academic journals, videos, reports and books on dozens of subjects ranging from anthropology, chemistry and culture to law, women studies and zoology.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
All EBSCO
EBSCO is the leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery service to libraries of all kinds.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
arXiv
arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 2,144,776 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv.
BioMed Central
Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.
CORE
CORE is a multidisciplinary aggregator of open access (OA) research. CORE has the largest collection of OA articles available, allowing users to search more than 219 million OA articles. While most of these link to the full-text article on the original publisher's site, or to a PDF available for download, five million records are hosted directly on CORE.
Credo Complete Core Collection
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for research, homework, and other reference needs. Gather background information on your topic from over one thousand full-text encyclopedias, subject handbooks, and current events resources, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
DOAJ
The DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) was launched in 2003 with 300 open access journals. Today, this independent database contains over 16 500 peer-reviewed open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. Open access journals from all countries and in all languages are welcome to apply for inclusion.
eBooks at EBSCOhost
Full text for thousands of recently published fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of topics, such as business, economics, history, law, literature, psychology, religion, the STEM subjects and more.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Explora-Public Libraries
An easy-to-search interface for public library patrons looking for magazine and newspaper articles, books and other reference materials on a variety of topics.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Fuente Academica Premier
A multidisciplinary database that provides full-text coverage of Spanish-language scholarly content with journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Master FILE Complete
A multidisciplinary database providing full text for popular magazines, reference books and other highly regarded sources from world leading publishers.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Military & Government Collection
Provides cover-to-cover full text, indexing and abstracts for hundreds of journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Newspaper Source Plus
A resource offering cover-to-cover full text for U.S., international and regional newspapers as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Race Relations Abstracts
Contains abstracts for the top academic journals, books, periodicals and newspapers related to ethnic and racial studies.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Referencia Latina
A full-text Spanish-language database covering a broad array of subjects, which offers reference books, general interest magazines, newspapers, newswires and health reports.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Religion and Philosophy Collection
A full-text collection of journal and magazine content on world religions, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and more.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Language Learning
Annenberg Learner
Professional development for teachers and classroom resources across the curriculum. Features streaming videos that teach topics including language learning (Spanish, French, German, ESL, etc.), math and science.
Language Learning Library
When starting language learning, it's difficult to find resources that are at the right level. What makes it even more difficult is that most of the "reviews" are little more than advertisements written by people who get commission for you signing up via their site. Looking around, you'll see the same resources recommended again and again. Not because they are the best but because they offer the site the most commission.
The Language Learning Library is different. Users can submit their own reviews so you are seeing good honest reviews from people with nothing to gain other than helping their fellow language learners.
Mango Languages
Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and communication in over 70 world languages including English. To get started, select Sign Up, register with your valid library card number and PIN, then create an account with your email address and a password.* (Requires Library Card Number)
Law / Legal Resources
Legal Collection
A valuable database of the most respected scholarly law journals covering the current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Legal Information Reference Center
A resource to help laypersons navigate a wide range of legal issues with top consumer legal reference books including Nolo do-it-yourself guides as well as thousands of legal forms.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale LegalForms
Access a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Texas State Law Library
We serve the legal research needs of the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Office of the Attorney General, other state agencies and commissions, and the citizens of the state.
Music / Movies / Radio / Television
AllMusic
In-depth Information about albums, musicians and songs; reviews of upcoming and classic albums including new releases; ratings and picks of the recommended albums and songs within an artist's discography or tracks on an album an much more.
American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB)
The AAPB is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and Boston public media producer GBH to preserve and make accessible significant public radio and television programs before they deteriorate and provide a central web portal for access to the unique programming that public stations have aired over the past 70+ years. The AAPB collection includes more than 122,000 items dating back to the late 1940s and is growing.
Newspapers / Periodicals
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search and read newspapers from 1836-1922 and find information about American newspapers from 1690-present. Includes The Houston Daily Post (12/1/1893--2/28/1903) and The Jewish Herald (Houston) (9/24/1908--12/29/1910). From the Library of Congress.
Newspaper Source Plus 
A resource offering cover-to-cover full text for U.S., international and regional newspapers as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Portal to Texas History: Newspapers
A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
Science
AGRICOLA
A bibliographic resource with millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture for journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, and technical reports to support agricultural research. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
BioMed Central
Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.
Information Science and Technology Abstracts
An information science database, providing indexing and abstracts for journal articles, books, research reports and conference proceedings. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An essential collection for psychologists, counselors and researchers with leading scholarly information of anthropology, mental processes, experimental methods and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Science and Technology Collection
A full-text database of top science journals covering an scientific and technical subjects, including chemistry, biology, computer technology and physics. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Gale In Context: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
SciTech Collection
The SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Sustainability Reference Center
Full-text content relevant to many integral areas of sustainability initiative management such as recycling, renewable energy, resource conservation and more.* (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Technology / Computers
Computer Source
A full-text database covering computer science and technology disciplines and the business and social implications of new technology. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Digital Learn
If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, we have the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
Excel Easy
Microsoft Excel is an important skill in many jobs. This online tutorial helps you become a master of the application with everything from Basics to Formulas.
GCF Learn Free
From interactive tutorials for learning Microsoft Office to guided lessons on Reading and Mathematics, this Goodwill Community Foundation website provides you with easy-to-follow lessons complete with videos, tests, and downloads.
Google Gmail
Learn how to use Gmail with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Docs
Learn how to use Google Docs with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Drive
Learn how to use Google Drive with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Forms
Learn how to use Google Forms with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Photos
Learn how to use Google Photos with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Sheets
Learn how to use Google Sheets with this informative text and video tutorial.
Google Slides
Learn how to use Google Slides with this informative text and video tutorial.
Information Science and Technology Abstracts
An information science database, providing indexing and abstracts for journal articles, books, research reports and conference proceedings. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexing and abstracts for key library and information science journals, books, research reports and more. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Microsoft Excel
Learn how to use Microsoft Excel with this informative text and video tutorial.
Microsoft OneDrive
Learn how to use Microsoft OneDrive with this informative text and video tutorial.
Microsoft Outlook
Learn how to use Microsoft Outlook with this informative text and video tutorial.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint with this informative text and video tutorial.
Microsoft Teams
Learn how to use Microsoft Teams with this informative text and video tutorial.
Microsoft Word Tutorial
Learn how to use Microsoft Word with this informative text and video tutorial.
Science and Technology Collection
A full-text database of top science journals covering an scientific and technical subjects, including chemistry, biology, computer technology and physics. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
SciTech Premium Collection
The SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and Technology Collection databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. For researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline. * (Requires login information provided by Library Staff. Please call for access)
Windows 10 Troubleshooting
Learn how to troubleshoot issues with the Windows 10 operating system for free using this easy-to-follow online tutorial.
Texas
Handbook of Texas
Created and maintained by the Texas State Historical Association, the Handbook of Texas is a digital gateway to Texas' history.
Portal to Texas History
A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
Texas Archival Resources Online
TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online) makes descriptions of the rich archival, manuscript, and museum collections in repositories across the state available to the public. The site consists of the collection descriptions or "finding aids" that archives, libraries, and museums create to assist users in locating information in their collections. Consider these an extended table of contents which describe unique materials only available at the individual repositories. In most cases, the collections themselves are NOT available online.
Texas.gov
From birth certificates to vehicle registration and driver license renewal, Texas.gov has all of the information you need to live and thrive in Texas.
Texas Digital Archive
The Texas Digital Archive (TDA) manages, preserves, and facilitates access to the electronic records collections of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including those transferred by state agencies or digitized by the State Archives. All records visible in this portal are unrestricted and available for public use.
TRAIL
The Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) service provides access to Texas state government information contained in electronic publications. TRAIL facilitates ready access to the information for Texas citizens and other users.
Writing
Acronym Finder
With more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 5 million acronyms and abbreviations. You can also search for more than 850,000 US and Canadian postal codes.