Databases by Subject

Books & Literature

Literature Resource Center with Scribner Writers and Twayne's Authors Series

Discussions of more than 130,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers such as philosophers, filmmakers, and anthropologists.

Gale Literary Databases

Complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Specialized reference eBooks mainly focusing on literary criticism. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

20th-Century Poetry Collections

Access to the poetry of some of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

Worldcat (library access) (home access)

The world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item.

Business & Investments

Academic Search Complete

Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

Business Source Complete

Full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics.

Legal Collection

The discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, and federal law.

ReferenceUSA

Real-time access to more than 20 Million Businesses, 222 Million Consumers, U.S. New Businesses, U.S. New Homeowners & Movers.

Regional Business News

Full text for more than 50 regional business publications.

Careers & Test Preparation

Learning Express, featuring Job and Career Accelerator

Offers step-by-step job search assistance—from researching occupations to viewing 5 million up-to-the-minute local and national job postings, to applying for available jobs. You can create effective resumes and cover letters, track your job search, and more. Also features test preparation for licensing and certification exams as well as interactive skills improvement in areas like interviewing, reading, writing, and math.

Resume Maker

Create an account to compose professional resumes with easy, step-by-step guides to help you create sharp-looking resumes and view hundreds of pre-written persuasive cover letters.

Vocational and Career Collection

Index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and industry related periodicals.

Children & Teens

Middle Search Plus

Index, abstracts, and full text for popular middle school magazines. 

Primary Search

Full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines.

En Español

Economia y Negocios

More than 330 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.

Fuente Academica

Scholarly academic journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers.

MAS Ultra: School Edition

More than 700 popular general interest & current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975.

MedicLatina

A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers.

Genealogy & History

America's Obituaries & Death Notices

Records from hundreds of newspapers nationwide.

Ancestry.com (Library Access Only)

Over 4 billion records: census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

Bibliography of Native North Americans

More than 110,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada.

The New Handbook of Texas

A multidisciplinary encyclopedia on virtually every aspect of Texas history, geography, and culture.

HeritageQuest Online (library access) (home access)

Includes the U.S. Federal Census from 1790-1930, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), the Revolutionary War Pension Applications and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, and the Freedman's Bank Records.

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps

More than 660,000 large-scale maps of over 12,000 American towns and cities from 1867-1960.

Texas Heritage Online

A search portal for Texas libraries, archives, and museums with digital collections of cultural heritage materials.

Texas Reference Center

Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure.

World History Collection

Historical topics including anthropology, art, culture, economics, government, heritage, military, politics, and regional issues.

General Information

Britannica Online Public Library Edition (home access)

Contains the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each for different age groups, along with magazine articles, homework help, atlas, dictionaries and thesauri, and video and audio content.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Over 25,000 encyclopedic general information entries.

Military & Government Collection

Full text from over 330 military and general interest publications.

OverDrive

eBooks and eAudiobooks. Titles may also be searched via our online catalog.

Health & Medicine

Alt Health Watch

In-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.

Consumer Health Complete

Topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health, men and women's health, etc.

Health Reference Center

General interest health and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Full text for nearly 300 consumer health periodicals.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

Household Products Database

What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn about potential health effects and safety & handling information.

MEDLINE

Search the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.

Natural & Alternative Treatments

Information on herbs and supplements, functional foods, and other alternative therapies such as acupuncture and homeopathy.

PubMed (Mobile Version)

More than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.

Magazines & Newspapers

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Full text articles from 1990 to present.

InfoTrac Newsstand

InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. From 1980 to present.

MasterFILE Premier (popular magazines)

Index, abstracts, and full text covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Includes many popular magazines, such as Consumer Reports, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and more.

Newspaper Source

Selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Also full text TV and radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional newspapers.

TOPICsearch

Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

Science & Technology

AGRICOLA

Agriculture, including animal & veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture, farming, food, nutrition, & environmental sciences.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Step-by-step repair photographs, technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams and more for over 34,000 vehicles from 1945 to present.

Computer Source

Latest information & current trends in high technology.

GreenFILE

Global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, alternate fuel sources and more.

Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Classification, information retrieval, information management, search engines, the information industry, scholarly communication and more.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts

Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more. Special emphasis is also given to hardware and software reviews.

Science & Technology Collection

Aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science.