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| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Academic Search Complete | EBSCO | Articles for academic and general audience. Full text articles, many from peer-reviewed publications. |
| Academic Onefile | GaleGroup | Citations and full text for scholarly and general interest journals in all academic disciplines. |
| MasterFILE Premier | EBSCO | Full text articles as well as an image collection, reference, biographies, and primary source documents. |
| TOPICsearch | EBSCO | Explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. Full text from diverse sources. |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | EBSCO | Encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | EBSCO | Image collection of photos, maps and flags. Full text from general interest and current events publications. Pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary source documents are also included. |
| Lexis Nexis | Reed Elsevier Inc | Full text documents from news, business, legal, medical and reference publications. |
| Newspaper Source | EBSCO | Selected full text from national and international newspapers. Also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text from regional newspapers. |
| Texas Reference Center | EBSCO | Full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure. |
| ArticleFirst | OCLC | Citations for academic and general audiences. |
| General Reference Center Gold | GaleGroup | Collection of newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications covering areas of general interest. |
Journal Search
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| TDNet Journal Locator | TexShare | Searchable list of ALL the journal titles available from all of the different TexShare database providers. List includes available holdings and indication if full-text is available. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | Lund University Libraries | Free, full text, international scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects. |
For a list of websites to search for general topic information, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Agriculture
Of the general databases, MasterFILE Premier will be useful to Agriculture students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| AGRICOLA | EBSCO | Citations from U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Dates back to 1970. |
| Chilton Library | GaleGroup | Automotive repair information for thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Citations and full text for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Encyclopedia of Animals | EBSCO | Detailed description begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale. Many include colorful images. |
| InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers and corporate interests. |
| InfoTrac Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection | GaleGroup | Almost 50 journals focusing on horticulture, gardening and landscaping. |
For a list of websites on Agriculture, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Art
Any of the general databases will be useful to Art students. They may be particularly interested in the "search for images" functions of Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE Premier. Students may also like the following for more technical aspects of commercial art:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage in journals and magazines. Art history, music, drama and filmmaking are covered. |
| InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage from periodicals in social science, history, and art. |
For a list of websites on Art, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Automotive Technology
Of the general databases, MasterFILE Premier will be useful to Automotive Technology students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Chilton Library | GaleGroup | Automotive repair information for thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles. |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites on Automotive Technology, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Behavioral Science
Any of the general databases will be useful to Behavioral Science students.
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection | EBSCO | Full text publications, including peer-reviewed titles. |
| Religion and Philosophy Collection | EBSCO | Full text journals, including peer-reviewed titles. |
| InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection | GaleGroup | This collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. |
| InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage from periodicals in social science, history, and art. |
| InfoTrac Psychology Collection | GaleGroup | Full text periodicals focused on how the mind develops and diminishes over time. |
| InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection | GaleGroup | Coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. |
For a list of websites on Behavioral Sciences, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Biology
Any of the general databases will be useful to Biology students.
| Encyclopedia of Animals | EBSCO | Detailed description begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale. Many include colorful images. |
| InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers and corporate interests. |
| InfoTrac Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection | GaleGroup | Almost 50 journals focusing on horticulture, gardening and landscaping. |
| InfoTrac General Science Collection | GaleGroup | 200 journals covering the latest scientific developments. |
For a list of websites on Biology, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Business and Accounting
Any of the general databases will be useful to Business and Accounting students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Business Source Complete | EBSCO | Scholarly business journals back to 1886. Collection of bibliographic and full text content. |
| Business Source | EBSCO | Full text and citations from business periodicals including citations for Wall Street Journal. |
| Regional Business News | EBSCO | Full text for regional business publications. |
| Economía y Negocios | EBSCO | Collaborative effort between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados). Tool for research in business and economics. |
| Computer Source | EBSCO | Latest information and current trends in high technology. Some full text and abstracts. |
| Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts | EBSCO | Abstracts and indexing to trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals. |
| InfoTrac Business Economics & Theory Collection | GaleGroup | Journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Some full text. |
| InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers and corporate interests. |
| InfoTrac Insurance & Liability Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering the topics of labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues and more. |
| InfoTrac Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Collection | GaleGroup | Industry journals providing well rounded coverage of the hospitality and tourism field. |
For a list of websites on Business and Accounting topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Chemistry
Any of the general databases will be useful to Chemistry students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Science & Technology Collection | EBSCO | Full text journals covering aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. |
| InfoTrac General Science Collection | GaleGroup | 200 journals covering the latest scientific developments.
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For a list of websites on Chemistry, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Communication
Any of the general databases will be useful to Communication students. Lexis Nexis allows a search of full text transcripts of radio and television news shows. Newspaper Source has regional, national and international newspapers as well as transcripts. Students may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Info Trac Custom Newspapers | GaleGroup | Full text newspaper database that allows searches by title, headline, date, section, author, etc. |
| InfoTrac Communications & Mass Media Collection | GaleGroup | Over 100 journals focused on: advertising, public relations, literature, writing, and linguistics. |
For a list of websites on Communication topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Computers
Any of the general databases will be useful to students interested in computers. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts | EBSCO | Abstracts and indexing from trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals. |
| Computer Source | EBSCO | Latest information and current trends in high technology. Some full text and abstracts. |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| Science & Technology Collection | EBSCO | Full text journals covering aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. |
| Computer Database | GaleGroup | Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
| InfoTrac General Science Collection | GaleGroup | 200 journals covering the latest scientific developments. |
| InfoTrac Information Science & Library Issues Collection | GaleGroup | Journals for information professionals with topics such as data processing techniques and metadata architectures. |
For a list of websites on Computer topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Cosmetology
Of the general databases Cosmetology students may prefer MasterFILE Premiere. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites on Cosmetology topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement
Any of the general databases will be useful to Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Legal Collection | EBSCO | Full text from scholarly law journals. Info on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends. |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection | GaleGroup | 150 journals for lawyers, law enforcement, and paralegals. |
| InfoTrac War and Terrorism Collection | GaleGroup | Articles covering the history of conflicts and their causes. |
For a list of websites on Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Drafting Technology
Of the general databases, Drafting Technology students will be most interested in MasterFILE Premier. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| Computer Database | GaleGroup | Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites related to Drafting Technology, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Education
Any of the general databases will be useful to Education students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) |
EBSCO (Also available through |
Digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals. |
| Professional Development Collection | EBSCO | Education journals, including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports. |
| eLibrary Curriculum | Proquest | Designed specifically for K-12. Full-text magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts-plus thousands of pictures, maps, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, plus audio/video content. |
| Encyclopedia of Animals | EBSCO | Detailed entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale. Many colorful images. |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | EBSCO | Image collection of photos, maps and flags. Full text from general interest and current events publications. Also includes pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary source documents. |
| Middle Search Plus | EBSCO | Image collection of photos, maps and flags. Provides full text from popular magazines for middle and junior high school research. Also contains biographies and primary source documents. |
| Primary Search | EBSCO | Full text from popular magazines for elementary school research dating as far back as 1990. |
| InfoTrac Educators Collection | GaleGroup | Articles cover the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs. |
For a list of websites on Education, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Electronics Technology
Any of the general databases will be useful to Electronics Technology students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| Computer Database | GaleGroup | Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
For a list of websites on Electronics Technology, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Engineering
Any of the general databases will be useful to Engineering students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Science & Technology Collection | EBSCO | Full text journals covering aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Information Science & Library Issues Collection | GaleGroup | Journals for information professionals with topics such as data processing techniques and metadata architectures. |
For a list of websites on Engineering, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
English
Any of the general databases will be useful to English students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Literature Resource Center | GaleGroup | Full text literary criticism and author biographical articles. |
| Contemporary Authors | GaleGroup | Biographical and bibliographical information on U.S. and international authors. |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism | GaleGroup | Critical essays on contemporary authors, with info on biographical, critical and principal works. |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | GaleGroup | Provides biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures. |
| Twentieth-Century Poetry | Proquest | American and English collections. Entire text of each poem is included. |
| Twayne's Authors Series | GaleGroup | Features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series. |
| Scribner Writers | GaleGroup | Access to 1,600 original and detailed bio-critical essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world. |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) | EBSCO | Citations for books and articles on language and literature. |
| InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection | GaleGroup | Coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. |
For a list of websites on English topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Fire Technology
Any of the general databases will be useful to Fire Technology students. They may also like the following:
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Insurance & Liability Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering the topics of labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues and more. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites on Fire Technology topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Foreign Language
Of the general databases, EBSCO Academic Search Complete has a Spanish interface option (linked below). Foreign language students may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) | EBSCO | Citations for books and articles on language and literature. |
| Fuente Academica | EBSCO | Full text from scholarly Spanish language journals. |
| Economía y Negocios | EBSCO | Collaborative effort between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados). For areas of business and economics. |
| MedicLatina | EBSCO | Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. Access to full text for peer-reviewed journals. |
| EBSCO Español | EBSCO | (interfaz en español contraduccion de los articulos) Spanish language interface for all EBSCO databases, including Academic Search Complete. |
| InfoTrac Communications & Mass Media Collection | GaleGroup | Over 100 journals focused on: advertising, public relations, literature, writing, and linguistics. |
For a list of websites on Foreign Language topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Health Sciences
Any of the general databases will be useful to Health Sciences students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Stat!Ref | Teton Data Systems | Full text medical library, includes resources such as Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Mosby's Drug Consult®, and the Griffith 5 Minute Clinical Consult. |
| CINAHL | EBSCO | Full text and citations for nursing and allied health periodicals. |
| Health Source - Consumer Edition | EBSCO | Full text of journals including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | EBSCO | Scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines as well as abstracts and indexing of journals. |
| Health Reference Center Academic | GaleGroup | Abstracts and some full text coverage of health articles. Search can be limited to scholarly publications. |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center | GaleGroup | Indexes health articles and includes quick links to medical encyclopedia entries, prescription information and health web sites. Can limit search to full text and to refereed publications. |
| Medline with MeSH | EBSCO | Access to information from all journals indexed in the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE file. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) index is also included. |
| Consumer Health Complete | EBSCO | Full text designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Medical image collection is included. |
| Natural & Alternative Treatments | EBSCO | Information on herbs and supplements, functional foods, and other alternative therapies such as acupuncture and homeopathy. Contains articles on medical conditions. |
| Alt HealthWatch | EBSCO | Alternative health database that provides full text many peer-reviewed journals. |
| MedicLatina | EBSCO | Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. Also access to full text peer-reviewed journals. |
| PubMed | National Library of Medicine | Citations for biomedical articles and links to sites providing full text articles and related resources. |
| InfoTrac Nursing & Allied Health | GaleGroup | Articles on all aspects of the Nursing profession from patient care to administration. |
| InfoTrac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection | GaleGroup | Information on proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses and more. |
For a list of websites on Health Science topics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Heating, AC and Refrigeration
Of the general databases, MasterFILE Premier will be useful to Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites on Heating, AC and Refrigeration, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
History and Government
Any of the general databases will be useful to History and Government students. Students may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| World History Collection | EBSCO | Full text, including many peer-reviewed journals. Dates as far back as 1964. |
| Bibliography of Native North Americans | EBSCO | Covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. Citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the U.S. and Canada. |
| Military & Government Collection | EBSCO | Full text articles and abstracts pertaining to branches of the military and government from periodicals, academic journals and other content sites. |
| Texas Digital Sanborn Maps | Proquest | Find current and historic maps for various towns, counties, and regions of Texas. |
| Texas Reference Center | EBSCO | More than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure. |
| Handbook of Texas | Texas State Historical Association | Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography and culture. |
| HeritageQuest Online | Proquest | Collection of digitized research material to help trace family lineage and American culture. Full text place and person information. |
| Info Trac Custom Newspapers | GaleGroup | Full text newspaper database that allows searches by title, headline, date, section, author, etc. |
| World Almanac | OCLC | Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Includes biographies, facts, and statistics. |
| GPO Monthly Catalog | OCLC | Citations for government publications. |
| Legal Collection | EBSCO | Full text from scholarly law journals. Information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. |
| InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection | GaleGroup | Journals covering viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers and corporate interests. |
| Military & Intelligence Database | GaleGroup | Over 500 titles and 7 million articles with links to related outside sources. |
| InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage from periodicals in social science, history, and art. |
| InfoTrac War & Terrorism Collection | GaleGroup | Articles covering the history of conflicts and their causes.
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For a list of websites on History and Government, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Machinist Trades
Of the general databases, MasterFILE Premier will be useful to Machinist Trades students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection | GaleGroup | This collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
For a list of websites on Machinist Trades, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Mathematics
Any of the general databases will be useful to Mathematics students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) |
EBSCO (Also available through |
Digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals. |
| InfoTrac General Science Collection | GaleGroup | 200 journals covering the latest scientific developments. |
For a list of websites on Mathematics, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Music
Any of the general databases will be useful to Music students. Students interested in Sound Technology may also like
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from 350 trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage in journals and magazines. Art history, music, drama and filmmaking are covered |
| InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection | GaleGroup | Full text coverage from periodicals in social science, history, and art. |
For a list of websites on Music, check the SPC Library's Webpage Finder.
Office Technology
Of the general databases, MasterFILE Premier will be useful to Office technology students. They may also like the following:
| Database: | Vendor (interface): | What you'll get: |
| Career and Technical Education | Proquest | Full text and citations for scientific and technical articles. Includes peer reviewed publications. |
| Vocational & Career Collection | EBSCO | Full text coverage from trade and industry-related periodicals. |
| Computer Database | GaleGroup | Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |