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Most Useful Databases

A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).

Reports on 192 countries with facts about political, economic, and social conditions, plus maps and statistics. (Full-text).

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. (Full-text).

Scholarly journals from many fields. Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years) are not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous donation from the Rockwell Foundation.

A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).

An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).

 

Other Databases

Electronic books in history and the arts. All books are chosen by scholars. (Full-text).

An index of journals, book chapters, and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Citations only).

U.S. Census Burea data on people, housing, and the economy for the nation, cities, counties, or ZIP codes. (Full-text).

Books, primary documents, photographs, movies, and sound recordings from the Library of Congress. (Full-text).

An index of journals and magazines in every field of study. (Citations only).

Information about the geography, people, government, economy, and military of each nation. (Full-text).

Facts about the land, people, history, government, politics, and economy of each nation. (Full-text).

A collection of electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download ebrary Reader™

The complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines. (Full-text).

An Internet search engine for scholarly journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased content.

A genealogy database with U.S. census records, local and family histories, and Revolutionary War land records. (Full-text).

An index of journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations in world history from 1450 to present. (Some full-text).

History journals, documents, encyclopedias, and maps for K-12 students. (Full-text).

An index of magazines and documents on Texas business, education, history, and government. (Citations only).

Spanish- and Portuguese-language newspapers from 11 Latin American countries. (Full-text).

Reports on the society, economy, government, and security of each country. (Full-text).

Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).

An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text).

A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).

Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences. (Full-text).

An index of news and general-interest magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).

An index of journals, books, and conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology. (Some full-text).

Social, political, and economic statistics of the United States from 1878 to present. (Full-text).

Fire insurance maps for Texas cities from 1867 to 1970. Maps show the shape, size, function, and owners of each building, as well as the dimensions and purpose of individual rooms. (Full-text).

A catalog of books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos in libraries around the world. (Citations only).

Data on economic, environmental, and social indicators for individual countries from 1960 to present. (Full-text).

Journals on the history of Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. (Full-text).

 

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