Most Useful Databases
America:
History and Life
An index of journals, book chapters,
and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Citations
only).
Historical
Abstracts
An index of journals, books, conference
papers, and dissertations in world history from 1450 to present.
(Some full-text).
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
Book
Review Digest
An index to reviews of English-language
books in journals and magazines. (Citations only).
Handbook
of Texas Online
An encyclopedia of Texas history,
geography, and culture. (Full-text).
JSTOR
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 Fund.
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
ProQuest Historical
Newspapers
Cover-to-cover archives of top U.S. newspapers from 1764 to 2003.
(Full-text).
Readers'
Guide Retrospective
An index of news and general-interest
magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).
World
History Collection
Journals on the history of Africa,
Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. (Full-text).
Other Databases
ACLS
Humanities E-Book
Electronic
books in history and the arts. All books are chosen by scholars.
(Full-text).
American
National Biography
Biographies of people who shaped
United States history and culture. (Full-text).
American
Periodicals Series
American magazines published between
1740 and 1920. (Full-text).
ArticleFirst
An index of journals and magazines
in every field of study. (Citations only).
Bibliography
of Native North Americans
An index of journals, magazines,
newspapers, and books on Native American culture, history, and
life. (Citations only).
Biography
and Genealogy Master Index
An index of biographies published
in reference books. (Citations only).
Black Women in America
Biographies and thematic articles on the achievements of black women. (Full-text).
Contemporary
Authors
Biographies of authors of fiction,
poetry, drama, journalism, and history. (Full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
Handbook
of Texas Online
An encyclopedia of Texas history,
geography, and culture. (Full-text).
History
Study Center
History journals, documents, encyclopedias,
and maps for K-12 students. (Full-text).
Houston
Chronicle
Local and regional news published
in the Houston Chronicle from 1985 to present. (Full-text).
Index
to Texas Magazines and Documents
An index of magazines and documents
on Texas business, education, history, and government. (Citations
only).
Military
and Government Collection
Journals and government documents
in military sciences, national security, and homeland security
(Some full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
New
York Times Historical
A cover-to-cover archive of the
newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Covers topics such as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history. (Full-text).
Oxford
Reference Online
English and bilingual dictionaries,
quotation dictionaries, and specialized subject dictionaries.
(Full-text).
Pop
Culture Universe
Resources on American popular culture
from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).
Readers'
Guide Retrospective
An index of news and general-interest
magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).
Texas
Reference Center
Journals, magazines, and book
on Texas history and culture. (Some full-text).
Vital
Speeches of the Day
Famous public speeches from 1937
to present. (Full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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