Most Useful Databases
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
CQ Press Congress Collection
Policy analysis by topic, voting records, profiles of members, and more. (Full-text).
CQ Researcher
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
LexisNexis
Academic
A database of news, legal information,
and business information. (Full-text).
LexisNexis
Congressional
U.S. Congressional publications
such as bills, hearings, speeches, and voting records.(Full-text).
Military
and Government Collection
Journals and government documents
in military sciences, national security, and homeland security
(Some full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays on controversial topics
from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web
sites. (Full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
Westlaw
Campus Research
The best source for legal research,
plus news and business information. (Full-text).
Other Databases
ArticleFirst
An index of journals and magazines
in every field of study. (Citations only).
America:
History and Life
An index of journals, book chapters,
and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Citations
only).
American
FactFinder
U.S. Census Burea data on people,
housing, and the economy for the nation, cities, counties, or
ZIP codes. (Full-text).
American
Memory
Books, primary documents, photographs,
movies, and sound recordings from the Library of Congress. (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).
Catalog
of Government Publications
An index of federal government
publications, including Congressional reports and testimony.
(Some full-text).
Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices
Reports on human rights by country.
Covers prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities,
worker rights, etc. (Full-text).
CountryWatch
Reports on 192 countries with facts
about political, economic, and social conditions, plus maps
and statistics. (Full-text).
CQ Almanac
Reports on activites and issues in Congress from 1945 to present. (Full-text).
CQ Weekly
A leading source for non-partisan news and analysis of Congress. (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™
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
The complete encyclopedia, plus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines.
(Full-text).
Fuente
Academica
Academic journals in the social
sciences and the humanities from Latin American and Spanish
publishers. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
Historical
Abstracts
An index of journals, books, conference
papers, and dissertations in world history from 1450 to present.
(Some full-text).
Houston
Chronicle
Local and regional news published
in the Houston Chronicle from 1985 to present. (Full-text).
Houston
Code of Ordinances
Search the text of Houston city
laws and regulations. (Full-text).
Houston
Community Newspapers
Search 12 local newspapers from
Harris County and other nearby counties. (Full-text).
InfoTrac
Newspapers
Local, national, and international
newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, New York Times, and
Times of London. (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.
Latin
American Newsstand
Spanish- and Portuguese-language
newspapers from 11 Latin American countries. (Full-text).
Legal
Collection
An index of scholarly journals
in law, the sociology of law, and criminal justice. (Some full-text).
National
Journal
News and opinion polls about the
United States Congress and the federal government. (Full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
New
York Times
An archive of the newspaper from
1980 to present. (Full-text).
New
York Times Historical
A cover-to-cover archive of the
newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).
Pop
Culture Universe
Resources on American popular culture
from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).
ProQuest
Newspapers
The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles
Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
(Full-text).
Readers'
Guide Retrospective
An index of news and general-interest
magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).
SAGE
Journals Online
Journals in communications, criminology,
education, health, management, political science, psychology,
and sociology. (Full-text).
THOMAS
Bills, treaties, reports, and
other legislative information from the U.S. Congress. (Full-text).
Vital
Speeches of the Day
A magazine with speeches on political
and social issues. (Full-text).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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