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Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO) |
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Over
45,000 biographies from reference books and articles on people past and
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Find information on books and audio-visual items that are out of print, on print and also those that are forthcoming. |
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Spanish language gateway to all Ebsco databases. (EBSCO) |
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| Fuente Academica |
Full
text Spanish language content
from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers in
academic areas of business &
economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science,
library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy
and theology.
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Gateway to all Gale databases (Gale) |
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Periodical and newspaper articles, Magill's Book Reviews, Essential Documents in American History, Dun & Bradstreet info. Full-text of Consumer Reports and Business Week. (EBSCO) |
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Complete contents of over 35,000 electronic books. Different titles are available in the college’s and HCPL’s netLibrary collections. |
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Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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Directory information on 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, & 683,000 U.S. health care providers. (InfoUSA) |
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| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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| Visual Thesaurus | Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words. (Thinkmap, Inc.) | ||
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World & I Journal |
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Online version of the monthly publication with a focus on global studies and culture, liberal arts, fine and applied arts, and general science. The site also features a Spanish page with text, audio, and video language exercises and a weekly ESL program. |
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Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO) |
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Digital library of art images owned by museums, universities, and other repositories. Each image is accompanied by descriptive information of the work. |
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Full text
articles from over 160 journals in the communication disciplines, plus
indexing and abstracts for 350 additional journals. |
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Electronic
version of the reference work, Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. |
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Full-text art encyclopedia covering all the visual arts from prehistory to the present with image links. (Macmillan) |
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Classical, jazz, world, folk, new age, chamber, ballet, film and opera music recordings in 75,000+ tracks, plus related text information about the works. Requires Windows Media Player 9 or higher to play music. Limit of 25 simultaneous users for this resource. (Naxos Digital Services Ltd.) |
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Full-text articles from scholarly anthropology, education, economics, history, literature, philosophy, and sociology journals. |
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Project Muse |
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Full-text articles from over 250 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. |
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Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles on world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political and moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy." (EBSCO) |
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| Visual Thesaurus | Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words. (Thinkmap, Inc.) | ||
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Automotive diagnostic and repair information. (ALLDATA LLC) Only available on-site at the Tomball or Cy-Fair Libraries. |
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Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO) |
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Company profiles, industry rankings, current investment ratings, financial ratios. (Gale) |
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Scholarly journals & popular magazines on economics, management, finance, etc. (EBSCO) |
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Full text articles from over 160 journals in the communication disciplines, plus indexing and abstracts for 350 additional journals. |
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| Economia & Negocios |
Index of over 200
Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Spain, and the United States
in the areas of business and economics. Not full text.
(EBSCO) |
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| Morningstar |
"Offers reports on mutual funds, stocks and ETFs. Search for a report by ticker symbol or name, or use the screener to identify resources that meet your needs." There is a limit of five simultaneous users for this resource. |
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Periodical and newspaper articles, Dun & Bradstreet info. Full-text of Consumer Reports and Business Week. (EBSCO) |
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Descriptions of current careers, educational requirements, salary, job outlook, and professional associations. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
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United States patents, trademarks, abstracts, full-text and images available. (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office) |
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Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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Directory of over 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, & 683,000 U.S. health care providers. (InfoUSA) |
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Full -text of daily international newswires and regional business publications. (EBSCO) |
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Covers tax, accounting, financial reporting and management topics. See your Accounting professor for log-in. |
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Investment advice on stocks. (Value Line) Only available on-site at the Tomball or Cy-Fair Libraries. |
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Wall Street Journal
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Leading business and financial newspaper in the U.S. (ProQuest). |
| EBSCO Animals |
Articles and images on the nature and habitat of familiar
animals. (EBSCO) |
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ELibrary Curriculum | Full text and multi-media reference sources for K-12. | |
| Kids Search Interface | Search interface designed for grade K-8. Includes magazines, photos, reference books and flags.. (EBSCO) | ||
| Mas Ultra - School Edition | Biographies, primary source documents, and full text articles from over 700 popular high school magazines. (EBSCO) | ||
| Middle Search Plus | 140 popular, middle school magazines. (EBSCO) | ||
| Primary Search | 70 popular, elementary school magazines and image collection of photos, maps, and flags.(EBSCO) | ||
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Offers state-of-the-art 3D animation and streaming video technology to help connect kids with books. |
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| Searchasaurus | Search interface for young children.(EBSCO) | ||
| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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Interactive children's books using Flash animation (TumbleBooks Inc.) |
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Streaming audio fiction, including adult fiction, non-fiction, classics, children's, and read along titles. (TumbleBooks Inc.) |
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| Visual Thesaurus | Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words. (Thinkmap, Inc.) | ||
| World & I School |
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Online version of the monthly interdisciplinary publication that supports state school curriculum standards in language arts, social sciences, and science. | |
| World Book | Searchable full text encyclopedia entries enhanced with audio and video. (World Book, Inc.) | ||
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Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO) |
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"Historical archives of national and local newspapers, with coverage as far back as 1759 up through 1977 (not every paper has this extended coverage). " (Access Newspaper Archive) Only available on-site at the Tomball or Cy-Fair Libraries. |
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Detailed analysis of current and controversial issues. (CQ Press) |
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Includes Issues & Controversies, Reuters News, Today's Science, World Almanac. (Facts.com) |
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Full-text news articles from 1993 to the present (ProQuest) |
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Over 100 U.S. and international newspapers, including several Texas newspapers and the most recent 12 months of the New York Times. (GALE) |
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Controversial topics studied in-depth, includes pro & con essays. (Facts.com) |
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Full-text articles from 1985 to the present
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Full-text articles from the NYT from 1995 to the present
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Full-text and full-image newspaper articles from the NYT from 1851-2002 (ProQuest) |
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| Newspaper Source | Cover-to-cover full text for 20 national & international newspapers. (EBSCO) | ||
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The electronic version of the print series, Opposing Viewpoints, that looks at controversial topics from both sides. (Gale). |
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Articles from five national newspapers (the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor). (ProQuest) |
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Articles from over 1900 journals and magazines, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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Daily international newswires and regional business publications. (EBSCO) |
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| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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Wall Street Journal |
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Leading business and financial newspaper in the U.S. (ProQuest). |
| Washington Post |
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National newspaper (ProQuest). | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Reference works in art, business, education, law, library science, literature, multicultural studies, science, social science and technology. (GALE) | |
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Complete contents of over 40,000 electronic books. Users must create a user id and password for netlibrary. Different titles are available in the college’s and HCPL’s netLibrary collections. |
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Electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. Limit of 5 simultaneous users. |
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| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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Articles from
journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO) |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education |
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Weekly newspaper that focuses
on the issues facing higher education. Leading source of jobs
openings at colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in
the United States and around the world. |
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| Educational Research Online | Full-text educational reports, papers and journal articles. Includes some journal article from ERIC. (EdRes.org) | ||
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Citations and abstracts of education-related
journals, documents and digests
from the
U.S. Department of Education -
Education Resources Information Center. Some full-text. (EBSCO) |
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Electronic version of the
College Blue Book, Encyclopedia of Education, and Scholarships, Fellowships
and Loans |
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Online practice tests based on official exams. (LearningExpress) |
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| Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts | Index of library literature (EBSCO) | ||
| Professional Development Collection | Full text education journals and reports. (EBSCO) | ||
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Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers; many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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Offers state-of-the-art 3D animation and streaming video technology to help connect kids with books. |
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| Teacher Reference Center | Index of 280 popular teacher and school administrator trade journals (EBSCO) | ||
| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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Interactive children's books using Flash animation (TumbleBooks Inc.) |
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Streaming audio fiction, including adult fiction, non-fiction, classics, children's, and read along titles. (TumbleBooks Inc.) |
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| Visual Thesaurus | "Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words." (Thinkmap, Inc.) | ||
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Vocational & Career Collection | Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry related periodicals. (EBSCO) | |
| World & I School |
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Online version of the monthly interdisciplinary publication that supports state school curriculum standards in language arts, social sciences, and science. | |
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Comprehensive listing of assistance programs administered by
57 federal agencies. |
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International political, economic, and business information for 192 countries. |
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Gateway to access the
full-text of official information published by the executive,
legislative and judicial branches of the federal government. |
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United States Federal Register, 1994 to present |
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| Legal Collection | Scholarly publications on topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, and the environment. (EBSCO) | ||
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Current news pertaining to the military and federal government. (EBSCO) |
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United States patents, trademarks, abstracts, full-text and images available. (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office) |
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Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers; many scholarly journals. (ProQuest) |
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| Texas Almanac 2006-2007 |
History, culture,
political climate, and geography of the state of Texas.
The included Texas Towns database has
information on current, and past, Texas towns. |
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Texas laws
online. (State of Texas) |
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| Thomson Gale Legal Forms |