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Subject

Database Name

 

Database Description

Academic Search Premier
 

 

Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO)

Biography Reference Bank

college users can access off campus

Over 45,000 biographies from reference books and articles on people past and present. (Wilson)
 

Book Index with Reviews

college users can access off campus

Find information on books and audio-visual items that are out of print, on print and also those that are forthcoming.

 

EBSCOhost Español

 

Spanish language gateway to all Ebsco databases. (EBSCO)

  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. (EBSCO)
 

 

Gale Group Databases

college users can access off campus

Gateway to all Gale databases (Gale)

 

MasterFILE Premier



 

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)

 

netLibrary

 

college users can access off campus

Complete contents of over 35,000 electronic books.  Different titles are available in the college’s and HCPL’s netLibrary collections.

 

ProQuest Research Library

college users can access off campus

Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

 

Reference USA

 

Directory information on 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, & 683,000 U.S. health care providers. (InfoUSA)

  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.
 
  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 Journal college users can access off campus 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.

Academic Search Premier
 

 

Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO)

 

 ARTStor

college users can access off campus

Digital library of art images owned by museums, universities, and other repositories. Each image is accompanied by  descriptive information of the work.

Communication & Mass Media Complete

college users can access off campus

Full text articles from over 160 journals in the communication disciplines, plus indexing and abstracts for 350 additional journals.
 

  Gale Virtual Reference Library college users can access off campus Electronic version of the reference work, Arts and Humanities Through the Eras.
 

 

Grove Art Online

college users can access off campus

Full-text art encyclopedia covering all the visual arts from prehistory to the present with image links. (Macmillan)

 

Naxos Music Library

college users can access off campus

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.)

 

JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collection I

college users can access off campus

Full-text articles from scholarly anthropology, education, economics, history, literature, philosophy, and sociology journals.

 

Project Muse college users can access off campus Full-text articles from over 250 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

 

ProQuest Research Library

college users can access off campus

Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

 

Religion & Philosophy Collection

 

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)

  Visual Thesaurus   Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words. (Thinkmap, Inc.)

ALLDATA

 

Automotive diagnostic and repair information.  (ALLDATA LLC) Only available on-site at the Tomball or Cy-Fair Libraries.

Business                        

Academic Search Premier
 

 

Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO)

 

Business and Company Resource Center

college users can access off campus

Company profiles, industry rankings, current investment ratings, financial ratios. (Gale)

 

Business Source Premier

 

Scholarly journals & popular magazines on economics, management, finance, etc. (EBSCO)

 

Communication & Mass Media Complete

college users can access off campus

Full text articles from over 160 journals in the communication disciplines, plus indexing and abstracts for 350 additional journals.

  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)
 
  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.

 

Master FILE Premier

 

Periodical and newspaper articles, Dun & Bradstreet info. Full-text of Consumer Reports and Business Week. (EBSCO)

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook

 

Descriptions of current careers, educational requirements, salary, job outlook, and professional associations. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

 

Patent and Trademark Database

 

United States patents, trademarks, abstracts, full-text and images available. (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)

 

ProQuest Research Library

college users can access off campus

Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

 

Reference USA

 

Directory of over 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, & 683,000 U.S. health care providers. (InfoUSA)

 

Regional Business News

 

Full -text of daily international newswires and regional business publications. (EBSCO)

 

RIA Checkpoint

college users can access off campus

Covers tax, accounting, financial reporting and management topics.  See your Accounting professor for log-in.

 

Value Line Investment Service

 

Investment advice on stocks. (Value Line)

Only available on-site at the Tomball or Cy-Fair Libraries.

 

Wall Street Journal
 
college users can access off campus Leading business and financial newspaper in the U.S. (ProQuest).
EBSCO Animals   Articles and images on the nature and habitat of familiar animals. (EBSCO)
 

 

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)
 

Read the Books

 

Offers state-of-the-art 3D animation and  streaming video technology  to help connect kids with books.

  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.
 
 

TumbleBookLibrary

 

Interactive children's books using Flash animation (TumbleBooks Inc.)

 

TumbleTalkingBooks

 

Streaming audio fiction, including adult fiction, non-fiction, classics, children's, and read along titles. (TumbleBooks Inc.)

  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 college users can access off campus 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.)

Academic Search Premier

 

Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO)

 

Access Newspaper Archive

 

"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.

 

CQ Researcher  

college users can access off campus

Detailed analysis of current and controversial issues. (CQ Press)

 

Facts.com

college users can access off campus

Includes Issues & Controversies, Reuters News, Today's Science, World Almanac. (Facts.com)

 

Houston Chronicle

college users can access off campus

Full-text news articles from 1993 to the present (ProQuest)

 

InfoTrac  Newspapers

 

Over 100 U.S. and international newspapers, including several Texas newspapers and the most recent 12 months of the New York Times. (GALE)

 

Issues & Controversies

college users can access off campus

Controversial topics studied in-depth, includes pro & con essays. (Facts.com)

Los Angeles Times

college users can access off campus

Full-text articles  from 1985 to the present (ProQuest)
 

New York Times

college users can access off campus

Full-text articles from the NYT from 1995 to the present (ProQuest)
 

 

New York Times Historical   

college users can access off campus

Full-text and full-image newspaper articles from the NYT from 1851-2002 (ProQuest)

  Newspaper Source   Cover-to-cover full text for 20 national & international newspapers. (EBSCO)

 

Opposing Viewpoints
 

college users can access off campus

The electronic version of the print series, Opposing Viewpoints, that looks at controversial topics from both sides. (Gale).

 

ProQuest National Newspapers

college users can access off campus

Articles from five national newspapers (the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor). (ProQuest)

 

ProQuest Research Library  

college users can access off campus

Articles from over 1900 journals and magazines, including many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

 

Regional Business News

 

Daily international newswires and regional business publications. (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.
 

 

Wall Street Journal college users can access off campus Leading business and financial newspaper in the U.S. (ProQuest).
  Washington Post college users can access off campus National newspaper (ProQuest).
Gale Virtual Reference Library college users can access off campus Reference works in art, business, education, law, library science, literature, multicultural studies, science, social science and technology. (GALE)
 

netLibrary


 

college users can access off campus

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.

 

Safari Tech Books Online

 

Electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. Limit of 5 simultaneous users.

  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.
 

Academic Search Premier  

 

Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, including many scholarly journals. (EBSCO)
 

  Chronicle of Higher Education college users can access off campus 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.
 
  Educational Research Online   Full-text educational reports, papers and journal articles. Includes some journal article from ERIC. (EdRes.org)

 

ERIC

 

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)
 

  Gale Virtual Reference Library college users can access off campus Electronic version of the College Blue Book, Encyclopedia of Education, and Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
 

 

LearningExpress Library

 

Online practice tests based on official exams. (LearningExpress)

  Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts   Index of library literature (EBSCO)
  Professional Development Collection   Full text education journals and reports. (EBSCO)

 

ProQuest Research Library

college users can access off campus

Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers; many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

 

Read the Books

 

Offers state-of-the-art 3D animation and  streaming video technology  to help connect kids with books.

  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.
 

 

TumbleBooks

 

Interactive children's books using Flash animation (TumbleBooks Inc.)

 

TumbleTalkingBooks

 

Streaming audio fiction, including adult fiction, non-fiction, classics, children's, and read along titles. (TumbleBooks Inc.)

  Visual Thesaurus   "Features 145,000+ English words with pronunciations and 115,000 meanings with a graphic map of relationships between words." (Thinkmap, Inc.)

 

Vocational & Career Collection   Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry related periodicals. (EBSCO)
  World & I School college users can access off campus Online version of the monthly interdisciplinary publication that supports state school curriculum standards in language arts, social sciences, and science.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

 

Comprehensive listing of assistance programs administered by 57 federal agencies.
 

 

CountryWatch

college users can access off campus

International political, economic, and business information for 192 countries.

 

GPO Access

 

Gateway to access the full-text of official  information published by the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.
 (U. S. Government Printing Office)

 

Federal Register

 

United States Federal Register, 1994 to present

  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)

 

Military and Government Collection

 

Current news pertaining to the military and federal government. (EBSCO)

 

Patent and Trademark Database

 

United States patents, trademarks, abstracts, full-text and images available. (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)

 

ProQuest Research Library

college users can access off campus

Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers; many scholarly journals. (ProQuest)

  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.
 

 

Texas Statutes

 

Texas laws online. (State of Texas)
 

  Thomson Gale Legal Forms