Databases

Most of our online databases require a username and password for off-campus use. See your librarians for information.

Databases with "General" Information

Student Research Center To search all EBSCO 6-12 databases.

Academic Search Complete A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,990 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,030 peer-reviewed journals.

NewsBank Includes NewsBank Popular Periodicals, and NewsBank ScienceSource Collection, along with Access World News, Archive of Texas History, and Dallas Morning News Historical Archive.

Points of View Reference Center For multiple viewpoints on hundreds of topics, from EBSCO.

AP Images Over one million photographs published in the Associated Press, dating back to 1826 and as current as a few moments ago. Thousands of graphics. Audio files dating from the 1920s. News stories dating from 1997.

Biography Collection Complete From EBSCO.

The following databases can also be found in the categories given to the right.

Proquest Historical Newspapers Full text, fully searchable archives of the New York Times from 1851-2003, the Washington Post from 1887-1990, and the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1985.

EBSCO Databases Click EBSCOhost Web for Academic Search Complete, Texas Reference Center, Health Source, Newspaper Source, TOPICsearch, encyclopedia, and more. Includes Points of View Reference Center, Literary Reference Center, Student Research Center, and NoveList, a great resource for fiction titles and reading ideas.

History Study Center Powerful resource for history research.

CultureGrams Use to explore countries and cultures throughout the world.

Grove Art Online New this year! Also known as Oxford Art Online.

ARTstor Digital images of thousands of works of art.

Lexis Nexis Scholar Newspapers, international resources, statistics, historical information, federal and state case law, legislation.

Lexis Nexis Primary Sources in U.S. History Presidential Studies, African American Studies, Women's Studies.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Annals of American History Primary source documents.

Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol Spanish version of Encyclopedia Britannica.

Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged

World Data Analyst Country Snapshots, Country Comparisons, Ranked Statistics.

The above databases require passwords for off-campus use. See your librarians for information.

Databases available through public libraries

Austin Public Library Online Databases Includes JSTOR, among many others. Access available to APL cardholders.

The following sites are "free" on the web:

American Memory Project Huge American History archive from the Library of Congress.

New York Public Library Digital Collection A collection of digital pictures and other materials from the largest public library system in the United States.

Archive.org A library of digital files, most with no restrictions.

Wikipedia Public Domain Images A collection of links to sites with art and photos that are in the public domain.