Recommended Databases
Biography Reference Bank
Includes detailed profiles of current and past personalities and "links to 380,000+ related full-text articles plus more than 36,000 images."
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Texas Reference Center
Includes more than 80 full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden and sports & leisure. The database contains biographies as well as newspapers containing Texas and national news coverage.
World Almanac Encyclopedia
Full-text of World Almanac & Book of Facts since 1999, with ongoing updates, features such as "This Day in History".
Additional Databases
Britannica Online Academic Edition (Britannica Online) Help
Rich online combination of Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Merriam-webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and other reliable general research tools and sources.
FACTS.com Reference Suite
World News Digest 1940-2004, Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac & Encyclopedia.
HeritageQuest Online Help
Genealogical research materials including census records, military records, and family and local histories.
ReferenceUSA
Directory of US & Canadian businesses, healthcare providers, and residents, compiled from multiple sources.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps
Maps of property and land-use records for Texas towns and cities for over 100 years.
Visual Thesaurus
An interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words.
WorldCat Help
Searchable catalog of books and other materials in over 45,000 libraries worldwide. No full text.
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