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| Database: |
Vendor (interface): |
What you'll get: |
| Academic Search Complete |
EBSCO |
Full text articles for academic and general audience. Can limit to peer-reviewed publications. |
| Academic OneFile |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Citations and full text articles for scholarly and general interest journals embracing all academic disciplines. |
| AGRICOLA |
EBSCO |
Citations from U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Dates back to 1970. |
| Alt HealthWatch |
EBSCO |
Alternative health database that provides full text. Includes peer-reviewed journals. |
| America's Newspapers |
News Bank, Inc. |
Search current and archived state, national, and international full-text articles on issues, events, business, government and more with over 1,500 newspapers and other news sources including the Dallas Morning News (8/12/84-Current), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (6/6/03-Current), and USA Today (7/1/87-Current). |
| ArchiveGrid |
OCLC |
Provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions. Researchers can learn about the contents of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials or order copies. |
| ArticleFirst |
OCLC |
Citations for academic and general audiences. |
| ARTstor |
OCLC |
Provides more than one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research. |
| AtoZ Maps Online |
World Trade Press |
Provides access to over 145,000 maps. |
| Auto Repair Reference Center |
EBSCO |
Content includes more than 34,000 vehicles covered from 1945 to present, drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator, AutoIQ, Quick Tips, unlimited remote access and much more. |
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| CAMIO |
OCLC |
Digital versions of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. |
| CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health) |
EBSCO |
Full text and citations for nursing and allied health periodicals. |
| ClasePeriodica |
OCLC |
Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. |
| College & Research Libraries |
ALA |
Full-text College & Research Libraries publication. |
| Communications & Mass Media Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Over 100 journals focused on: advertising, public relations, literature, writing, and linguistics. |
| Computer Database |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
| Computer Source |
EBSCO |
Latest information and current trends in high technology. Some full text and abstracts. |
| Consumer Health Complete |
EBSCO |
Supports patients' information needs and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. Medical image collection is included. |
| Contemporary Authors |
GaleGroup |
Complete biographical and bibliographical information on U.S. and international authors |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism |
GaleGroup |
Critical essays on contemporary authors, with biographical, critical, principal works, and further study information. |
| Credo Reference |
Credo Reference |
A great place to start research and will replace your need for Wikipedia. This gives you access to the articles and books the library owns (information you can use in papers) in a streamline way. |
| Criminal Justice Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
150 journals for lawyers, law enforcement, and paralegals. |
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| Dictionary of Literary Biography |
GaleGroup |
Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of influential literary figures from all eras and genres. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals |
Lund University Libraries |
Free, full text, international scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects. |
| Diversity Studies Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
This collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. |
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| eBooks on Ebsco |
EBSCO |
More than 42,000 full text electronic books. |
| EBSCO databases |
EBSCO |
A listing of all available databases from the EBSCO vendor. Users can select multiple databases for a simultaneous search. |
| EBSCO Español |
EBSCO |
(interfaz en español contraduccion de los articulos) Base de datos sobre muchos temas - incluye texto completo. Los articulos están traducidos por un programa de la computadora del inglés. Spanish language interface for all EBSCO databases. |
| Economía y Negocios |
EBSCO |
Collaborative effort between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados). Research areas of business and economics. |
| Educators Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Articles cover the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs. |
| Electronic Collections Online (ECO) |
OCLC |
Index of scholarly journals, searchable at article level, which indicates library holdings. |
| Environmental Issues & Policy Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Journals covering viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers and corporate interests. |
| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) |
EBSCO |
Digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. Also available through U.S. Department of Education. |
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| Gale Literature databases |
GaleGroup |
Collection of 3 Gale databases: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Dictionary of Literary Biography. |
| Gale Power Search |
GaleGroup |
Search 28 databases at once covering almost all the Gale content. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
GaleGroup |
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
| Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Almost 50 journals focusing on horticulture, gardening and landscaping. |
| General Reference Center Gold |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Collection of newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications covering areas of general interest. |
| General OneFile |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
General database with over 6,300 full-text articles from 11,000 periodicals. |
| General Science Collection |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
200 journals covering the latest scientific developments. |
| Glassdoor - Company Salaries, Reviews, and Interview Questions |
Glassdoor |
A comprehensive career resource with information on thousands of companies. Glassdoor includes salary and bonuses and details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details. |
| GPO Monthly Catalog |
OCLC |
Citations for government publications. |
| GreenFILE |
OCLC |
Focus on the relationship between human beings and the environment. Scholarly and general interest. |
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| Handbook of Texas |
Texas State Historical Association |
Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography and culture. |
| Health Reference Center Academic |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Collection of health and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, and select reference materials. Abstracts and full-text formats. |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition |
EBSCO |
Full text articles on the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition |
EBSCO |
Scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines as well as abstracts and indexing for other journals. |
| HeritageQuest Online |
Proquest |
Collection of digitized research material to help trace family lineage and American culture. Full text place and person information. |
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| Job & Career Accelerator |
Learning Express |
This database will help you every step of the way in finding a job from deciding what occupation is for you to helping you create your resume and cover letters. |
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| Learning Express Library |
Learning Express |
Access over 800 online practice tests and interactive skillbuilding tutorials. Tests include: THEA, EMT-Basic, Paramedic, Police Officer Exam, NCLEX-RN, Physical Therapist Assistant, US Citizenship and many more. |
| Legal Collection |
EBSCO |
Full text for scholarly law journals. Information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. |
| Lexis Nexis |
Reed Elsevier Inc |
Full text documents from news, business, legal, medical and reference publications. |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
Lund University Libraries |
LISTA indexes journal articles from publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings dating back to 1966. |
| Library of Texas |
Texas State Library and Archives Commission |
Search multiple Texas library catalogs and the TexShare Databases. |
| Literature Resource Center |
GaleGroup |
Full text literary criticism and author biographical articles. |
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| MAS Ultra - School Edition |
EBSCO |
Image collection of photos, maps and flags. Full text for general interest and current events publications. Pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary source documents are also included. |
| MasterFILE Premier |
EBSCO |
Full text articles as well as an image collection, reference, biographies, and primary source documents. |
| MedicLatina |
EBSCO |
Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. |
| MedCom |
MedCom/TrainEx |
Medcom/Trainex is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. |
| MEDLINE |
EBSCO |
Access to information from all journals indexed in the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE file. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) index is also included. |
| Middle Search Plus |
EBSCO |
Image collection of photos, maps and flags. Provides full text from popular magazines for middle and junior high school research. Also contains biographies and primary source documents. |
| Military & Government Collection |
EBSCO |
Information pertaining to branches of the military and government from periodicals, academic journals and other content sites. Full text articles and abstracts. |
| Military & Intelligence Database |
GaleGroup (Infotrac) |
Over 500 titles and 7 million articles with links to related outside sources. |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) |
EBSCO |
International bibliography. Citations for books and articles on language and literature. |
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Definition of Database: A database is a collection of information organized and searchable so that you can easily find what you are looking for. An example of a database would be a phone book. It is organized alphabetically by last name or by subject. In libraries, databases are used to find articles and citations.
Libraries subscribe to databases that provide the same information that periodical indexes in print form provide. Databases (believe it or not) actually make research easier. In the past, researches would search for information by first selecting the multi-volume print index they wanted to use and then searching each year's volume to find what was published that year on their subject.
Now indexes can be searched online by entering keywords into a search engine. The search engine then retrieves relevant citations and often times the full text of the article. Searches can often be limited to a specific publication, a set of dates, peer reviewed publications, or a particular language.
Definition of Citation:A citation is a statement that gives researchers the information they need to locate a book, video, or an article. A citation tells you how to find the article, it does not give you the text of the article.
In the following example of a citation, Andrew DuBrock is the author, "Singing and Playing at the Same Time" is the title of the article, and Acoustic Guitar is the title of the publication the article was published in. If you wanted to read this article, you would first find out if South Plains College Library subscribed to Acoustic Guitar (we do!), then you would locate the July 2009 issue, turn to page 40 and there would be the article.
Example:
DuBrock, Andrew. "Singing and playing at the same time." Acoustic Guitar. July 2009, p 40-42.