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Art
& Drama
Automotive
Biography
Business
Collegiate High School
| MAS Ultra [Ebsco] |
High school level information from magazines, reference books with some primary sources; uses regular Ebsco interface |
| Opposing Viewpoints [Gale] |
Opinions on current and controversial topics |
| Student Research Center [Ebsco] |
Ebsco interface for high school level information from magazines, reference books with some primary sources, includes Health Source - Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra, Newpaper Source, Texas Reference Center, TOPICsearch, and Vocational and Career Collection |
| TOPICsearch [Ebsco] |
High school level current events database including coverage of social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics |
Vocational Biographies |
Essays about careers written by people working at the job described |
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Computer Science
Education
English and Literature
| Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] |
Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| Citation Style Guides |
Citation help from DMC Library Reference Services |
| Essay and General Literature Index and the Retrospective [Wilson] |
Offers access to tens of thousands of essays including 8 decades of literature. |
| Gale
Literary Databases |
includes Contemporary
Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select, Dictionary of Literary
Biography |
| Literary Criticism Online [Gale] |
includes Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, and Short Story Criticism |
| Literary Reference Center Plus [Ebsco] |
Ebsco's full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books and literary journals |
| Literature
Resource Center [Gale] |
Gale's full text database which includes content from Scribner's and Twayne's Writers Series, Gale Encyclopedia of Literature and literary journals |
| MLA
Bibliography [Ebsco] |
Index to literary journals, criticisms, books and dissertations, full text only if linking to articles in Ebsco |
| NetLibrary |
Over 28,000 full text books online; may also be searched with links to contents from DMCnet Library Catalog |
| Opposing Viewpoints |
Opinions and commentary on current and controversial topics |
| Philosophers Index [EBSCO] |
The Philosopher's Index contains research published since 1940 including nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages. |
| Scribner Writers [Gale] |
Essays about authors and their works |
| Twayne's Authors Series [Gale] |
Literary criticism with author biographies, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres |
| Twentieth-Century
Poetry [ProQuest] |
Full-text poems |
| Websites by
Subject - English |
Selected web sites |
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Foreign Language
Health & Medical
History & Social
Science
| Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] |
Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| American History in Video |
Streaming video of historical events, archival & public affairs footage & important documentaries. |
| Annals of America History Online [Britannica] |
Primary sources including historical speeches, memoirs, interviews, etc. in full text |
| Bibliography of Native North Americans [Ebsco] |
Index covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life |
Credo
Reference
-
History
- Social Sciences
|
Online reference books |
| Handbook
of Texas |
Online encyclopedia of Texas |
| HeritageQuest
Online [ProQuest] |
Primarily for genealogy research, includes some primary source family and location-based history |
| Military & Government Collection [Ebsco] |
Articles and news pertaining to all branches of the military and government |
| Newsbank |
Newspaper articles from 10 Texas newspapers and 20 other US newspapers. |
| Opposing Viewpoints [Gale] |
Opinions and commentary on current and controversial topics |
| Original Sources [Britannica] |
Primary source materials, 5,000 full text books, over 35,000 documents |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection [Ebsco] |
Full text magazine and peer-reviewed journal articles |
| Religion & Philosophy Collection [Ebsco] |
Full text magazine and journal articles |
| Texas
Digital Sanborn Maps [ProQuest] |
Historical Maps of Texas |
| Texas Reference Center [Ebsco] |
Full text journals and books about Texas and Texan topics |
| World History Collection [Ebsco] |
Full text history magazines and peer-reviewed journal |
| Websites by
Subject - Social
Science |
Selected web sites |
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Hospitality
Management
Law
Music
Science and
Technology
| Academic Search Complete [Ebsco] |
Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| Access Science [McGraw Hill] |
Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. |
| AGRICOLA [Ebsco] |
Index to information from the U.S. Dept of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library |
Credo
Reference
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Science
- Technology |
Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Encyclopedia of Animals [Ebsco] |
Online full text encyclopedia covering the animal world in easy-to-read vocabulary |
| GreenFile [Ebsco] |
Information on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more |
| Science & Technology Collection [Ebsco] |
Indexes magazines and journals with full text |
| Websites by Subject - Science |
Selected web sites |
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Vocational, Technical & Career
Books and Media at DMC Library
eBooks
Encyclopedias and Reference
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online is a traditional online encyclopedia. The other online resources that follow search one or more encyclopedias or reference resources. Usually, such resources are included in the results list of the basic search, but searches may be limited to just reference sources. Lists shown are reference sources only. Most of these databases also include other kinds of materials.
| Britannica Online Academic Edition |
Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Credo Reference |
Includes Britannica Concise Encylopedia and other subject encyclopedias and reference resources |
| Annals of American History Online [Britannica] |
Primary sources including historical speeches, memoirs, interviews, etc. in full text |
| Columbia Encyclopedia [Ebsco] |
Uses the Student Research Center interface, click on Encyclopedia button at top of page, over 51,000 entries |
| Ebsco Encyclopedia of Animals |
This extensive database provides students with thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Each entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale as well as a detailed description. Many entries include colorful images. |
| Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia [Ebsco] |
Using the Ebsco search interface, this database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
| Oxford Music Online |
Online music encyclopedia |
| Handbook
of Texas |
Information on Texas places, people and events. |
| Original Sources from Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Primary source materials, 5,000 full text books, over 35,000 documents |
| NetLibrary |
The ebook collection includes 87 subject encyclopedias
To find subject encyclopedias, go to Advanced Search
In the Title search box type in encyclop* and
Change Author to Subject and in the search box put a topic
Hint: if you don't get any results, try a less specific topic such as biology instead of genome |
| Texas
Digital Sanborn Maps [ProQuest] |
Historical maps of Texas |
| Websites by
Subject - Quick Reference |
Free resources on the web; while the library website strives to select appropriate resources, use a more critical eye when using these resources. |
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Images and Multimedia
Magazine
& Journal Articles
EBSCO
- Academic Search Complete [Ebsco]
- MasterFILE Premier [Ebsco] |
Most of Ebsco's databases search for magazine and journal articles. Use the Ebsco link to search multiple databases at once.
Academic Search Complete searches 4500 full text magazines and journals covering academic topics. Masterfile searches over 2000 magazines and other resources. |
| Open Access Journals |
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals |
| Periodicals Finder |
Use this tool when you have a just a citation and need to find out if there is a database that has the article in full text |
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Maps
Newspapers &
Current Events
| Biography Resource Center |
Contains more than 450,000 biographies on more than 380,000 people. Content is gathered from more than 1,000 volumes of 135 award-winning Gale reference sources |
Newsbank
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Newspaper articles from 10 Texas newspapers and 20 other US newspapers, includes Corpus Christi Caller Times |
| Academic Search Complete & MasterFILE [Ebsco] |
Searches Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE databases at the same time |
| InfoTrac
Custom Newspapers [Gale] |
Full text from over 400 newspapers, US and world-wide |
| Newspaper Source [Ebsco] |
Full text from 20 US and International newspapers and selected articles from an additional 200 newspapers |
| Opposing Viewpoints [Gale] |
Opinions and commentary on current and controversial topics |
| TOPICsearch [Ebsco] |
High school level current events database including coverage of social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics |
| WestLaw Campus Research |
Full text of legal decisions and legal reference books, includes newspapers, newswires and broadcast transcripts; use News and Business tab |
| Ask.com News Search |
Ask.com's page to search newspaper articles, news feeds and other new reports |
| Google News Search |
Google's page to search newspaper articles, news feeds and other new reports |
| Websites
by Subject - News Organizations |
Selected web sites |
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Primary Sources
| American History in Video |
Streaming video of historical events, archival & public affairs footage & important documentaries. |
| Annals of American History Online [Britannica] |
Primary sources including historical speeches, memoirs, interviews, etc. in full text |
| HeritageQuest [ProQuest] |
Primarily for genealogy research, includes primary source materials and family and location-based histories |
| History Study Center [ProQuest] |
Historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history--from ancient to modern, old world to new world; change the search type from "all content" to "historical documents" or "journals" to limit search or click the Historical Document or Journals button to browse |
| Newsbank |
Newspaper articles from 10 Texas newspapers and 20 other US newspapers. |
| Original Sources from Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Primary source materials, 5,000 full text books, over 35,000 documents |
| Student Research Center |
Remove check marks from all boxes except Primary Sources in the "Include When Searching" area to limit search |
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New Databases
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