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| While not included on every list, Academic Search Complete is recommended for most subject areas | Books and Media at DMC | |
| Art & Drama | Foreign Language | eBooks |
| Automotive | Health & Medical | Encyclopedias & Reference |
| Biography | History & Social Science | Images & Media Clips |
| Business | Hospitality Management | Magazine & Journal Articles |
| Collegiate High School | Law | Maps |
| Computer Science | Music | Newspapers & Current Events |
| Education | Science & Technology | Primary Sources |
| English & Literature | Vocational, Technical & Career | |
| Oxford Reference - Art & Architecture - Performing Arts |
Online reference books |
| Theatre in Video [Alexander Street] | Streaming video of dramatic performances and related interviews |
| Websites by Subject - Art | Selected web sites |
| Websites by Subject - Drama | Selected web sites |
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| Auto Repair Resource Center [Ebsco] | Repair information, diagrams and more on more than 25,000 vehicles |
| Vocational and Career Collection [Ebsco] | Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related magazines and journals |
| Websites by Subject - Automotive Applied Technology | Selected web sites |
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| Britannica Online Academic Edition | Encyclopedia biographic entries |
| Gale Literary Databases [Gale] | Includes Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography |
| HeritageQuest [ProQuest] | Includes family and local histories |
| History Study Center [ProQuest] | Click on the Journals tab for personal journals selected for historical relevance |
| Literary Reference Center [Ebsco] | Author biographies; unclick all document types except biographies |
| NetLibrary | Full text books online To find biographies, go to Advanced Search Change Title to Subject and in the search box type in Biography and Change Author to Subject and in the search box put a topic or person's name |
| Oxford Music Online | Encylopedia biographies on singers, musicians and composers |
| Oxford Reference | Usually provides short encyclopedia style biographical information |
| Scribner Writer Series [Gale] | Essays about authors and their works |
| Student Reference Center [Ebsco] | Remove check marks from all boxes except Biographies in the "Include When Searching" area to limit search |
| Twayne Authors Series [Gale] | Literary criticism with author biographies, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres |
| Vocational Biographies | Essays about careers written by people working at the job described |
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Business Source Complete [Ebsco regular interface] Enhanced Business Search Interface [Ebsco] |
Business information and articles |
| Oxford Reference - Economics & Business | Online reference books |
| Regional Business News [Ebsco] | Full text magazine and newpaper articles about business |
| WestLaw Campus Research | Full text of legal decisions and legal reference books, includes news and Business information such as Hoover's Company Records and SEC Filings; use News and Business tab |
| Websites by Subject - Business & Finance | Selected web sites |
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| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Main site for the eLibrary online resources including magazine & newspaper articles, reference information, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, images & multimedia |
| 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 Source [Ebsco] | Computer-related articles in full text |
| Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts [Ebsco] | Index to articles about computers, Internet and related topics |
| Oxford Reference - Computing | Online reference books |
| Websites by Subject - Computer Science | Selected web sites |
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| ERIC [Ebsco] | Educational Resource Information Center indexes information about the teaching and learning in specially published digests as well as in educational and education-related journals, includes some full text |
| Professional Development Collection [Ebsco] | Full text magazine and journal articles for educators |
| Psychology & Behavioral Science [Ebsco] | Full text magazine and peer-reviewed journal articles |
| Websites by Subject - Education | Selected web sites |
| Education Websites from Faculty Resources | Selected web sites |
Curriculum Resources [all from Ebsco]
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Each source has magazine articles and reference books written and/or selected for the reading level of each educational level |
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| Academic Search Premier [Ebsco] | Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| Citation Style Guides | Citation help from DMC Library Reference Services |
| 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 [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 |
| Oxford
Reference - Classics - English Dictionaries and Thesauruses - English Language Reference - Literature - Mythology & Folklore - Quotations - Religion & Philosophy |
Online reference books |
| ProQuest Learning Literature | 180,000 searchable works of literature from medieval times to the present as well as author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources organized into more than 3,000 Author Pages |
| 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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| EBSCO Español | Main site for Ebsco library databases using the Spanish language interface. Only a limited number of databases are available. Article contents are in its original language (usually English). |
| Economia y Negocios [Ebsco] | Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and beyond focusing on business and economics |
| Fuente Academica [Ebsco] | Full text academic journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers |
| Medic Latina [Ebsco] | Spanish language medical research and investigatory journals |
| Oxford Reference - Bilingual Dictionaries | Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version) [Ebsco] | Spanish language version of Consumer Health Complete; patient education on health topics |
| Google World - Google Español - Google Francais |
Access to Google's international web sites, French and Spanish language sites featured |
| International Yahoo! - Yahoo US en Español - Yahoo Canada en Francais |
Access to Yahoo's international web sites, US in Spanish and Canada in French featured |
| Websites by Subject - Foreign Languages | Selected web sites |
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| Alt Health Watch [Ebsco] | Information about complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990, some full text |
| CINAHL Plus with Full Text [Ebsco] | Index to nursing articles with some full text |
| Consumer Health Complete [Ebsco] | Patient education information on health-related topics |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center [Gale] | Medical reference information and articles |
| Health Reference Center Academic [Gale] | Medical magazine and journal articles |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition [Ebsco] | Medical magazine and journal articles |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic [Ebsco] | Medical magazine and journal articles |
| Medical & Health Databases [Ebsco] | Simultaneously search Ebsco's CINAHL, Health Source and MEDLINE |
| MedicLatina [Ebsco] | Spanish language medical research and investigatory journals |
| MEDLINE [Ebsco] | Index to medical journals and information, full text only if linking to articles in Ebsco |
| Natural & Alternative Treatments [Ebsco] | Evidence-based information about alternative medicine therapies |
| Oxford Reference - Biological Sciences - Medicine |
Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection [Ebsco] | Full text magazine and peer-reviewed journal articles |
| Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version) [Ebsco] | Spanish language version of Consumer Health Complete; patient education on health topics |
| Stat!Ref Anatomy | Online atlas of interactive functional anatomy |
| Stat!Ref Books | Online health care books |
| Websites by Subject - Health & Medicine | Selected web sites |
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| Academic Search Premier [Ebsco] | Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| Annals of American 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 |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Main site for the eLibrary online resources including magazine & newspaper articles, reference information, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, images & multimedia |
| Handbook of Texas | Online encyclopedia of Texas |
| HeritageQuest Online [ProQuest] | Primarily for genealogy research, includes some primary source family and location-based history |
| History Study Center [ProQuest] | Historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history--from ancient to modern, old world to new world |
| 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; until January 2009 also includes Early American Newspapers, full text of selected newspapers from the late 17th century through the early 20th century |
| 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 |
| Oxford
Reference - History - Maps & Illustrations - Military History - Names & Places - Politics & Social Sciences |
Online dictionaries and reference books |
| 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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| Oxford Reference - Food & Drink | Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Vocational and Career Collection [Ebsco] | Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related magazines and journals |
| Websites by Subject - Hospitality Management | Selected web sites |
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| Legal Collection [Ebsco] | Full text of 250 scholarly law journals |
| Oxford Reference - Law | Online dictionaries and reference books |
| WestLaw Campus Research | Full text of legal decisions and legal reference books, includes current events and news; use Law tab |
| Websites by Subject - Legal | Selected web sites |
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| Oxford Music Online | Online music encyclopedia, includes Grove Music |
| Oxford Reference - Performing Arts | Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Websites by Subject - Music | Selected web sites |
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| Academic Search Premier [Ebsco] | Comprehensive source for magazine and journal articles, includes full text |
| AGRICOLA [Ebsco] | Index to information from the U.S. Dept of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library |
| 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 |
| Oxford
Reference
- Science - Biological Sciences - Earth & Environmental Sciences - Natural History - Physical Science & Mathematics - Pre-History |
Online dictionaries and reference books |
| Science & Technology Collection [Ebsco] | Indexes magazines and journals with full text |
| Stat!Ref Anatomy | Online atlas of interactive functional anatomy |
| Websites by Subject - Science | Selected web sites |
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Vocational, Technical & Career
| Oxford Reference - Architecture | Online architecture dictionary |
| Vocational & Career Collection [Ebsco] | Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related magazines and journals |
| Vocational Biographies | Essays about careers written by people working at the job described |
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Books and Media at DMC Library
| DMCnet Library Catalog | Online catalog to find information about books, videos and other library materials available at the William F. White, Jr. Library and the Barth Learning Resources Center |
| New Books and Library Resources at DMC | List of new books and materials available at White Library and Barth LRC, updated quarterly (Jan/Apr/July/Oct) |
| Audio Video Collections at DMC Library | Custom lists of video and audio titles available at White Library and Barth LRC |
| OCLC WorldCat | Online listing of materials available at thousands of libraries worldwide |
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| NetLibrary | Over 28,000 full text books online; may also be searched with links to contents from DMCnet Library Catalog |
| Stat!Ref Books | Online health care books |
| Britannica Online Academic Edition | Use "Gateway to the Classics" link in left column in the "Research Tools" area |
| Bartleby.com | Online full text books |
| Project Gutenberg | Online full text books |
| Google Book | A Google Beta site which searches full text of books, may only display excerpts or snipets |
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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 |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium | Includes World Encyclopedia and over 150 other subject encyclopedias and reference resources, click for full list. |
| 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. |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Includes Compton's Encyclopedia and a large number of subject encyclopedias and other reference resources, click for full list; to search Reference resources only, click the Reference tab. |
| 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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| Britannica Online Academic Edition | Use Video Collection link in left column in the "Research Tools" area |
| Ebsco | To get to the Image Search at the search screen choose Images in the green bar, then perform search. In Ebsco 2.0 (coming July 2008), click on the "More" button on the blue bar at the top of the page and select "Images" |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | To search images only, remove the check from all boxes except the box under the camera icon. The check boxes can be found under the search box. To search for audio and video clips only, uncheck all boxes except for the TV icon below the search box. Audio and video clips are primarily news and education oriented. Click on the TV icon for a list of sources of clips. |
| Visual English Dictionary has 6,000 color illustrations from 800 subjects World Flags is a quick reference guide to flags of the world with illustrations |
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| Theatre in Video [Alexander Street] | Streaming video of dramatic performances and related interviews |
| Websites by Subject - Images & Multimedia | Selected web sites |
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| EBSCO - Academic Search Premier [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 Premier searches 4500 full text magazines and journals covering academic topics. Masterfile searches over 2000 magazines and other resources. |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Main site for the eLibrary online resources including magazine & newspaper articles, reference information, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, images & multimedia |
| 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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| Britannica Online Academic Edition | Use World Atlas link in left column in the "Research Tools" area or look for "Related Maps" button in the top right of the article |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Main site for the eLibrary online resources including magazine & newspaper articles, reference information, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, images & multimedia; remove check marks from other resource types at top of search page to limit to maps |
| Oxford Reference - World Maps | 775 maps, including physical and political maps for each country, state and province maps and over 100 city maps |
| Student Research Center | Remove check marks from all boxes except "Photos, Maps & Flags" in the "Include When Searching" area to limit search |
| Texas Digital Sanborn Maps [ProQuest] | Texas maps from 1867-1970 |
| Websites by Subject - Maps | Selected web sites |
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| Newsbank Search Newsbank with the Ebsco search interface [coming soon] |
Newspaper articles from 10 Texas newspapers and 20 other US newspapers, includes Corpus Christi Caller Times |
| eLibrary [ProQuest] | Main site for the eLibrary online resources including magazine & newspaper articles, reference information, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, images & multimedia; remove check marks from other resource types at top of search page to limit to newspapers |
| 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 |
| 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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| 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; until January 2009 also includes Early American Newspapers, full text of selected newspapers from the late 17th century through the early 20th century |
| 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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