Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Great database to start your deeper research with because it contains a little of everything: scholarly articles, magazine and newspaper articles, as well as broad topic coverage.
Provides topic overviews as well as collects a variety of sources, including statistics, reference materials, journal articles, news articles, images, and audio broadcasts.
Exclusively devoted to African American family history research. Includes primary sources (census records, vital records, freedman and slave records, church records, legal records, and more); family history books related to African Americans; access to Black Genesis and tie-ins to AfriGeneas.
As a consequence of slavery and the changing legal status of African Americans, research in this area can be more challenging than other genealogical inquiries.
Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women’s lives across the globe, including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
Alternate Name(s):Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete
ERIC
Provides full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers education levels from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. It also provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.
Alternate Name(s):GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
Interdisciplinary database that offers content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues like global warming, food safety, health care, economic development, and more.
Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and human anatomy. Also provides files for 3D printable models.
Explores debates and conflicts in US and world history, as seen by key players or as interpreted by historians. Balanced articles provide pro and con arguments on hundreds of controversies, and each article is centered on original documents (primary sources).
Alternate Name(s):Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Covers topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions, from theological approaches to social issues and the impact of religion on culture throughout history. Updated daily.
Access requires LSC library barcode or username, or to access from a campus computer.
Open Access scholarly resources which are freely available online: no sign-in required!
HCPL resource: your LSC barcode works here, too.
Selected databases are funded, in part, through TexShare, a division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, utilizing grant funds provided by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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