Encyclopedias:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Britannica - School Edition |
Comprehensive encyclopedia for all levels. Includes some magazine articles, Web sites, interactive lesson plans and teacher resources |
Google translate multilingual |
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Gale - Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research |
English |
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World Book |
Comprehensive encyclopedia with tables, animations, photos, audio, historic articles, Texas resources, and special reports |
English |
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Magazine, News & Journal Articles:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Gale - Academic OneFile |
Peer-reviewed, full-text scholarly articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text |
Google translate multilingual |
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Gale - General OneFile |
Full-text titles, journals, and newspaper indexes, travel guides, National Public Radio programs from 1990 to the present, including searchable transcripts, links to video files including shows like the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, NRO TV and Meet the Press |
English |
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Gale - Student Resources in Context |
Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites |
Google translate multilingual |
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Ebsco - Explora |
Access to magazine and professional journal articles on all topics, ERIC full text, pamphlets, health database, and online reference books |
English & Spanish |
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News & Newspapers:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Gale - InfoTrac Newstand |
Full-text newspapers. Search articles by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields |
Google translate multilingual |
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NewsBank - KidsPage |
Newspaper articles current and historic from 1600s. Texas Archives and popular periodicals Includes Big6 resource center, interactive research tools, “Inspiration” –style idea maps, and a KidsPage with educational activities |
English & Spanish |
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News from publications worldwide including major national and international newspapers, local and regional titles, newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more |
English |
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American history, culture and daily life from regional weeklies and big-city daily newspapers. Also features African American and Native American newspapers, foreign language papers and titles of unique historical importance. |
English |
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Facts on File - World News Digest |
World news from 1940 to present through Reuters news service. |
Google translate multilingual |
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Complete reproductions of each issue from 1885 to 1977 |
English |
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Austin American-Statesman news from 1989 to present |
English |
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Social Studies:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
American Indian Histories & Cultures |
A wide range of materials such as Manuscripts, Artwork, American Indian Newspapers covering the 1960s to 1990s, Rare Printed Books, Photographs, and Maps |
English |
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American West |
Manuscripts, broadsides, maps, and rare printed works |
English |
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Facts on File |
Pro and cons of topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture with primary sources, statistical tables, timelines and editorial cartoons. |
English |
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Gale - Opposing Viewpoints in Context |
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files |
Google translate multilingual |
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World Book Timelines |
Presents a collection of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics covering various time periods in history. |
English |
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Science:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Facts On File: Today's Science |
Science news, National Science Education Standards, Science Fair Guide, photographs, diagrams, editorial cartoons, pop-up glossary, biographies. |
English |
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Gale - GREENR |
Focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. |
Google translate multilingual |
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Continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites |
Google translate multilingual |
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Facts On File: Science Online |
Diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create thematic paths through the content Includes secondary math activities |
English |
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Article summaries on a wide variety of science topics selected based on their research value and then summarized to clarify complex concepts and simplify the research process. 1987-Current |
English |
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Health:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Consumer Health Complete |
Designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. |
English & Spanish |
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Gale - Health & Wellness |
Medical reference materials including health and medical journals, pamphlets, health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles |
English |
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Comprehensive natural medicine resource focuses on alternative and holistic approaches to healthcare and wellness. Designed for consumer health researchers and clinicians. |
English & Spanish |
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Authors & Their Works:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Gale - Twayne's Authors Series |
In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world within the context of the time period in which they lived. Insightful and original commentary on the history and influence of literary movements. |
Google translate multilingual |
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Gale - Scribner's Writers Series |
Original, scholar signed essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world from all time periods Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that places the author and their works in personal and historical context |
Google translate multilingual |
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Gale - Artemis Literary Sources |
Full-text literary content Research authors and their works, literary movements and genres |
Google translate multilingual |
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Gale - Literature Resource Center |
Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world |
Google translate multilingual |
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TeachingBooks.net |
Web-based resource designed to generate enthusiasm for books and reading by providing thousands of author programs and K–12 book resources. |
English |
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Resources in Spanish:
Resource |
Description |
Language(s) |
Access |
Enciclopedia Moderna |
Encyclopedia articles and images, a dictionary, atlas, and timelines. Appropriate resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish |
Spanish |
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Escolar Online |
Primaria for elementary and Secundaria for secondary is an online learning platform in Spanish that includes interactive games, searches, videos, multimedia, maps, and more |
Spanish |
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Access to the complete electronic editions of more than 50 Spanish-language newspapers published in major U.S. cities Current and archived full-text articles from around the world |
Spanish |
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Access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines A wide range of content both from and about Latin America |
Spanish |
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A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes articles, images and maps, and videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants |
Spanish |
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Salud En Espanol |
Provides reports, reference books, news, fact sheets, videos, and alternative resources on health related topics for the consumer to use while doing research |
Spanish |
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