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Abilene Library Catalog Search once for library materials located in any Consortia member library - McMurry University, Abilene Christian University, Abilene Public Library, Hardin-Simmons University, and Howard Payne University. ACS - American Chemical Society Web Editions Full text electronic access to over 30 peer-reviewed research journals published, or co-published, by the American Chemical Society, a leading publisher in chemical and related sciences. Agricola (EBSCO) A user-friendly interface to search the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. It includes the same citations for materials as the web version, with some links to full text. Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (Web) The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has created this portal to support researchers and practitioners searching for information related to aspects of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Includes links to a number of databases, journals, and Web sites focused on alcohol research and related topics from 1960 to the present. Alternative Health Watch (EBSCO) Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary and alternative medicine. The database includes pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, book excerpts, and full text articles from nearly 180 international journals, many peer-reviewed. ArticleFirst (FirstSearch) Provides an index of journal articles taken from the table of contents of publications in business, humanities, medicine, popular culture, social sciences, science, and technology. Some links to full text. Astrophysics Data System (ADS) (Web) NASA funded Digital Library for Astronomy and Physics contains several databases that provide abstracts of articles and books published in astronomy, physics, astrophysics, geophysics, and science education. Provides access to electronic articles, data catalogs, archives, and digitized Observatory publications. Bibliography of Native North Americans (EBSCO) Citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life from the sixteenth century to the present. Covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, governance, gaming, legend, and literacy. Some full text. BioOne Offers full text articles from a collection of electronic journals published by scholarly societies in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. It also provides dynamic links to cited references. Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Provides full text from journals and major reference works in all disciplines of business including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics, plus case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. C CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online by Columbia University offers full text materials on public policy and international affairs. Includes journal articles, case studies, policy briefs, and working papers from esteemed research institutions such as the Carter Center and Cato Institute. CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO) Indexes nursing and allied health literature and provides full text from 1981. Covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and allied health disciplines. Includes health care books and journals, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, evidence-based care sheets, educational software, and audiovisuals. Clase Periodica (FirstSearch) Offers citations from scholarly journals published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English from 24 different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The database focuses on social sciences, humanities, science, technology, and Pan-American issues. Cochrane Library (Direct) A collection of databases presenting research on the effectiveness of healthcare treatments and interventions. Presents independent evidence-based reviews of treatment studies, methods, clinical trials, technology assessments and economic evaluations to inform decisions on health care Computer Source (EBSCO) Provides the latest information and current trends in high technology covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. Offers both technical journals and consumer titles. Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) Provides full text consumer-oriented health content to support patients' information needs. Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Copyright Office Online (Web) Find information and updates regarding copyright and fair use, copyright registration, copyright law and more, including publications and fact sheets. CQ Weekly (Direct) Delivers legislative news, nonpartisan analysis and in-depth reports on issues before Congress, including the status of bills, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. It includes an archive to 1983. Dallas Morning News Historical Archives (Direct) Digitized pages of the Dallas area newspaper from 1885 to 1984, including articles, display and classified ads, photos, and graphics, all searchable by keyword and date. Directory of Open Access Journals (Web) DOAJ is a comprehensive directory of scientific and scholarly journals, many of which provide free access to full text articles. Covers research in the sciences, literature, law, politics, economics, philosophy, and religion among other topics.
eBrary Academic Complete eBooks (Direct) ebrary’s Academic Complete is a growing collection of electronic books (e-books) from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas. View, copy or print pages, search for key words, jump to relevant chapters, save your research. E-books on EBSCOhost(EBSCO) Offers electronic versions of reference, professional and scholarly books (e-books) in a wide variety of subjects. Read the digitized texts page by page or search for specific content. ebrary Free Collections (Direct) Librarians at ebrary have gathered materials on specific topics from authoritative sources to create subject specific databases. Current topics include Cyberbullying, Breast Cancer, Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather and the H1N1 flu virus. EBSCOHOST (EBSCO) Group listing of full text and bibliographic databases designed for research and covering a broad range of subjects. Select up to five EBSCO databases to search at once. Economia y Negocios (EBSCO) Produced in Peru by the oldest graduate school of business in the Spanish speaking world, this database focuses on business and economics and offers citations for articles from over 200 Spanish and Portuguese language journals published in Latin America, Spain, and the U.S. Encyclopedia Britannica Provides searchable content from one of the most authoritative information sources in the world. Offers cross-referenced articles, images, maps, video, country statistics and comparisons, history timelines, notable quotes, and classic essays. ERIC (EBSCO) A user-friendly interface to the Educational Resource Information Center which provides access to education literature and resources through citations, abstracts, and some full text. Indexes RIE-Resources in Education, CIJE-Current Index to Journals in Education, and some unpublished material, from 1966 to the present. First Search (FirstSearch) A collection of reference databases offering bibliographic information and some full text from more than 10 million articles covering a wide range of subject areas. Fuente Academica(EBSCO) A unique collection of academic journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers which includes full text coverage for over 250 scholarly Spanish language periodicals covering a variety of academic subjects. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Google Scholar (Web) Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Government Information Web The Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official, authentic Federal Government publications and information products, including Congressional materials, Presidential materials, and materials from Federal agencies. Government Resources (Web - USA.gov) Offers links to all kinds of information and websites published by federal, state, and local governments, searchable by topic. Includes A-Z agency index and online government services. GreenFILE (Web) A free resource via the EBSCOhost platform, this bibliographic database offers scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Some full text. Free web access.
Handbook of Texas Online (Web) A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin. Contains full text articles on Texas historical and cultural events, people, places, and more. HCI Bibliography (Web) An online bibliography on human-computer interaction, a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use. Covers conferences, journals, books, and internet resources. Health Reference Center Academic (TexShare) Provides citations and some full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals, consumer health magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper articles, topical overviews, and medical reference books. Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) Offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Reference Center Academic (EBSCO) Provides abstracts and full text for scholarly and peer-reviewed medical, nursing, and allied health journals covering many medical disciplines. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, containing up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. Remote access with University Network account. Heritage Quest (TexShare) An essential resource for genealogical and historical researchers, this database includes Census images and name indexes, thousands of family and local histories, periodical articles index, and Freedman's Bank records. Remote access with University Network account. HighWire Press (Web) Stanford University provides the largest repository in the world of free, full text life science articles from high-impact, peer-reviewed journals published by scholarly science societies, university presses, and noted science publishers. Free web access. Homeland Security Digital Library (Web) The nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management is made available through the Federal Depository at HSU library. Includes key policy documents, presidential directives, strategy documents, research reports and more. No login necessary. Free web access. Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO) Indexes journal articles, books, research reports, conference proceedings and patents in the area of information science, including cataloging, classification, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, electronic publishing, and more. Some links to full text. Remote access with University Network account. Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (EBSCO) Provides abstracts and indexing for literature on personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, and home computing. Includes topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more. Some links to full text. Remote access with University Network account. Job and Career Accelerator provides patrons with career-oriented and academic resources available to help with, job preparation, career advancement, career changes, and re-entry into the workforce. Access more than 800 online practice tests, including GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT. Journal Finder A search interface allowing the user to what journals are available. Remote access with University Network account. JSTOR Named for Journal STORage, this database is a trusted archive of scholarly content offering high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Contains back issues in the disciplines of the arts, sciences, humanities, business, and mathematics. No current issues. Remote access with University Network account.
Learning Express Library is an integrated career and job search platform. Guides patron in writing resumes, cover letters and tracking their job search.
LexisNexis Access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. News coverage includes back files and current national and regional newspapers, wire services, and international news. Business includes company information and financials. Legal sources include federal and state cases, tax law, and patents. Some full text. Remote access with University Network account. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Web) A free resource via the EBSCOhost platform, this database provides citations and abstracts from periodical articles, books, research reports, and conference proceedings on librarianship and information science, with coverage back to the 1960s. Free web access. Literature Resource Center (TexShare) Provides full text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 130,000 authors and their works from every age and literary discipline. Includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography and more. Remote access with University Network account.
MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO) Provides full text for general interest and current events publications as well as pamphlets, reference works, primary source documents, biographies and images, including photos, maps, and flags. Remote access with University Network account. MedicLatina (EBSCO) A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. Offers full text for nearly 100 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish. Remote access with University Network account. MEDLINE (EBSCO) A user-friendly interface to the National Library of Medicine's database providing citations and abstracts to authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more. Some links to full text. Remote access with University Network account. Middle Search Plus(EBSCO) Includes full text from popular magazines for middle and junior high school research plus biographies, historical essays, primary source documents, reference books and images. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Remote access with University Network account. Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military with full text for nearly 300 periodicals, academic journals and other content. Remote access with University Network account.
National Institutes of Health (Web) The primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research offers links to 27 Institutes and Centers such as the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Nursing Research, and the National Library of Medicine. Free web access. Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Provides full text for 25 U.S. and international newspapers and selected full text for more than 260 regional U.S. newspapers. Also includes television and radio news transcripts. Remote access with University Network account. Nursing & Allied Health Resource (ProQuest) Full Text. Covers nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine. Includes scholarly journal articles, dissertations, e-book content, evidence-based research, systemic reviews of healthcare treatments, multicultural resources, and training videos. Remote access with University Network account. Nursing Books@Ovid (ProQuest) A Lippencott/Springhouse collection of nursing books available electronically that include authoritative content on nursing interventions, procedures, and techniques. Contains manuals of care plans, lab and diagnostic tests, nursing practice, complementary therapies, and current drug guides. Remote access with University Network account.
Original Sources (Direct) An extensive full text collection of original source documents in history, politics and government, philosophy, religion, science and mathematics, language, literature and the social sciences. Provides insights into the work of great and original minds. Remote access with University Network account
PapersFirst (FirstSearch) An index of papers published and presented at conferences, congresses, symposiums, and expositions worldwide. Remote access with University Network account. Philosopher's Index (Ebsco) Contains citation information and author-written abstracts for journal articles and books covering all major fields of philosophy such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, etc., and philosophy of related interdisciplinary fields such as education, history, law and religion. Some links to full text. Remote access with University Network account. Political Database of the Americas (Web) A project of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, this database offers full text information on political institutions and processes relating to the strengthening of democracy in the Western Hemisphere. Free web access. Primary Search (EBSCO) Offers full text for popular elementary school magazines back to 1990, the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Remote access with University Network account. Professional Development Collection (EBSCO) Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized full text collection of quality education journals including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports. Remote access with University account. PubMed (Web) Provides text based searching for citations to biomedical literature, including citations from MEDLINE. Some links to full text in free online journals or publisher websites. Free web access. Q
Regional Business News (EBSCO) Delivers full text coverage for regional business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily. Remote access with University Network account.
Science Accelerator (Web) Search across important collections of the U.S. Department of Energy's scientific and technical information for full-text documents and bibliographic citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, and other topics. Free web access. Science & Technology Collection (EBSCO) Contains full text journal articles covering relevant scientific and technical topics such as aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences and materials science. Remote access with University Network account. Science.gov (Web) A gateway to authoritative science websites and full text information provided by U.S. government agencies. Free web access. Scribner's Writers Series (TexShare) Provides bio-critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,600 authors from around the world. Each essay includes a biography placing the author's work within a personal and historical framework. Remote access with University Network account. Serials Directory(EBSCO) Accurate up-to-date bibliographic information for popular serials including current pricing structures, publisher e-mail and Internet addresses, and Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal classifications. Remote access with University Network account.
Teacher Reference Center (Web) A free resource via the EBSCOhost platform, this site provides indexing and abstracts from popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines. Covers key education topics such as assessment, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, literacy standards and more to assist professional educators. Free web access. Texas Digital Sanborn Maps (TexShare) Digitized maps chart the growth and development of Texas towns and cities. Maps include street names and building numbers, and provide some architectural and historical details. Browse by city and date. Remote access with University Network account. Texas Reference Center (EBSCO) Provides full text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, literature, business, home and garden, sports, leisure, news coverage, and biographies of famous historical and contemporary Texans. Remote access with University Network account. TexShare Databases (TexShare) A group of authoritative commercial databases offered through a consortial resource-sharing program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Twayne's Author Series (TexShare) Offers critical introductions to the lives and works of writers and to the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres. Concentrates on discussion and critical interpretation of authors' works. Includes Twayne's U.S. Authors, English Authors, and World Authors. Remote access with University Network account. Twentieth Century Poetry (American and English) (TexShare) A collection of full text poetry and author information providing a unique survey of modern and contemporary American poetry movements and distinctive literary tradition since 1900. May include biographies. Remote access with University Network account.
U.S. Government Information (Web - USA.gov) Offers links to all kinds of information and websites published by federal, state, and local governments, searchable by topic. Includes A-Z agency index and online government services. Free web access. World History Collection (EBSCO) Offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East with full text as far back as 1964. Covers anthropology, art, culture, economics, government, military, politics, and regional issues. Remote access with University Network account. WorldAlmanac (FirstSearch) A fundamental reference source which includes Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and World Almanac for Kids. Remote access with University Network account. WorldCat (FirstSearch) Locates books and other materials in libraries from around the world, including HSU, through a collaborative catalog. Has a link to request materials through Inter-Library Loan. Remote access with University Network account. WorldCat Dissertations (FirstSearch) Bibliographic records for dissertations held in libraries around the world. Remote access with University Network account. |
