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Most Useful Databases

Academic Search Complete - A multi-disciplinary academic database [more details].
CountryWatch - Detailed country reports with statistics, maps, and news [more details].
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A multi-disciplinary collection of encyclopedias [more details].
Handbook of Texas Online - An encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of journals (purchased with support of the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
OmniFile - A multi-disciplinary database of journals and magazines [more details].
Project Muse - Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences [more details].
Web of Science - A multi-disciplinary index of high-impact research journals [more details].

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America: History and Life - An index of publications in U.S. and Canadian history [more details].
American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau statistics on people, housing, and business [more details].
American Periodicals Series - Search magazines and journals published from 1740 to 1900 [more details].
ArticleFirst - A large, multi-disciplinary index of academic journals [more details].
Book Review Digest - An index of book reviews in English-language publications [more details].
CIA World Factbook - Up-to-date country profiles [more details].
Department of State Background Notes - Country reports on nations worldwide [more details].
ebrary - Electronic books from academic and professional publishers [more details].
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - The authoritative encyclopedia, plus a dictionary and atlas [more details].
Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find journals, books, and web sites [more details].
Historical Abstracts - Index of publications on the history of the world from 1450 to present [more details].
History Study Center - History journals, documents, encyclopedias, and maps for K-12 students [more details].
Index to Texas Magazines and Documents - An index of regional magazines [more details].
Latin American Newsstand - Cover-to-cover content from 35 Latin American newspapers [more details].
netLibrary -Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
New York Times Historical Database - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
Readers' Guide Retrospective - An index of general-interest magazines and journals from 1890 to 1982 [more details].
SocINDEX - Search more than 1,300 publications in criminology, sociology, and social work [more details].
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Annual summary of social, political, and economic statistics [more details].
Texas Sanborn Maps - Historic fire insurance maps for Texas cities [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].
World Almanac - Facts and statistics from the World Almanac [more details].
World Data Analyst - Data on population, the economy, education, etc. in 217 countries [more details].
World Development Indicators - Data on economic, environmental, and social indicators [more details].
World History Collection - Search 150 journals in world history [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

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