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Political Science
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Journals, periodicals, articles, abstracts, and conference papers covering global political topics. (Some full-text).
A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).
Reports on activities and issues in Congress from 1945 to present. (Full-text).
Policy analysis by topic, voting records, profiles of members, and more. (Full-text).
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center
Journals, magazines, news, books, and research reports on security and terrorism. (Full-text).
A database of news, legal information, and business information. (Full-text).
U.S. Congressional publications such as bills, hearings, speeches, and voting records.(Full-text).
Military and Government Collection
Journals and documents in military sciences and national security. (Some full-text).
A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Essays on controversial topics from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web sites. (Full-text).
More than 2,500 electronic books from Oxford University Press. (Full-text).
An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).
The best source for legal research, plus news and business information. (Full-text).
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AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: 1693 - 1865
American magazines published between 1693 and 1865. (Full-text).
An index of journals and magazines in every field of study. (Citations only).
An index of journals, book chapters, and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Some full-text).
U.S. Census Burea data on people, housing, and the economy for the nation, cities, counties, or ZIP codes. (Full-text).
Newsreels, archival footage, and documentaries. Historical coverage ranges from 1492 - 2000. (Streaming media).
Books, primary documents, images, sound, and video from the Library of Congress. (Full-text).
Biographies of people who shaped United States history and culture. (Full-text).
American magazines published between 1740 and 1940. (Full-text).
Catalog of Government Publications
An index of United States government publications, reports, and testimony. (Some full-text).
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Reports cover prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities, worker rights, etc. (Full-text).
Reports on 192 countries with facts about political, economic, and social conditions, plus maps and statistics. (Full-text).
A leading source for non-partisan news and analysis of Congress. (Full-text).
Electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
EBSCOhost E-Books (formerly NetLibrary)
Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. (Full-text).
An index of journals and books on environmental and sciences and policy. (Some full-text).
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
Watch films and video in the humanities, sciences, business, health and social sciences. (Streaming media).
Latin American and Spanish journals in the social sciences and the humanities. (Full-text).
An Internet search engine for scholarly journals and books with links to UHD-purchased content. (Some full-text).
HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
Articles from social science and humanities journals about the Hispanic/Latino world. (Full-text).
An index of journals, books, and other publications in world history from 1450 to present. (Some full-text).
Local and regional news published in the Houston Chronicle from 1985 to present. (Full-text).
Search the text of Houston city laws and regulations. (Full-text).
Search 12 local newspapers from Harris County and other nearby counties. (Full-text).
Local, national, and international newspapers. (Full-text).
Journal archives back to 1831. Recent issues (past 3-5 years) not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous
donation from the Rockwell Fund.
Spanish- and Portuguese-language newspapers from 11 Latin American countries. (Full-text).
An index of scholarly journals in law, the sociology of law, and criminal justice. (Some full-text).
News and opinion polls about the United States Congress and the federal government. (Full-text).
netLibrary
Now known as EBSCOhost E-Books. (This cross-reference will be removed on 7/21/12).
An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text).
A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).
Articles from over 550 periodicals in the social sciences and humanities from 1665 - 2000. (Full-text).
Resources on American popular culture from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).
The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. (Full-text).
An index of news and general-interest magazines from 1890 to 1982. (Citations only).
Redalyc - La Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal
Scholarly and scientific articles from, and about, Spanish-language regions. (Some full-text).
Journals in communications, criminology, education, health, management, political science, psychology, and sociology. (Full-text).
Newspapers from Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Galveston, among others. Coverage from 1836 to 1985. (Full-text).
After opening this database, click the "Newspaper Titles" tab to view available newspapers.
Bills, treaties, reports, and other legislative information from the U.S. Congress. (Full-text).
A magazine with speeches on political and social issues. (Full-text).
A catalog of 58 million books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries. (Citations only).
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