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Academic OneFile

OneFile is a large multidisciplinary database indexing more than 10,000 titles, 6000 of which are full text. Literature indexed includes general interest magazines, refereed academic journals, business publications, social science, scientific and technology periodicals, law journals, healthcare periodicals, newspapers and newswire services.

Coverage = 1980 - present

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Search Tip = Run your search in this database as well as Academic Search Premier -- the databases each include hundreds of unique titles.

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete is a large, multidisciplinary database that abstracts and indexes over 9,000 journals and includes the full text of 5,500 journals. More than 4,000 of the journals are peer-reviewed.

Subjects include: animal science, anthropology, archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, history, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women’s studies and zoology.

Coverage = 1865 - current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Access NewspaperArchive

Access NewspaperArchive contains tens of millions of searchable newpaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. It is the world's largest archive of newspapers.

Coverage: 1759-2006

Number of simultaneous users permitted: Unlimited.

American National Biography Online

Selected as one of the Best References by the Library Journal, the ANB Online features nearly 18,000 biographies, thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities.

American Periodicals Series

American Periodical Series is a multidisciplinary full text collection of over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals.

Researchers can see all of the original typography, drawings, graphic elements, and article layouts exactly as they were originally published.

Coverage = 1740 - 1900

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Archives USA

This database provides information about primary source materials from 5,581 US manuscript libraries, societies and other repositories. It includes records, complete with detailed indexes, 160,792 manuscript and other special collections.

Number of concurrent users: 4

Article First

ArticleFirst index articles from the table of contents pages of 16,000 journals. For most items, a list of libraries that hold the title is available. Subjects covered include: business, humanities, medicine, popular culture, science, social science and technology.

Coverage = 1990 - current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Biography Resource Center

This comprehensive database includes information from the Complete Marquis Who's Who as well as more than 350 periodicals to provide both narrative, thumbnail and full-text periodical profiles. Use it to search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, or gender. Many searches include images.

Coverage = Comprehensive

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Two

Books in Print

Books in Print provides complete publishers information, bibliographic, book ordering and subject classification information for all titles covered. BIP includes scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects provided they are published or exclusively distributed in the U.S. and are available to the trade or to the general public. Audio books and video titles are also included as well as titles declared out of print from July 1979 to the present.

Coverage = All books in print and about to be published within six months.

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

CenStats (Census Data)

CenStats contains nine categories of Census Data: Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), Census Tract Street Locator, County Business Patterns, Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex, ZIP Code Business Patterns, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR), International Trade Data, and USA Counties (demographic and economic data for states and counties).

Census 2000

Census 2000 contains census data from the 2000 Decennial Census of the United States.

Coverage = 2000 Census Data

Number of simultaneous users = Unlimited

Directory of Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

Number of simultaneous users permitted: unlimited

Dissertations and Theses @Texas Christian University

Dissertations and Theses @Texas Christian University contains 24 page previews and full text of dissertations and theses produced by TCU students from 1996-present. (TCU students faculty and staff can view/download the full text for no charge; people from other institutions must pay a fee to access the full text.) The Current Research@ Gateway link on the main page will also let you view 24 page previews of dissertations and theses submitted at other participating institutions from 1999-present. (The full text of non-TCU theses and dissertations can also be obtained for a fee.)

Coverage = 1996 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

EBSCO Host Databases

EBSCO Host is an aggregator from which we receive a number of databases including:

• Academic Search Premier
• Agricola
• Alt HealthWatch
• ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Bibliography of Native North Americans
• Business Source Complete
• Business Source Premier
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
• Computer Science Index
• Computer Source
• EBSCO Animals
• Economia y Negocios
• Econlit
• Eric
• Fuente Academica
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Health Source
• Humanities International Index
• Index to Jewish Periodicals
• Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
• Legal Collection
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• MAS Ultra
• MasterFILE Premier
• MedicLatina
• MEDLINE
• Middle Search Plus
• Military & Government Collection
• MLA International Bibliography
• Nation Archive
• New Testament Abstracts
• Newspaper Source
• Old Testament Abstracts
• Primary Search
• Professional Development Collection
• PsycARTICLES
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
• PsycINFO
• Regional Business News
• Religion and Philosophy Collection
• Science & Technology Collection
• Serials Directory
• SocINDEX with Full Text
• SPORTDiscus
• Texas Reference Center
• Textile Technology Index
• TOPICsearch
• Vocational and Career Collection
• World History Collection

Many EBSCO databases contain full text. Use this link to search several databases at one time.

Europa World

Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book. The year book covers political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = 1

Expanded Academic ASAP

Use this database for researching all the academic disciplines -- from science and technology to history and humanities. More than 2900 titles are indexed, and 1700 of these include the full text of articles. More than 1650 journals are refereed. Search tip: This database is a subset of OneFile. Run your search in OneFile as well as Academic Search Premier to retrieve more articles -- the databases each include hundreds of unique titles.

Coverage = 1980 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

FirstSearch (Core Collection)

OCLC FirstSearch (Core Collection) is an aggregator of databases in several subject areas. The Core Collection is available without restriction for use by all TCU-affiliated patrons. FirstSearch Core Collection databases include:

• Article First
• Clase Periodica
• ECO
• ERIC
• GPO
• Medline
• Papers First
• Proceedings First
• World Almanac
• WorldCat

Coverage = N/A

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database that includes the full text of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Coverage = Varies

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Global Road Warrior

Cultural, communications, travel, and business information, as well as high-resolution maps for 175 countries and territories.

Coverage: current

Number of simultaneous users permitted: unlimited

Heritage Quest

This genealogy database indexes census records, ship passenger lists, marriage, immigration and vital records. It also contains over 25,000 family history full-text books.

Coverage = 1790 -- 1930

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) covers the subjects of librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication, and electronic publishing. LISTA indexes journal articles from more than 600 publications as well as books, research reports, and conference proceedings.

Coverage = 1966 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

MasterFile Premier

MasterFile Premier is a multidisciplnary database including full text for about 1730 periodicals, and indexing and abstracts for another 2,400 titles. Subjects include general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and more. Also included are 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, nearly 500 full text reference books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts; full text from 84,774 biographies, 100,554 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

Coverage = 1975 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

netLibrary

netLibrary is an expanding collection of online electronic books. The multidisciplinary collection features scholarly and reference materials, including many university presses, offering full text searching capabilities. Content can then be viewed online. Limited printing is allowed; printing an entire item violates copyright laws. Only one person at a time can view a particular title within netLibrary.

Coverage = Varies

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)

The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series, published in 1993 (volumes 1 and 2) and 1997 (volume 3). It also contains the New Edition in progress, which is updated quarterly with hundreds of new entries.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Oxford Reference Online

This database brings together more than 100 renowned dictionaries and reference works. Researchers have cross-searchable access to comprehensive coverage in over 20 subject areas. The library has purchased access to the Core Collection, the Premium Collection, and the Literature Collection.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Three

PapersFirst

This database is updated biweekly and covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

Coverage = 1993 -- Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Proceedings

This database is updated biweekly and is an index of worldwide conference proceedings and covers every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library Document Supply Centre.

Coverage = 1993 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Project Muse

Project MUSE provides full-text to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Every journal is peer-reviewed, with titles from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies.

Coverage = Varies

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

RefWorks

RefWorks is software for managing article citations and other research data. It helps researchers gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. First time users should sign up for an individual account. Citations can automatically be output as footnotes and bibliographies, in a variety of styles. A difference from many similar products is that RefWorks is online, rather than being software that you install on a particular computer. Thus, information you save is accessible from any computer with a web browser and internet connection.

-Online Tutorial
-Printable Online Guide (PDF format)

Coverage = N/A

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Scribner Writers

Scribner Writers contains the full text for more than 1600 critical essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world. Detailed 15-20 page entries include hyperlinks for cross-referencing, citation and biographical information.

Coverage = Varies

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Serials Directory

Serials Directory provides information for popular serials and newspapers, including 212,000 U.S. and international titles. Data includes pricing, e-mail and Internet addresses.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps

TCU has access to Texas maps within this collection. Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provides access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in both public and academic libraries. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. They include information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.

Coverage = 1867 – 1970

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Texas Reference Center

Texas Reference Center contains more than 80 full text journals, newspapers and books relating to Texas. Biographies of famous historical and contemporary Texans are included. Subjects include Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business, home and garden, and sports and leisure.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Twayne's Authors Series

Twayne’s Authors Series contains the full text literary criticism about the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, and the development of literary genres. Content is from nearly 600 books from the following three print series – United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors.

Coverage = Varies

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Twentieth Century Poetry (American and English)

Twentieth-Century American Poetry contains the full text of 50,000 poems by over 300 modern and contemporary poets. Twentieth-Century English Poetry contains the full text of poems by 283 English poets from 1900 to the present day.

Coverage = 1900 - Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. It contains information about the publications themselves, not lists of articles published. For example, if you were looking for information about the March 2000 tornado in Fort Worth, you would not want to look in Ulrich's, but if you wanted to know what years the magazine Aura of Dallas Fort Worth published and what its circulation was, you would. Ulrich's covers periodicals in all subject areas, and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription.

Coverage = Current

Who's Who with Who Was Who Online

Published every year since 1849, Who's Who is the leading source of up-to-date information about over 33,000 influential people in British public life today. Who Was Who collects together the entries of nearly 90,000 people, now deceased, which were included in previous edition of Who's Who.

Coverage: 1849 to present

Number of simultaneous users permitted: three

World Almanac

World Almanac contains biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts and statistics from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanac sources.

Subjects include American life, arts and entertainment, computers, economics, environment, historical anniversaries, national defense, nations of the world, people in the news, science and technology, sports, taxes, profiles of U.S. states and territories, U.S. cities and states, and vital statistics.

Coverage = 1998 to Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited

World of Learning

In this international directory, over 30,000 universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries are described. Staff and official contact information is provided.

Coverage = Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = One

WorldCat

WorldCat contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Millions of bibliographic records representing 400 languages and formats such as books, computer programs, films and slides, journals and magazines, articles, chapters and papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings and videotapes are included.

Coverage = Before 1000BC -- Current

Number of simultaneous users permitted = Unlimited