reference databases

Access Science: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online[McGraw-Hill] Full text database includes the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science and Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive [AccuNet/AP] Searchable archive of historical and contemporary Associated Press photographs from the nineteenth century to the present. Brief stories available for most contemporary photos 48 hours after publication. Also included are maps, charts, logos and other graphics produced for the AP. WARNING! Use Internet Explorer. Netscape Navigator 6.2 is not supported by this database.

American FactFinder [U.S. Census Bureau] Searchable access to reports, statistical tables, and thematic maps from the Census Bureau that reveal the trends and characteristics of the population, communities, and economy from Census 2000. Includes historical information on the U.S. Census from 1790 to 2000.

American National Biography [Oxford UP] Provides access to information on more than 17,000 American men and women who have helped shape the country. Contains links to illustrations, web sites, an dlinked cross-references. Published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.

ARTstor [ARTstor] Non-profit ARTstor's collection provides over 300,000 high quality images of works of art from curated collections and associated data. For more complete information on copyright and on limitations to access and use of this collection, see the ARTstor web page Terms and Conditions. Need to access a shared folder? Click here for instructions.

Book Review Digest [H.W. Wilson Co.] Bibliographic citations to reviews plus selected excerpts from reviews of current English language fiction and non-fiction for children and adults from approximately 90 magazines. Begins 01/1983.

Book Review Index Online Plus Full Text [Gale/InfoTrac] A comprehensive online guide to book reviews of which many have full-text links. Coverage: 1965- .

Bowker's Books in Print [R.R. Bowker Co.] Find title, author, ISBN number ( a unique number for the book) and publisher information for over 3.4 million books, along with 600,000 full text reviews of many of these books. Give the information to a librarian for easy ordering for their collection or through interlibrary loan. One can also search by "Children's Room" to find age and reading level specific books, cassettes and videos; or search "In the Media," which allows one to browse titles mentioned on such popular media as Oprah Book Club, Today Show, and National Public Radio.

Community Assistance Directory, see Information and Referral Service.

Congressional Research Service Reports Free search service for all Congressional Research Service reports that have been posted on the web. The CRS is the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress and is known for non-partisan, in-depth analysis of public policy issues. CRS does not publish its reports, but many of them have been made available by government agencies and members of Congress.

CQ Almanac[Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] The online edition of CQ Almanac brings together over sixty years (1945 to the last session of Congress) of authoritative, unbiased congressional reporting in one, easy-to-use resource. The Almanac includes the people, elections, legislation, and controversies in the U.S. Congress; in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy for each year, organized by policy area; and comprehensive roll call votes for all major legislation. Special features: Browse by subject, decade, or by a particular year's table of contents. Or, use Policy Tracker to explore a specific policy topic and see how it has changed over the years.

CQ Researcher [Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] The CQ Researcher covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates or other criteria.

CQ Weekly [Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] Nonpartisan news and analysis of legislative issues in plain English covering virtually every act of the U.S. Congress including floor votes from 1983 to the present day. Searchable by topic, exact phrase, bill number, date, and Boolean full-text.

Credo Reference [Credo Reference] Provides access to the full text of select dictionaries, language reference and subject reference books from several publishers. Includes a wide variety of subject areas. (Note: formerly XRefer Plus) Similar to the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection.

Discovering Science [GaleGroup] Over 2500 encyclopedia length articles and 1000 biographical sketches of scientists and inventors. Disciplines covered include: the physical and applied sciences, medicine, technology, information sciences, and mathematics.

eBooks [NetLibrary] Electronic books available through netLibrary and provided by TexShare. Titles may be checked out for 24 hours. Off-campus access: Current SAC students, faculty, and staff must click on the "Create an account" link after entering netLibrary in order to search for and check out eBooks. Other individuals must "Create an account" from a publicly accessible computer at the SAC Library or any other TexShare library in order to have access. After this free, confidential account is created, all users can then login and access eBooks directly at http://www.netlibrary.com.

Electronic Journal Locator [Serials Solutions] Used to determine which database includes full text articles from a particular magazine, journal, or newspaper. Titles and information are based on the databases which include full text articles. Includes the beginning and ending dates of full text coverage and a link to the database.

Encyclopedia of Popular Music [Oxford UP] Fourth edition. Features a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Thousands of additional entries cover popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.

Facts.com [Facts on File News Services] Databases included are: the World News Digest from 1940 to present, the World Almanac, the World Almanac Encyclopedia, Issues and Controversies, and Today's Science. Factual information about events, people, ideas and hot topics that are newsworthy.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center [Facts on File News Services] Information on 2000 jobs in 93 industries plus tips on interviewing, skills employers look for in potential employees and how to prepare a resume. The resource section includes information on selecting a college, applying for admission to a college, scholarships and grants and professional associations and publications by industry.

Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia [EBSCO] This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Gale Virtual Reference Library[GaleGroup] Full text eBook editions of 27 reference works published by Gale Research, Charles Scribner's Sons, MacMillan Reference, and their divisions. Includes Gale Reference's popular series: Drama for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, and Short Stories for Students plus important reference works such as The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. For complete holdings, please search the library catalog by Author for Gale Virtual Reference.

Grove Art Online [Oxford UP] Provides access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art with more than 45,000 articles on the fine arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) and the decorative arts (ceramics, textiles, jewellery, interior design, etc.) and biographies. Includes links to images from museums and other sites including The Bridgeman Art Library. Updated annually.

Grove Music Online [Oxford UP] Provides access to the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz with links to sound archives and illustrations. Updated annually.

Handbook of Texas Online [Texas State Historical Association] A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. A searchable online version of this standard reference work includes more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, institutions, and historical themes. The online file includes the corrections made with the Handbook's 1997 second printing plus 400 new articles not included in the print edition.

HeritageQuest Online [ProQuest] Includes local histories, published genealogies, and primary source materials for towns, counties, and families of all 50 states beginning with the 13 original colonies, Canada, England, and Ireland. Images of the U.S. Federal Census for 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1870 have been indexed and are fully searchable; images of the 1840 census is browsable; indexing and images of additional years will be added as they become available.

History Cooperative [History Cooperative] Includes full-text of: American Historical Review, Common-place, History Teacher, Journal of American History, Law and History Review, Western Historical Quarterly, and William and Mary Quarterly. Coverage begins with 2000 to 2002 issues. Indexed in and linked to by America: History and Life.

Information and Referral Service [United Way of San Antonio] Searchable database of social service agencies and programs located in the San Antonio, Bexar county and eleven surrounding counties. Compiled for the Community Assistance Directory published by United Way of SA. Online database is updated daily and is more up-to-date than the printed directory.

JSTOR [JSTOR] A searchable, printable, electronic backfile of important scholarly journals delivering in high quality images of journal articles in PDF format. Coverage usually stops from 2 to 5 years prior to the current year depending on the "moving wall" agreed to by each journal's publisher. Subjects included in SAC's subscription: African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Language & Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, & Statistics. Some journals are indexed in America: History and Life with links to the full-text article in JSTOR.

LexisNexis Academic [LexisNexis] International in scope. Includes news, business and company information, health, legal cases/articles, Federal and State laws, and Federal regulations, and reference information. Full-text for most items.

Literature Criticism Online [GaleGroup] The 10 individual Thomson Gale series that comprise Literature Criticism Online represent a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres. The 10 series included are: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Literature Criticism 1400-1800, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children’s Literature Review. Users may browse the database by author or by title, or, may search by author, title, or a variety of criteria.

LitFinder [GaleGroup] Searchable database of the full text (in English) of poems, plays, short stories, essays, and speeches not limited by time period or nationality. For entries that do not include full text, the database provides indexing and bibliographic information from published literary anthologies. Brief explications are included for well known works. A glossary of literary terms is also included.

Magill on Literature [EBSCO] Provides brief summaries of literary works, critical essays and reviews, literary characters, and biographies of authors. Includes the complete Magill's Masterplots and Masterplots II series plus: Magill's Literary Annuals, The Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Magill Book Reviews, and The Cyclopedia of World Authors and Magill's Guide to Scienc Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Full-text keyword searches may be limited by: title, author, genre, locale, and character.

NFPA Codes Online [NFPA] Searchable, full text of national fire codes from the National Fire Protection Association, Inc.

NetLibrary [OCLC] Electronic books available through netLibrary and provided by TexShare. Titles may be checked out for 24 hours. Off-campus access: Current SAC students, faculty, and staff must click on the "Create an account" link after entering netLibrary in order to search for and check out eBooks. Other individuals must "Create an account" from a publicly accessible computer at the SAC Library or any other TexShare library in order to have access. After this free, confidential account is created, all users can then login and access eBooks directly at http://www.netlibrary.com.

NYPL Digital Gallery [New York Public Library] Images of over 275,000 maps, architectural plans, drawing, photographs, etc. from image collections of the New York Public Library. May be used free of charge for scholarship, research and teaching. Commercial or for profit use is prohibited without prior permission of NYPL. Due to copyright restrictions only images in the public domain (pre-1923) are available in the database.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center [GaleGroup] Covers controversial topics. Includes background information and pro and con essays published in the following series: Opposing Viewpoints, Information Plus, At Issue, Contemporary Issues Companion, Current Controversies, Opposing Viewpoints Digests, and Teen Decisions. Resources may also include: text from a limited selection of reference books, magazine and newspaper articles, statistics, images, primary documents, and web sites on the topics. Study tools and guidelines include tips on judging information; using the essays; citing resources; and organizing, writing, developing and presenting reports and oral presentations.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [Oxford UP]The standard biographical reference for individuals connected to Great Britian and the British empire. The over 50,000 biographees (10,000 with portraits) included are either historically significant persons or individuals noteworthy for their achievments. Coverage includes individuals from the earliest times through those who died in 2001. Each January the publisher will "extend the dictionary's coverage to the next year in the twenty-first century." Also included are articles on topics relevant to the dictionary and reference lists of colonial or territorial governors and heads of state. NOTE: Users must click on the link "Subscribers enter here" in the top right corner of the dictionary's home page to access all available online text.

Oxford English Dictionary Online [Oxford UP] Contains the text of the Second Edition together with the Additions Series. Also available is the New (Third) Edition which is currently in production.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online [Oxford UP] Scholarly, integrated resource features reference content and commentary in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture. Includes over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online [Oxford UP] Unabridged bilingual (English) dictionaries for: French, German, Spanish and Italian. Database includes millions of words, phrases, translations, usage examples and illustrative phrases, grammar guidance, click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts, explanations of grammatical terms, and help with spelling and punctuation. Also included are hundreds of correspondence templates (e.g. sample letters, CVs and resumes) to provide practical help with writing in each language. Contextualized language reference help includes notes on life and culture, guidance on grammar and idiomatic usage, and Words of the Day. Updated every six months to ensure inclusion of the most current meanings and the latest new words.

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection [Oxford UP] Provides access to dictionary, language reference, and subject reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes access to the Oxford Companions Series and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

Project Muse [Johns Hopkins Univ. Press] Full text of articles from over 200 scholarly journals published by over 20 not-for-profit, scholarly presses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Search across the entire database or limit a search to selected journals. Provides current issues for some titles in JSTOR.

Safari Tech Books Online [ProQuest] Search across a broad range of online text of books (ebooks) published between 2002 and present (2005) in computer science and information technology (some business titles are included) or browse by subject area. Search the collection for a specific book by author, title, ISBN or publisher. Includes titles from major publishers such as: O'Reilly, Peachpit Press, Microsoft Press, Sun, New Riders, Cisco Press and others. This collection works with browsers that are HTML 4.0 compliant and have cookies, JavaScript and pop-ups enabled. Access to this database is limited to 3 concurrent users. If you can't get in, please try later.

Sanborn's Digital Texas Maps [Chadwyck-Healey] These digitized maps provide detailed property and land-use records that depicts the architecture of more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities throughout the past one hundred years. The maps enable researchers to trace the architectural history of individual buildings or entire communities. One can see everything from building outline, size and shape, construction materials, height, building use, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, house numbers, and more. Symbols for stables, garages, warehouses, and other commercial sites are also included. Factories are often labeled with the owner's name, as well as the products manufactured there. Also depicted are pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, and dumps. Search for the maps by typing in the state or community. Each map's index helps locate streets, landmarks, and other places of historical interest. Once displayed, the maps can be manipulated, expanded, printed, and downloaded.

Serials Directory [EBSCO] Provides up to date bibliographic and subscription information on over 182,500 periodicals and newspapers published in the U.S. and overseas.

Texas Reference Center [EBSCO]

Union List of Periodicals [OCLC] Search for periodicals by location to find magazines and journals in libraries close to your area. Includes more than 7 million listings linked to over 750,000 bibliographic records in WorldCat (the OCLC online union catalog).

United Way's Community Assistance Directory, see Information and Referral Service.

World Almanac [OCLC] Find facts, statistics, biographies, encyclopedia entries, cultural information, holidays, astronomical information and much more. Subjects include American life, arts and entertainment, sports, the environment, national defense, and vital statistics. Over 6,000 articles culled from the following almanacs: World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of U.S. Politics, World Almanac for Kids, and World Almanac Knowledge Source. Dropped from TexShare's core databases as of July 1, 2005; no longer available. However, The World Almanac is included in Facts.com.

World Cat [OCLC] The world's largest database of bibliographic information, the OCLC online union catalog, culled from the shared records of libraries from all over the world. Over 43 million records, in over 400 languages, that contain holdings information, and other information vital to collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.

XRefer see Credo Reference