Digital Research for Adults A-Z Index
Reference Databases listed alphabetically
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Academic Onefile: GaleQuickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research. |
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Biography: Gale in ContextDiscover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content. |
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General Onefile: GaleAccess general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research. |
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Udemy: Gale PresentsLearn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes nearly 20,000 on-demand video courses across more than 75 different categories, in multiple languages. |
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Weiss Financial RatingsPowered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances. |
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Academic Onefile: GaleQuickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research. |
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AncestryAccess to over 8 billion names in over 4,000 genealogical databases. Available in the library only. |
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BiblioboardA collection of eBooks from the eRead Texas Unlimited Collection, including popular nonfiction such as travel, nutrition and health, gardening, along with adult and young adult fiction. |
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Biography: Gale in ContextDiscover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content. |
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Book ConnectionsResources about children's and young adult books from TeachingBooks, including exclusive Meet-the-Author movies and recordings, book trailers, and Reader's Advisory to help you choose the right book. Available in the state of Texas. |
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Business: Gale OneFileUnderstand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields. Updated daily. |
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Chilton Library: GaleChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. |
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Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly. |
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EBSCO eBooksFull text for thousands of recently published fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of topics, such as business, economics, history, law, literature, psychology, religion, STEM subjects and more. |
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Explora for Public LibrariesAn easy-to-search interface for public library patrons looking for magazine and newspaper articles, books and other reference materials on a variety of topics. |
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Family SearchGenealogical resource featuring family trees. |
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Foundation Directory OnlineWin more grants and make a bigger difference. Find the right funder now. Available in the library only. |
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General Onefile: GaleAccess general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research. |
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Handbook of TexasYour source for Texas history. |
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Health And Medicine: Gale OneFileThis powerful tool provides access to medical and professional periodicals, health and fitness magazines, and reference books and pamphlets. The database is designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. |
HeritageQuestHeritageQuest combines digital, searchable imagegs of U>S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. Powered by Ancestry.com with more than 4.4 billion records and coverage dating back to the 1700s. |
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference CenterA collection of leading hobby and craft magazines with detailed how-to instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. |
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LearningExpress Job & Career AcceleratorA collection of interactive tutorials, practice tests, articles, flash cards and eBooks patrons can use to improve academic skills in reading, writing, math and science as well as prepare for high-stakes exams. Includes Job and Career Accelerator. |
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LearningExpress LibraryGuides job seekers through the most effective career selection and job search possible. Also, prepares with job searching, interviewing and more. |
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Legal Forms: GaleProvides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. |
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Legal Information Reference CenterA resource to help laypersons navigate a wide range of legal issues with top consumer legal referrence books including Nolo do-it-yourself guides as well as thousands of legal forms. |
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Linkedin LearningLearn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals. Formerly Lynda.com. |
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Literature: GaleGale Literary Sources integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. |
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Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in ContextOpposing Viewpoints covers contemporary social issues, from abortion to zero tolerance policies. It provides a broad variety of information including viewpoint essays, news and magazine articles, court-case overviews, and more. |
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The Portal to TexasA gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. |
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Recursos Para HispañohablantesHerramientas de aprendizaje, arrera y ciudadania Americana en espanol. |
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Referencia LatinaEsta base de datos de texto completo en español cubre una amplia gama de temas dentro y fuera de la academia. Ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidos libros de referencia, revistas de interés general e informes de salud. |
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Salud en EspañolPrimeros auxilios, Cuidado y enfermedad de bebés / niños. |
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San Angelo Standard-Times ArchiveThe San Angelo Standard-Times newspaper, archived on the Internet. Years currently available online: 2014 through 2021 The library plans to add more years to the online archive. The library also has a far more complete archive on microfilm at the Stephens Central location. Available in the library only. |
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Sanborn MapsFounded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape. Come explore America's rich and diverse building history. |
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Science: Gale in ContextScience is an engaging resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. |
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Small Business Reference CenterSupports small business owners and entrepreneurs with reference books including Nolo do-it-yourself guides as well as business videos, details on how to create business plans, and more. |
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Small Engine Repair Reference CenterA well-organized collection of detailed, yet user-friendly, repair guides for all manner of small engines. |
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TeachingBooks.netBring to life children's and YA books with video trailers, author interviews, discussion questions, and much more. Great for book clubs, choosing books, and homework help. |
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Texas Law HelpDedicated to providing free, reliable legal information to all Texans. Includes legal forms. |
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Texas Reference CenterA collection of journals and books about Texas and Texans with topics including the state's history, its ethnic and cultural diversity, literature, public health, business, leisure and more. |
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TexShare DatabasesTexShare, an important digital resource for Texans, offers a comprehensive suite of information resources in multiple languages. |
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Udemy: Gale PresentsLearn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes nearly 20,000 on-demand video courses across more than 75 different categories, in multiple languages. |
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Vocational & Career CollectionFull-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high school, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. |
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Weiss Financial RatingsPowered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances. |
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Westlaw from Thomson ReutersPremier legal research resource. Available in the library only. |