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Research Databases: Social Sciences

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Most Useful:

Academic Search Complete
(EBSCO) Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Films on Demand (LSCS Libraries)
(Films Media Group) High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS.
NOTE: Disable Compatibility View under Tools menu in Internet Explorer if the films do not play on your IE browser. Compatible browsers include: IE 8.0+, Mozilla Firefox 4.0+, Google Chrome 3+, Apple Safari 4.0+.
JSTOR (LSCS Libraries)
(JSTOR) Complete historical full text of all issues of journals in a wide range of humanities and social science fields.
Project MUSE (LSCS Libraries)
(Johns Hopkins University Press) Full text of 285 journals in literature, history, international/cultural studies and other humanities and social science fields.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
(EBSCO) Nearly 575 full-text publications, including some 550 peer-reviewed journals, in psychiatry, psychology, and related fields.

Also Try:

Bibliography of Native North Americans
(EBSCO) Citations on a wide range of topics related to native populations in the US and Canada. Not full text.
Country Information Sites – free web
CountryWatch (LSC-North Harris only)
(CountryWatch, Inc.) Provides news, geographical, political, economic, and cultural information and maps on each of the 194 countries of the world.
EBSCO eBook Collection - formerly NetLibrary
(EBSCO) Search complete electronic books. Set up a free account and download to your PC, Mac, Nook, Sony, Android, iPhone, or iPad.
Houston Chronicle
(Thomson Gale) Citations only: January 1, 1996 - April 25, 2012.
Houston Chronicle - free web
(Hearst Communications Inc.) Access the electronic copy of today's Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle Archives - free web
(Hearst Communications Inc.) Full-text articles from 1985 - 2011.
ProQuest Newspapers (LSCS Libraries)
(ProQuest) Full text of Christian Science Monitor, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post.

TexShare databases are funded in part by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.