Research Databases

20th Century American Poetry
This collection includes 50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets, including Adrienne Rich, Andrei Codrescu, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, and Cathy Song.

20th Century English Poetry
A collection of more than 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to the present day, including W.B. Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Thom Gunn, Fleur Adcock, Paul Muldoon, Tony Harrison, Benjamin Zephaniah and Carol Ann Duffy, and incorporating the poets in The Faber Poetry Library.

Book Connections
This website is run by the same people that run TeachingBooks. Book connections, however, is a separate website that meets the needs of public libraries and their communities. There are activities for children and teens, such as games, read-along audiobook performances, book trailers, and author and illustrator recordings. There are also resources for parents and library professionals, such as homeschool support, book promotion, reader's advisory, and professional exploration.

Books & Authors
This database can help you find your next great read. There are fun ways to browse titles, find read-alikes to your favorite authors, find award winners, find themed book lists, and read reviews.

eBooks (General Reference and K-5 Perpetual Access)
These are two collections of e-books. The General Reference has 50 titles of general reference books, including American Writers, British Writers, and Writers for young Adults and Children. The K-5 Perpetual Access has a collection of books about popular children and young adult authors, such as Laura Ingalls Wilder and William Shakespeare.

LitFinder
This database covers world literature and historical authors. it contains more than 132,000 full text poems and contains short stories, speeches, and plays. There are also author biographies, work summaries, photographs, and glossaries.

Literature Resource Center
This database has analysis, biographical information, reviews and overviews, full text literary criticism, and reviews for more than 130,000 authors. It helps students and researchers gain a better understanding of an author and their work. 

Teaching Books
TeachingBooks is a database of resources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators. Use TeachingBooks to search titles, authors and illustrators, and find resources to engage readers. The resource collection includes short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more.

Business: Entrepreneurship
This database covers all areas of starting and operating a small business including accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, tax information, and much more. There are also e-books; access to magazines, such as The Economist; directories of associations, consultants, and trade shows; podcasts and radio shows, and news.

Business Insights: Global
This database provides comprehensive business intelligence that has been compiled into usable context for your business. There are almost 500,000 company profiles and daily updates that allow you to keep up with the corporate landscape. There are also full text business related periodicals to broaden your understanding of the global nature of modern business.

Legal Forms Library
Legal forms specific to Texas include official, state-specific litigation, business, personal, real estate and general forms. Some are form fillable, some printable, and some are drafts to create your own forms.

TexasLawHelp.org
This website is an amazing resource for finding legal information and forms for most everyday situations. There are Guides that walk you through the steps (including the forms that you will need) for legal issues such as Divorce, Child Custody, Name Changes, Wills, Power of Attorney, and much more. There is also a Live Chat function available during normal business hours.

Texas State Law Library
The Texas State Law Library is a public law library located in Austin that allows access to hundreds of legal e-books, online legal resources (Braden's Annotated Texas Constitution, Law Reviews, and Legislative Recaps), legal databases (LexisNexis Digital Library, Lexis Advance Patron Access, HeinOnline, Fastcase, and West Academic) through their website. The website also has links to the Texas Constitution, Texas Statures, and Case Law, as well as Federal and other states. The process for obtaining on online library account is very easy, and they are valid for one year and can be renewed online. 

Chilton Auto Library
Chilton Auto Library 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. Also calculate repair costs for your car.

World Book Advanced

World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, back in time articles, special reports and more. Aimed at 8th grade up.

World Book Discover
World Book Discover offers engaging reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties, with content and tools specifically developed for these students. Especially good for the new language learner.

World Book Early Learning
A wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes.

World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
World Book's excellent editorial content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish for learners from elementary to middle school and up.

World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Online helps information seekers of all ages find the content they need at the correct reading level. World Book Online contains thousands of informational articles with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, research help, and activities.

World Book for Kids
Engaging content, features and tools developed especially for young users.

World Book Student
The mainstay edition that meet the research needs of students in primary/elementary and middle school with thousands of articles and multimedia.

World Book Timelines
Dive in to history with this unique, interactive view! World Book Timelines offers hundreds of pre-generate timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.

Health and Wellness
This database offers access to full text medical journals, magazines, reference works, and multimedia (videos, audio, and images). There are topic portals that contain content of diseases and conditions; drugs; diagnostics and tests; therapies; treatments; and surgeries.

OneFile: Health & Medicine
This database is geared more towards the medical student or medical professional. There are more than 2,500 full text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos that demonstrate medical procedures and live surgeries

American Ancestors (access available in a Waco-McLennan County Library location only - no remote access)
AmericanAncestors.org provides access to 1.4+ billion records spanning the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond, including on of the most extensive online collections of early American genealogical records, the largest searchable collection of published genealogical research journals and magazines, and the only online source for records from Boston's Catholic Archdiocese.

Ancestry Library Edition (access available in a Waco-McLennan County library location only - no remote access)
Genealogy research tool that provides patrons access to a wide range of primary resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more.

FamilySearch
One of the largest collections of genealogical data in the world with 2 billion digital images organized in three main places on the website – the FamilySearch historical records collection, catalog and online books. Expanded access available in-library only.

Fold3 Library Edition
A continuously growing digital database that has partnered with the National Archives and provides millions of original documents of historic and genealogic interest.

HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive database of American genealogical sources and is rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The collection consists of six core data sets: U.S. Federal Censuses from 1790 through 1930, over 28,000 genealogy and local history books, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Records, Freedman’s Bank Records and LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set records. Access provided by MOREnet.

HistoryGeo (access available in a Waco-McLennan County Library location only - no remote access)
HistoryGeo is a family history site that helps you link old maps and land records to your genealogy research.
Military and Government collection
Includes periodicals, academic journals, full-text books and pamphlets on military topics. Provides full text for nearly 300 periodicals and 245 pamphlets and indexes and abstracts nearly 400 titles. Some government publications are included in this database.

Military Database
Articles from topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

National Geographic Magazine Archive
The complete archive of the National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to the mid-1990s.

Newspapers.com Library Edition
Dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, Newspapers.com World Collection contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States including Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa, and Illinois, England from 1648, and Canada.

African American Heritage
This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists to gather resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans. Not only does the database provide records, but it also connects people to a community of research experts.

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps
Large-scale plans of Texas cities and towns from 1867 to 1970. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers as well as building usage notes.

Career Center Plus
Learn about careers, do job searches, learn workplace skills, prepare for certification and licensing exams, and more.

Computer Skills Center
Computer basics, using the Internet, popular software tools, and more

Job and Career Accelerator
Build Resumes and Job/Cover Letters. Do Job Searches. Prepare for Interviews. Learn about Careers, schools and scholarships.

Learning Express Library
Use standardized test-preparation materials (GED, SAT, etc...) including tutorials and/or practice tests for academic and licensing tests such as the ASVAB, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, Corrections Officer Practice Tests, Praxis I; Praxis II: Subject Assessments, TOEFL Practice Tests, and more. 

OneFile: News
This database offers full text newspapers from over 2,300 papers from the United States, as well as leading titles from around the world. There are also photographs and radio and TV broadcasts available.

National Geographic Magazine Archive
The complete archive of the National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to the mid-1990s.

Newspapers.com Library Edition
Dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, Newspapers.com World Collection contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States including Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa, and Illinois, England from 1648, and Canada.

The Austin-American Statesman (1871-1980)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time. It covers the Austin American-Statesman (1914-1980), the Austin American (1914-1973), and the Austin Statesman, and other related historical newspapers before 1973. 

Resources in this category are primarily in Spanish or contain some Spanish-language sections.

Los recursos de esta categoría están principalmente en español o contienen algunas secciones en español.

Ebook Central
A collection of approximately 30,000 e-books in disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, and life sciences, with over 80,000 Spanish e-books from the elibro Premium collection. Link to a quick guide and a training video from the Ebook Central home page. For access to EBookCentral on mobile devices, download the BlueFire reader for iOS and Android. Users will need to create a free Adobe ID and log into BlueFire before downloading any e-book content. For laptops, use Adobe Digital Editions.

High School Equivalency Center
Basic skills in reading, math, writing and more; GED practice (tambien en espanol), HiSET and TASC test practice.

Learning Express Library
Use standardized test-preparation materials (GED, SAT, etc...) including tutorials and/or practice tests for academic and licensing tests such as the ASVAB, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, Corrections Officer Practice Tests, Praxis I; Praxis II: Subject Assessments, TOEFL Practice Tests, and more.

Recursos para Hispanohablentas
GED study, writing, reading and grammar, mathematics, and citizenship.
Estudio de GED, escritura, lectura y gramática, matemáticas y ciudadanía.

World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
World Book's excellent editorial content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish for learners from elementary to middle school and up.

Advanced Technology and Aerospace
features research in aeronautics, astronautics, computer and information technology, and solid-state materials, among other areas of advanced technology study.

Biological Science Database
The Biological Science Database provides comprehensive coverage of biological science fields including animal behavior, aquatic life and fisheries, chemoreception, biochemistry, ecology, plant science, toxicology, virology, microbiology, immunology genetics, health and safety science, oncogenes, entomology, and endocrinology neuroscience. Content Type: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals, Conference Papers and Proceedings, Books, Government & Official Publications, Magazines, Newspapers, Other Sources, Reports, Tables, Working Papers, Video and Audio 

Computer Skills Center
Computer basics, using the Internet, popular software tools, and more

Core Math and Science Skills Center
Early math through Algebra and Geometry, Statistics and Calculus. Science including general concepts, chemistry, biology and physics.

Earth, Atmospheric, & Aquatic Science Database
The Earth, Atmospheric, & Aquatic Science Database covers geology and earth sciences. Content Type: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals, Books, Conference Papers and Proceedings, Government & Official Publications, Magazines, Newspapers, Other Sources, Reports, Tables, Wire Feeds, Working Papers, Video and Audio.

Interactive Science
This database is geared towards middle and high school students. It combines scientific information with 3D models to make it feel like you are experimenting with science in a lab.

Materials Science and Engineering Database
The Materials Science & Engineering Database includes the renowned METADEX and Polymer Library databases and provides full-text titles from around the world. For those researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline. Coverage: 1965-current

Military Database
Articles from topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

National Geographic Magazine Archive
The complete archive of the National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to the mid-1990s.

Natural Science Collection
A full-text database supported by a specialized A&I file. Covers comprehensive scholarly output, managed by an expert editorial team overseeing content selection and indexing supported by a controlled vocabulary. Coverage: 1946-current

SciTech Collection
Articles from science and technology journals. All ProQuest Science databases are included in the SciTech Collection.

Technology Collection
full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.

In Context: Environmental Studies
This database covers topics such as Earth systems, global change, pollution, populations, and more. There are case studies, news, reference materials, academic journals, and videos available to researchers.

In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints in Context supports virtually any curricular need. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Exclusive Viewpoint pages bring balance and perspective to every controversy using targeted arguments from recognized subject-matter experts and top journalistic sources.

ACT and SAT Prep Center
Practice Tests, Ebooks, flash cards and more for each part of these college skills tests.

Adult Core Skills Center
Achieve your personal education and career goals. Build reading, writing and math skills or work toward US Citizenship.

College Admissions Test Prep Center
College Placement and Texas State Placement Exam study resources, and Admissions Essay Writing

College Center Plus
Includes Math, Reading, Writing and Grammar, Science, GRE, College Placement, Texas State Placement, CLEP and DSST, and how to search for scholarships and schools

Computer Skills Center
Computer basics, using the Internet, popular software tools, and more

Core English Skills Center
Focused help with Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Spelling, including flashcards, ebooks and tutorials

Ebook Central
A collection of approximately 30,000 e-books in disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, and life sciences, with over 80,000 Spanish e-books from the elibro Premium collection. Link to a quick guide and a training video from the Ebook Central home page. For access to EBookCentral on mobile devices, download the BlueFire reader for iOS and Android. Users will need to create a free Adobe ID and log into BlueFire before downloading any e-book content. For laptops, use Adobe Digital Editions.

Academic OneFile
This database provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN and videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. There is also full text of The Economist from 1988 to present and New York Times from 1985 to present.

General OneFile
This database provides millions of articles, over 200,000 images, and thousands of audio files and videos. It also has full text articles from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today.

In Context: Biography
This database contains more than 600,000 biographical entries of people from different time periods and areas of the globe. There are also videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles about the individuals.

In Context: College
This database offers articles, images, videos, and audio selections that are geared toward students in college.

In Context: Elementary
This database offers articles, images, videos, and audio selections that are geared toward students in elementary school.

In Context: High School
This database offers articles, images, videos, and audio selections that are geared toward students in high school.

In Context: Middle School
This database offers articles, images, videos, and audio selections that are geared toward students in middle school.

Educator's Reference Complete
This database offers more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports to assist educators. There is full text for titles contained in the ERIC database, and the database covers levels of education from preschool to college in every specialty.

OneFile: High School Edition
This database is designed for middle and high school students and provides access to age-appropriate content to aid them in classroom assignments in all subjects.

National Geographic Kids
This database contains every issue of National Geographic Kids from the beginning in 2009 through present, and it also contains 684 National Geographic published books for children, such as Weird But True! and So Cool! books. There are also over 200 videos and over 1,000 pictures.

Miss Humblebee's Academy
An interactive learning program aligned with preschool and elementary standards for children ages three to six.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Opposing Viewpoints in Context supports virtually any curricular need. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Exclusive Viewpoint pages bring balance and perspective to every controversy using targeted arguments from recognized subject-matter experts and top journalistic sources.

Udemy: On Demand Courses
This database offers almost 20,000 video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories including personal development, arts and creativity, entrepreneurship, health and fitness, life skills, technology , and many more. courses include Art History, Yoga, Fundraising, Cyber Security, Photography, Latin, and many more.