A database is a collection of information organized for efficient retrieval. San Antonio Public Library pays for subscriptions to a variety of databases that contain articles from established periodicals and material from well-respected print reference sources. We hope these help you get your information quickly! If you need help, just ask a librarian!
The DOAJ indexes over 2200 online journals and over 100,000 articles from across all academic disciplines. To ensure the quality of these materials, the DOAJ requires publishers to meet guidelines for content control either through peer review or editorial supervision. Journals are intended for researchers and come from a variety of academic, government, commercial and non-profit private sources.
TeachingBooks provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, and a wealth of multimedia resources on K–12 books to support reading and library activities for all grades and content areas.
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images.
The website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. It provides online access to Massachusetts Vital Records through 1910, New York Probate Records (1787 - 1835), the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), church records, newspapers and periodicals, city and town directories, court records, census, tax, and voter lists, diaries and journals, land records, military records, and published genealogies and biographies.
This collection of more than 4,000 databases and two billion names is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest™ Online.
The Fold3 collections feature documents, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and many more. Fold3 is a place where original historical documents are combined with social networking in order to create a truly unique experience involving the stories of our past.
Why the name Fold3?
Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.
An ebook collection of local history books from Arcadia Publishing. The series features "images and texts assembled by thousands of local experts with unparalleled knowledge of their community's history."
A searchable collection of prose, poetry, and drama composed by women writing in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The collection features 36 plays and over 52,000 pages of prose, some dating back to the 16th century.
A collection of poetry, fiction, and drama written in English and Spanish by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States.
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Researchers can find up-to-date analysis, biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world. Gale Literature Resource Center brings together materials that support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers with a literature, history, arts, gender studies, or cultural studies focus can use this resource to analyze authors and works throughout time.
Includes: Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Novels for Students, Shakespearean Criticism, and Poetry Criticism
NoveList Plus makes searching for your next read -- or listen -- a snap. Its database of hundreds of thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for readers of all ages is searchable by subject, genre, setting, kinds of characters and more. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
TeachingBooks provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, and a wealth of multimedia resources on K–12 books to support reading and library activities for all grades and content areas.
Offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres. This online series features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series --United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors.
Covers more than 316 of the most important and studied American poets and includes over 52,000 works. Includes the works of most major twentieth-century American poets, beginning with the traditionalists; continuing through the modernists, represented by such poets as Wallace Stevens; and moving on to the contemporary works of the 1990s.
Containing over 44,000 works by 288 poets, Twentieth-Century English Poetry is the most complete overview collection of poetry in English and by far the largest electronic anthology of its kind. It provides an unprecedented overview of poetry written in the 20th century by both established and emerging writers.
Search the collections of more than 9,000 libraries to locate hard-to-find books, movies and music. Place requests to borrow items from across the country using the Interlibrary Loan Service.
Job & Career Accelerator is a fully integrated online career and job search platform, designed to guide job seekers through the most effective career selection and job search possible. Create a resume, find job and internship opportunities, assess career alternatives and master interviewing skills. This resource also includes interactive multimedia tutorial collections for learning popular software and computer and internet basics.
Learning Express Library provides online academic and career practice tests and full-texts of test prep books. Areas covered include academic, such as SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT; basic skills, civil service, cosmetology, EMS, firefighter, GED, law enforcement, ASVAB, postal services, real estate, and U.S. citizenship. Test score report includes explanation of right and wrong answers.
A national residential and business directory, perfect for finding new customers or researching an industry. The business listings are comprised of over 55 million US business records, 297 million US Historical business records and 4 million New Business records (a total of over 356 million US business records). Also included are over 2.5 million job postings, 292 million consumer records in Consumer Lifestyle, 1.8 million Canadian Business records, 1.2 million Healthcare records and 15 million New Movers/Homeowners records.
The detailed company information includes company name, address, phone, executive contact name and title, employee size, sales volume, SIC codes, NAICS codes, credit ratings, business type, location type, news information, 10-K’s and more. With 45 customized search options and downloading and printing capabilities, users can create lists for marketing, building a business plan, researching career opportunities, and much more.
A searchable collection of prose, poetry, and drama composed by women writing in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The collection features 36 plays and over 52,000 pages of prose, some dating back to the 16th century.
A collection of poetry, fiction, and drama written in English and Spanish by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States.
KidsHealth provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. KidsHealth was created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and provides separate sites for parents, kids and teens.
PubMed, a service of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), includes millions of citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. PubMed does not include copies of journal articles. However, many articles are available for free via PubMed Central.
The Fold3 collections feature documents, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and many more. Fold3 is a place where original historical documents are combined with social networking in order to create a truly unique experience involving the stories of our past.
Why the name Fold3?
Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
An ebook collection of local history books from Arcadia Publishing. The series features "images and texts assembled by thousands of local experts with unparalleled knowledge of their community's history."
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
Explore all side of an issue. Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
Includes full text articles written for the San Antonio Express-News. Accessible by keyword and date. No images or classifieds. The Express-News provides news, business, features, sports and opinion for Central and South Texas and has bureaus in Washington, D.C., Austin, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Laredo and Mexico City. (Jan. 1, 1990-current)
Explore all side of an issue. Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
The SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more. 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.
