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Note on database descriptions:

The descriptions below were for the most part supplied by the database providers and have undergone minimal editing. The TTUHSC Library of the Health Sciences guarantees neither the accuracy of these descriptions nor of the information found in the databases themselves. Inclusion of a database on this list does not imply endorsement of its contents by the Library.

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American Humanities Index
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  • EBSCOhost Research Databases via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "The American Humanities Index is a collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada. This database covers over 1,000 journals published from 1975 to the present, many of which cannot be found in other reference works. All journals included in the American Humanities Index are indexed in their entirety (cover to cover). This database provides citation information for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including, poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. American Humanities Index is a unique, essential collection, providing in-depth coverage in areas of the humanities not covered in other databases."
    Note: To see individual journal holdings in this database, click on the green "Publications" button at the top of this page.
    Note: Search this database alone or in combination with other databases at EBSCO Databases.

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    Clase
    See: ClasePeriodica
    ClasePeriodica
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  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) via OCLC Online Computer Library Center [TexShare Core Databases] (paid site license)
    • Description: "Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. Why select this database?
  • CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities.
  • PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology.
  • Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages.
  • Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues."
    • Contemporary Authors
    Source:
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors." [description from TexShare]
    Note: Contemporary Authors may be searched alone or in combination with Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Contemporary Authors is also searchable as a component of Gale Group's Literature Resource Center (LRC).
    See also: Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
    See also: Dictionary of Literary Biography
    See also: Gale Group Collections
    See also: Literature Resource Center (LRC)
    Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
    Source:
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "Contemporary Literary Criticism Select collects more than 35,000 critical essays on contemporary authors, with biographical, critical, principal works, and further study information." [description from TexShare]
    Note: Contemporary Literary Criticism Select may be searched alone or in combination with Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Contemporary Literary Criticism Select is also searchable as a component of Gale Group's Literature Resource Center (LRC).
    See also: Contemporary Authors
    See also: Dictionary of Literary Biography
    See also: Gale Group Collections
    See also: Literature Resource Center (LRC)

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    Dictionary of Literary Biography
    Source:
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "Dictionary of Literary Biography provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of influential literary figures from all eras and genres." [description from TexShare]
    Note: Dictionary of Literary Biography may be searched alone or in combination with Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. Dictionary of Literary Biography is also searchable as a component of Gale Group's Literature Resource Center (LRC).
    See also: Contemporary Authors
    See also: Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
    See also: Gale Group Collections
    See also: Literature Resource Center (LRC)

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    Gale Group Collections
    Source: TexShare Core Databases and eBooks (GaleGroup).
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: The following Gale Group databases are available to TTUHSC faculty, staff, and students:
  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index
  • Business & Company Resource Center
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center
  • Health Reference Center Academic
  • ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)
  • InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
  • Literature Resource Center (LRC)
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • Texas almanac. 2002-2003 ed.
  • The Times Digital Archive
  • What Do I Read Next?
    • Galenet
    See: Gale Group Collections

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    Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
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  • New York University School of Medicine (free)
    • Description: "The Literature, Arts, & Medicine Database is an annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and art which was developed to be a dynamic, accessible, comprehensive resource in MEDICAL HUMANITIES, for use in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. It is a multi-institutional project . . . which was initiated by Drs. Felice Aull, Martin Nachbar, Karen Brewer, Roy Smith and Irene Chen '96 of the New York University School of Medicine in the summer of 1993. This Web site is produced and maintained by the Hippocrates Project, the multi-disciplinary development laboratory for application of information technologies to medical education at New York University School of Medicine."
    Literature Resource Center (LRC)
    Source:
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors."
    Note: Go directly to some of Literature Resource Center's component databases:
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
    • See also: Gale Group Collections
    LRC
    See: Literature Resource Center (LRC)

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    Periodica
    See: ClasePeriodica

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    What Do I Read Next?
    Source:
  • Gale Group via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    • Description: "What Do I Read Next? includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 58,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 562 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
    See also: Gale Group Collections

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