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Census Online A database of U.S. census with topics of people: estimates & projections; business: NAICS & foreign trade; geography: maps & TIGER; newsroom: economic indicators. Free web access.
Directory of Open Access Journals Provides links to approximately 2044 free, full text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and languages. Free web access.
Handbook of Texas This is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin. (TexShare) Free web access.
HeritageQuest Online Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and provides an essential resource of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. (Proquest-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Search major newspapers for full text articles. Coverage is from U.S. newspapers, as well as the London Times. (Gale-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
New York Times Historical Database The New York Times (1851-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. (Proquest) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Newspaper Source Provides selected full text for nearly 30 U.S. and international newspapers, television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Serials Directory Provides access to most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic and pricing information for serials. Contains nearly 212,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps Sanborn maps, originally created for fire insurance information, provide detailed historical details about Texas cities, towns, and neighborhoods. (Proquest-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Texas Reference Center Includes information on Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business, home & garden, sports & leisure and biographies of historical and contemporary Texans. Also provides the Spanish-language newspaper El Sol de Texas with Texas and national news coverage. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
TOPICsearch A current events database which allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Vocational & Career Collection Covers vocational and technical subjects of interest to high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Academic Search Complete Includes more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals; in addition to full text, offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Remote Access with University Network Account.
Encyclopaedia Britannica The Encyclopaedia Britannica is the largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world. Its broad scope includes statistics, classics, definitions, articles in journals, and maps. (Britannica - Direct) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Dissertations and Theses (UD) A digital library in full text of dissertations from the University of Dallas. Provides an index to and preview of dissertations from other institutions. (Proquest) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Dissertation Abstracts Provides searching for citations of doctoral dissertations completed in U.S. accredited institutions from 1861 to the present. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. Library access only. (Extended FirstSearch)
Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
JSTOR A unique digital archive of scholarly journals in full text, starting with the first issues. Covers material from the 1800s up to between 1 and 8 years before current publication. (JSTOR) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts A bibliographic database that provides coverage on from more than 600 periodicals, reports and proceedings on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Remote Access with University Network Account. (EBSCO - TexShare)
MAS Ultra: School Edition Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications as well as pamphlets, reference books, primary source documents, biographies and images. (EBSCO-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Oxford English Dictionary An online version of the leading historical dictionary of the English language includes etymology, philology, and quotations. It is updated quarterly. (Oxford University Press) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Project Muse Online collection of full text peer-reviewed journals from scholarly publishers. This collection complements JSTOR. (Muse) Remote Access with University Network Account.
MasterFILE Premier Searches general interest subjects in business, culture, history, & literature from articles, musical reference, & works such as Consumer Reports, Documents in American History, & Magill's Book Reviews. (EBSCO-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Science & Technology Collection Covers subjects relevant to the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. (EBSCO-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
WorldCat Locate books and other materials, such as musical scores & internet resources, in libraries worldwide, including the University of Dallas. Coverage is from 1200 to present. (FirstSearch-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Books In Print Provides searching of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 900,000 North American publishers. Includes information about publishers, distributors & wholesalers of the U.S. Library access only. (Extended FirstSearch)
Google Scholar Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts & articles from universities & other scholarly organizations.(Google) Free Web Access
NetLibrary A collection of full text reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books (eBooks) available for 24 hour electronic use. (OCLC-TexShare) Remote Access with NetLibrary Account.
Acronym Finder Largest online source for acronyms and abbreviations.
Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites A collection of websites selected and annotated by Humanities and Social Sciences Division subject specialists of the Library of Congress.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Covers over 90,000 entries with audio pronunciations, illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
American Rhetoric An online repository of public speeches, sermons, lectures, interviews and other recorded media events which includes full-text and audio and video versions. Provides "Top 100" American political speeches of the 20th century.
APL QuickRef A user friendly organized web interface with links to Phone Directories, Zip Codes, Search Engines, and other Ready Reference material.
Bartleby's Provides full-text versions of literary and poetic classics as well as many reference publications.
DeskRef Provides many links for frequently asked questions, e.g. currency conversion, flags, quotations, etc.
Digital-Librarian A project maintained by a librarian which is indexes websites by subject areas.
FirstGov One-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.
FreeTranslation.com This is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations.
Global Information Locator Service Searches wide range of sources.
Glossarist; a Searchable Directory of Glossaries and Topical Dictionaries This site provides a compendium of glossaries on a wide range of topics.
Governments on the WWW Provides comprehensive governmental and political party information for over 220 countries.
Internet Public Library The University of Michigan provides this public library of and for the Internet community.
Librarian's Index to the Internet (LII) Provides well-organized subject access of Internet resources.
Moving Image Collections MIC provides archivists, educators, and the general public the ability to discover, locate, and in some cases view moving images from repositories around the world.
NYPL (New York Public Library) Picture Collection Online A digital collection of over 30,000 images from books, magazines, newspapers and other sources, mostly created before 1923.
OneLook Dictionary Search This site uses over 900 online dictionaries to provide word definitions or translations.
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Contains digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Library of Congress.
Quotations Page Provides more than 23,000 quotations from over 2500 authors.
RealClimate Respected, award-winning site for info on climate science.
RefDesk Indexes quality Internet sites that provide infomation on many general reference topics.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research This site is the world's largest archive for public opinion studies and provides links to the leading survey research firms and organizations.
State and Territorial Governments Provides links to state governments and U.S. territories.
Statistical Abstract of the United States Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Statistical Resources on the Web Categorized guide to wide range of statistical sources, compiled by the Univ. of Michigan Library Documents Center.
Test Prep Review This site provides free practice tests, including SAT, LSAT, MCAT,and many others along with tips and techniques for taking these tests.
United Nations Statistics Division Provides access to statistical data from the UN and other international agencies.
Virtual Reference Library Selected web resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
Your Dictionary.com Provides word definitions and synonyms from various dictionary and thesaurus sources.
Zip Code Lookup, United States Postal Service Use this site to find zip codes.
The best sources for general works of reference are encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, and bibliographies. For more information or assistance, please ask at the Help Desk.
General
Encyclopedia of Associations Ref AS 23 .G2
Famous First Facts Ref AG 5 .K16
Guide to Reference Books Ref Z 1035. 1 G89
New Encyclopedia Britannica Ref AE 5 .E5
World Almanac and Book of Facts Ref AY 67 .W9
Most journals are subject specific so there are no journals that would fall under "General Reference". However, there is an excellent reference book on magazines, categorized by subject areas:
Magazines for Libraries Ref Z 6941 .K2
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