LCU Library: New Databases: New Databases Overview

Overview

The LCU Library is adding new databases from ProQuest and Cengage Gale.

ProQuest and Gale databases will be indexed in OneSearch and links should apprear.

ProQuest Databases

ProQuest Platform This link opens in a new window
Search the 20th Century Poetry Collections, SciTech Premium Collection, Historical Newspapers: The Austin American-Statesmen, Health Research Premium Collection, Ebook Central, & Academic Video Online

Online Videos

The Academic Video resource can be accessed ProQuest Platform & Alexander Street Platform.

ProQuest Platform - Searched at the same time as 10 other databases. Can be linked to and offers citation options.

Alexander Street Platform - Only searches the Academic Online subscription. Allows clips to be saved and shared, citations, and included public performance rights for most videos. Please contact the library if you want to show it to a larger audience than your class.

Academic Video Online - Proquest Platform This link opens in a new window
Multidiscipline video collection. Also available in Alexander Street Platform.
Academic Video Online - Alexander Street Platform This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary video collection. Also available in the ProQuest platform.

The Behavioral and Mental Health Collection is available only through the link below.

Behavioral and Mental Health Online - Alexander Street Platform This link opens in a new window
Multimedia database with 2,500 videos and almost 3,500 books, documents and transcripts.

Full Text Databases

These databases can be accessed through the individual links or the ProQuest Platform.

Health Research Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Broad collection of journals, evidence-based resources, and full-text dissertations, and includes the top ProQuest health and medical databases.
Historical Newspapers: The Austin American-Statesman (1871 - 1980) This link opens in a new window
Full text news paper articles.
Twentieth Century American Poetry This link opens in a new window
50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 American poets.
Twentieth Century English Poetry This link opens in a new window
A collection of 598 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to 2000.
SciTech Collection Premium This link opens in a new window
The SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection and provides full-text titles including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.

Ebooks

More books have been added to Ebook Central. Now featuring Academic Complete, Reference Ebook, Health & Medicine, eLibro, & SciTech Collections.

These books can be through the ProQuest Platform & Ebook Central. Ebook Central will allow you to browse by topic.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Full text ebooks. Contains books from the Academic Complete, Reference Ebook, Health & Medicine, eLibrary & SciTech collections. Books can be read in your browser. To download and read offline you will need Adobe Digital Editions.

Genealogy

These resources are not included in OneSearch or the Proquest Platform and must be accessed directly.

Fold3 Library Edition This link opens in a new window
Military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. If you are having trouble accessing try a different or clear your cache/history and try again.
HeritageQuest Online This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive American genealogical sources and provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
ProQuest African American Heritage This link opens in a new window
Focused on African American family history research. Created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.

Gale Databases

These databases are now available.

Virtual Lab

Gale Interactive Science This link opens in a new window
Interactive 3D models to deliver a virtual laboratory simulation experience.

Full Text Databases

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
More than 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Reference content is offered alongside videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers
Books & Authors This link opens in a new window
Not sure what to read next? Try out this database with read-alikes, reviews, award winners and themed book lists, and more.
Gale Business Insights This link opens in a new window
Profiles of every U.N. recognized country including 90+ Economist Intelligence Unit reports; SWOT reports (quarterly updates), GlobalData industry research reports; Plunkett industry reports; market share and business rankings; company histories and chronologies; global company, country, and business topic overviews with quick links; full-text articles; case studies; business executive video interviews; interactive LiveCharts; and more.
College (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary content including full-text newspapers and periodicals, images, videos, audio selections, and reference books.
To access: go to the Advanced Search, in the set of three search boxes use the drop down menu to change the Field to Publication Title. Then begin typing 'Exploring' in the Terms box. Select the series you would like to view. Hit the Search button.
EXPLORING Shakespeare – in this set you can find the full text with line notes under Creative Works. Hamlet, Julius Cesar, Macbeth, and Romeo & Juliet.
EXPLORING Poetry – in this set you can find the full text and line notes for 253 poems under Creative Works. You can also hear excerpts from poems read for 48 poems under Audio.
(The Exploring series appears in the College, Highschool and Middle School (Gale OneFile) databases)
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Seeks to provide full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty.
Elementary (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content that covers a broad range of subjects, like animals, geography, health, influential people, literature, social studies, sports, and technology.
Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Full text periodicals and also includes tips, strategies and success stories.
Environmental Studies (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Database contains case studies, news, reference materials, academic journals, videos, and more.
Gale General Onefile This link opens in a new window
Full text magazines and journals focused on more popular topics.
Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new window
Consumer heath resource has full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.
High School (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Contains reference content, biographies, primary sources, multimedia, critical essays, news, academic journals and more.
High School Edition (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Designed for middle- and high-school students and provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for classroom assignments
Informe Acedémico This link opens in a new window
Full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America
LitFinder (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Contains literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Including more than 132,000 full-text poems and 670,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
Middle School (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
National Geographic Kids This link opens in a new window
Complete run of the magazine from the first issue in 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos including Amazing Animals, images, and colorful photos. High-quality informational texts, fun features, and weird and wacky facts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms.
News (Gale Onefile) This link opens in a new window
Access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Scribner Writer Series (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Twayne's Authors Series (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Critical introductions to writers, history and influence of literature, and development of literary traditions.