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IEEE Xplore IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, as well as current IEEE standards. Complete full text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1952.  How to Search This Database
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books The Index to Legal Periodicals indexes national and international legal information covering all areas of jurisprudence. It includes more than 850 legal journals, yearbooks, law reviews, and government publications published in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The index begins in 1980 and a paper index for the years 1952 to 1993 is available on Reference Aisle 8B.  How to Search This Database
Index to Texas Magazines and Documents The Index to Texas Magazines and Documents is an online index for 43 popular Texas magazines covering history, travel, business, and culture. The Index covers publications from 1986 to the present. For best results use the “Advanced Search” option and put asterisks before and after each search term. Examples: *Fort Davis* or *Dallas* AND *music*.  How to Search This Database
Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA)
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ISTA indexes articles from more than 450 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings and patents, with ongoing comprehensive coverage of important related periodicals. With coverage extending back to the mid 1960s, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.  How to Search This Database
TexShare Newspapers Database also known as Infotrac Custom Newspapers Database searches and browses over 450 national and international newspapers. Several Texas newspapers are included. Most newspapers are available in cover-to-cover full text. Dates of coverage run from July 1985 to present.  How to Search This Database
INSPEC (engineering and physics) Inspec, created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical literature. Containing nearly 10 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 3,800 journals, 3,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. Inspec allows searching by keyword, author, author's affiliation, Inspec headings, Inspec classification codes and titles, and more. Coverage runs back to the mid-1960's with select coverage back to 1949.
For full coverage of materials published prior to 1968, please refer to the Science Abstracts. Section A, Physics (vol. 10-43, 1907-1940), Science Abstracts. Series A, Physics Abstracts (vol. 44-68, 1941-1965), Science Abstracts. Series B, Electrical Engineering Abstracts (vol. 66-68, 1963-1965) and Science Abstracts. Physics Abstracts (vol. 69, 1966) located in REFERENCE AISLE 6A on the 2nd floor of the library.   How to Search This Database
Inter-Play Inter-Play indexes individual plays published in collections, anthologies, and periodicals. Inter-Play is a more current index than the otherwise useful Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections (REF PN1655 .O8 1988).
International Financial Statistics Online Produced by the International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics provides data from over 100 countries, including figures on interest rates, prices and production, international transactions, government finance, national accounts (including GDP), exchange rates, and population.
International Index to the Performing Arts Indexes more than 200 performing arts journals and as well as biographical information, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, and reviews. Subjects include film, television, theater, ballet, opera, musical theater, puppetry, mime, rodeos, circuses, etc. Some material is full-text. This is a good place to begin researching film and television studies. Abstracts span back to 1998, and indexing begins as far back as 1864.  How to Search This Database
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
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Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (formerly Microcomputer Abstracts) provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more.  How to Search This Database
ISI Web of Knowledge (citation indexes) ISI Web of Knowledge (formerly ISI Web of Science) provides seamless access to three citation indexes: the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These can be searched together or separately. Approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious research journals are indexed with abstracts within the Web of Science. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching.  How to Search This Database
ITER (medieval and renaissance studies) ITER is an index to articles, books, conference papers, and essays about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (A.D. 400-1700). Written in a variety of languages, these articles are from over 1,500 international scholarly journals published since 1784. Subjects include history, literature, music, art, sociology, politics, etc. ITER is an excellent place to begin research on medieval subjects.