Databases by Type
We have databases that are not necessarily collections of peer-reviewed articles. These databases are for different types of information, such as:
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Theses & Dissertations
- Theses & Dissertation DatabasesTheses & dissertations are great sources for information. Below are two recommended databases.
- Digital Collections TxState This link opens in a new windowA digital collection of the intellectual output of Texas State University - San Marcos. Its purpose is to centralize, preserve, index and provide open access to the works created by Texas State faculty, staff, and students.
- Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowMulti-subject. World's largest collection of full text theses and dissertations. Contains 1.7 million full-text graduate works and 3.8 million abstracted or indexed records along with the ability to cross-search with other ProQuest resources. Coverage: 1861 to present
Recommended Databases for Newspaper Articles
- Newspaper DatabasesWe have over 40 newspaper databases, including historical newspapers. The databases are listed in alphabetical order.
- NewsBank - Access World News This link opens in a new window5,300 U.S. and international news sources from 140 countries on six continents. It features most major U.S. news sources circulation. A great resource for TEXAS newspapers
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Hot Topic Databases
We have some databases that cover hot topics in the news and controversial issues.
- Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowCurrent social issues presented in topic pages with a variety of data on differing points of view.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, economy, and global affairs. Reports include an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Coverage: 1923 to present
Databases for Finding Statistics
Statistics Databases available to Texas State University users
Census & Demographic Databases available to Texas State University users
** Some overlap may exist in these 2 lists.
- Data-Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new windowInteractive database of statistics that enables users to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety data sources covering banking, criminal justice, education, energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction, industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more. Data holdings for the United States are significant with some data available at state, county, or local geographies. International data, available at the country level, include population, food and agriculture, labor, trade, and more. Data are organized by subject and source.
- SimplyAnalytics *** previously SimplyMap**** This link opens in a new windowExtensive demographic, business and marketing data from sources such as census data from 2000 and 2010,Current Estimates, Five Year Projections, the Experian SimmonsLOCAL® and Nielsen Claritas PRIZM® Data Packages. Coverage: 2000-present.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new windowStatistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States: Agriculture, arts, recreation, banking, finance, insurance, business enterprise, construction, housing, education, elections, energy, utilities, foreign commerce, geography, environment, health, nutrition, income, labor force, employment, earnings, law enforcement, courts, manufactures, population, transportation. 1878 to present,
Citation Analysis Databases
- SCOPUSScience, Technology, Medicine, Social Science, Arts & Humanities. Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize scholarly research. With SCOPUS you can locate the most highly cited items and the articles that cite them.
- Web of ScienceCurrent and retrospective multidisciplinary high impact research journals, conference proceedings, and books from around the world. Approximately 12,000 journals included, 150,000 conference proceedings, and 275,000 books and book chapters.
- Journal Citation ReportsAnnual analysis of scholarly journals in sciences, social sciences & humanities. Objectively determines the relative importance of journals within their subject categories. Information for each title includes the "impact factor" (measurement of the frequency with which the average article has been cited in a particular year) and the "immediacy index" (how quickly the average article in a journal is cited).
- Data Citation IndexPart of the Web of Knowledge, the Data Citation Index fully indexes a significant number of the world's leading data repositories of critical interest to the scientific community, including over two million data studies and datasets.