Popular Databases
Available to current students, faculty and staff.
FAQs for accessing Collin databases
Academic Search Complete 
Includes Full-text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer reviewed journals,
magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety
of subjects
Annals of American History
Includes Full-text
Coverage: 1493 - Present
Primary Source documents, pictures, video and
audio clips
Use for: History, Government, Sociology
Biography Reference Bank
Includes Full-text
Coverage: Current and historical information
Reference book articles, magazine articles,
images
Use for: Biographical information on notable
people past and present
CountryWatch
Includes Full-text
Current demographic, political, economic,
business, cultural and environmental
information for the countries of the world
Use for: Business, Economics, Government,
History, Law, Social Sciences
CQ Researcher
Full-text
1991-Present
In-depth, non-partisan reports on issues in the
news
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in
English, Government, Speech,
Social Sciences
Issues and Controversies
Includes Full-text
1995-present
Includes primary sources, newspaper editorials,
and editorial cartoons
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in
English, Health Sciences, Speech,
Social Sciences
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Includes Full-text
Mid 1970s-present
News, news program transcripts, current
issues, business, legal and medical
publications as well as case law and
legal resources
Use for: Business, Economics, Health
Sciences, Government, Law, Social Sciences
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Includes Full-text
Updated regularly
Includes viewpoint articles, full-text magazine
and newspaper articles, primary source
documents, statistics, images and podcasts
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in
English, Health Sciences, Speech,
Social Sciences
Project Muse
Includes Full-text
Mid 1990s-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: In-depth information. Arts, English,
Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics
RAND Texas
1969-present
Texas Statistics
Use for: Business, Census, Health and
Socioeconomic, Demographics, Education
Student Research Center
Includes Full-text
Articles from magazines, reference books, photos,
flags, as well as film and video, etc.
Use for: General information on all subjects
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
Full-Text
Coverage: 1600 – 2000
Documents, pictures, web sites
Use for: History, Sociology
Find a Specific Journal Title
See if a particular journal, magazine
or newspaper is available
Finding Books and Video
Find Government books and videos in the library catalog.
Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.
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