Remote Access FAQ | Resources by Alphabet
Finding specific journals or newspapers

Resources are provided by the Texas State Library and the Round Rock Public Library System.  You may use your valid Round Rock Public library card to access the resources from home.  (TexShare users may use their home libraries' resources.) If you have a problem please see our Remote Access Frequently Asked Questions or call the library at (512) 218-7000. 

TexShare resources for online registrants and  Round Rock Library card holders

Web sites available to anyone

Resources available to Round Rock Library  cardholders only

Resources by Category

Academic Research & General Topics
Academic Search Complete -- EBSCO	Info
Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia - EBSCO	Info
MAS Ultra: School Edition - EBSCO  (for high school students)	Info
MasterFILE Premier -- EBSCO  (designed especially for public libraries)	Info
Middle Search Plus - EBSCO  (for middle school students)	Info
Oxford Islamic Studies Online	Info
Primary Search - EBSCO  (for elementary school students)	Info
Searchasaurus - EBSCO (for elementary and middle school students)	Info
Student Research Center -- EBSCO  (Grade 6-12)	Info
Worldbook Online Reference Center	Info

Biography
Contemporary Authors - Gale	Info
Scribner Writers Series - Gale	Info
Twayne Authors Series - Gale	Info

Books & Reading
Books in Print	Info
eBooks - EBSCO	Info
Fiction Connection from Books in Print	Info
Non-Fiction Connection from Books in Print	Info
NoveList - EBSCO	Info
Novelist Plus K-8 - EBSCO	Info
Tumble AudioBookCloud	Info
TumbleBookCloud Junior	Info
TumbleBookCloud ReadWatchLearn	Info
Tumblebooks for Kids	Info
What's Next? Books in Series	Info
World Cat  Home Access  |  Library Access	Info

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Business and Money
Barron's Online Library use only —get the password from the reference desk.	Info
Business Source Complete -- EBSCO	Info
Economia Y Negocios - en Español	Info
Morningstar Investment Research Center	Info
ReferenceUSA Directory	Info
Regional Business News -- EBSCO	Info
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans	Info
Standard & Poor's Outlook Online Library use only — get the password from the reference desk.	Info
Vocational and Career Center	Info

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Consumer Information
Consumer Reports Magazine Consumer Reports Online Library use only - get the password from the reference desk. Access full text articles back to 1984 using Consumer Reports Archive	Info

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Cultures and Societies
AtoZ: The World	Info
Bibliography of Native North Americans	Info
Countries and Their Cultures - Gale	Info
Encyclopedia of India - Gale	Info
Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Immigration and Multiculturalism	Info
Oxford Islamic Studies Online	Info
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Topic Search - EBSCO	Info

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Current Events
Austin-American Statesman back to 1996. Access full-text articles using  Texas  Newspapers (back to 1989) or  InfoTrac (back to 1996).	Info
Facts on File Issues & Controversies	Info
Facts on File World News Digest	Info
Infotrac Newspapers -- Gale	Info
New York Times Full text back to 1985. Access using Infotrac.	Info
Newspaper Source -- EBSCO	Info
Regional Business News -- EBSCO	Info
Round Rock Leader	Info
Texas Newspapers  Home Access | Library Access	Info
Washington Post  Access using Newspaper Source.	Info

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Database Providers

EBSCO Databases

Gale Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Finding specific journals or newspapers

Education
Computer Skills Tutorials - Learning Express	Info
ERIC -- EBSCO	Info
Professional Development Collection (for Educators) -- EBSCO	Info
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans - Gale	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info

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en Español
Economia Y Negocios - EBSCO	Info
Español - EBSCO	Info
Fuente Academica	Info
Medica Latina - EBSCO	Info
Salud Para Todos - EBSCO	Info

Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition - Proquest   Library use only	Info
Fold3 - EBSCO	Info
Genealogy Bank - Newsbank Home Use | Library Use	Info
Handbook of Texas	Info
HeritageQuest Online - ProQuest	Info
Historic Map Works Library Edition - Proquest	Info
New England Historic and Genealogical Society databases	Info

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Government and Legal
Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Facts on File World News Digest	Info
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources	Info
LawDepot - Recorded Books	Info
Legal Collection - EBSCO	Info
Millitary & Government Collection -- EBSCO	Info
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources	Info
Topic Search - EBSCO	Info

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Health and Wellbeing
Alt HealthWatch -- EBSCO	Info
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Salem Health	Info
Consumer Health Complete - EBSCO	Info
Genetics & Inherited Conditions - Salem Health	Info
Health Reference Center - Academic - Gale	Info
Health Source : Consumer Edition - EBSCO	Info
Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition - EBSCO	Info
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis - Gale	Info
Magill's Medical Guide - Salem Health	Info
Medica Latina - EBSCO (en Español)	Info
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources	Info
MedLINE -- EBSCO  (National Library of Medicine)	Info
Natural and Alternative Treatments - EBSCO	Info
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - EBSCO	Info
Salem Health	Info
Salud Para Todos - EBSCO  (en Español)	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info

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History
American Decades - Gale	Info
American Decades: 2000-2009 - Gale	Info
Facts on File World News Digest	Info
Fold3 - EBSCO	Info
Genealogy Bank - Newsbank  Home Use | Library Use	Info
Handbook of Texas	Info
Roaring Twenties Reference Library	Info
Salem History	Info
Women in Texas History	Info
World History Collection - EBSCO	Info

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Hobbies, Crafts, & How-To...
Auto Repair Reference Center - EBSCO	Info
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center - EBSCO	Info
NADA Online Library use only - get the password from the reference desk.	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info

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Kids
American Decades - Gale	Info
American Decades: 2000-2009 - Gale	Info
AtoZ: The World	Info
Facts on File World News Digest	Info
Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia - EBSCO	Info
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia	Info
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution	Info
LearningExpress Library (materials for grades 4-12 and adult)	Info
Middle Search Plus - EBSCO  (for middle school students)	Info
Novelist Plus K-8 - EBSCO	Info
Primary Search - EBSCO (for elementary school students)	Info
Searchasaurus - EBSCO (for elementary school students)	Info
Student Research Center -- EBSCO  (for grades 6-12)	Info
Topic Search - EBSCO	Info
Tumble AudioBookCloud	Info
TumbleBookCloud Junior	Info
TumbleBookCloud ReadWatchLearn	Info
Tumblebooks for Kids	Info
Worldbook Online Reference Center	Info

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Language and Learning
Mango Languages	Info
Babbel	Info
Livemocha	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info

Literature and Poetry
20th Century Poetry Collections --ProQuest	Info
Contemporary Authors - Gale	Info
Contemporary Literary Criticism	Info
Literature Resource Center -- Gale	Info
Masterplots - Salem Literature	Info
NoveList - EBSCO	Info
Salem Literature	Info
Scribner Writers Series	Info
Twayne Authors Series	Info

Local and Texas
2-1-1 - database of local services	Info
Austin-American Statesman  Access full-text articles using  Texas Newspapers (back to 1989) or  InfoTrac (back to 1996).	Info
Handbook of Texas	Info
ReferenceUSA Directory	Info
Regional Business News -- EBSCO	Info
Round Rock Leader	Info
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps - Proquest	Info
Texas Newspapers  Home Access | Library Access	Info
Texas Reference Center	Info
Women in Texas History	Info

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Nature and Agriculture
AGRICOLA (National Library of Agriculture)	Info
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia	Info
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution	Info

Magazines & Newspapers
Austin-American Statesman  Access using   Texas Newspapers (back to 1989)   or   InfoTrac (back to 1996).	Info
Infotrac Newspapers -- Gale	Info
New York Times Full text back to 1985. Access using Infotrac.	Info
Newspaper Source -- EBSCO	Info
Regional Business News -- EBSCO	Info
Round Rock Leader	Info
Texas Newspapers  Home Access | Library Access	Info
Washington Post  Access using Newspaper Source.	Info
Zinio Magazines - Recorded Books	Info

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Religions
Oxford Islamic Studies Online	Info
Religion & Philosophy Collection -- EBSCO	Info
World Religions Reference Library	Info

Sciences and Technology
AccessScience - McGraw-Hill	Info
Computer Software Tutorials - Learning Express   Click on "Computer Skills"	Info
Computer Source - EBSCO	Info
Earth Materials & Resources - Salem Science	Info
Earth's Surface and History - Salem Science	Info
Earth's Weather, Water, and Atmosphere	Info
Encyclopedia of Energy	Info
Information Science & Technology Abstracts - EBSCO	Info
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts - EBSCO	Info
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth - Salem Science	Info
Salem Science	Info
Science and Technology Collection - EBSCO	Info

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Tutorials and Study Guides
Computer Software Tutorials - Learning Express  Click on "Computer Skills"	Info
LearningExpress Library (test preparation and online books; from grade 4 to  professional level)	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info

Workplace and Career
Job & Career Accelerator - Learning Express	Info
LearningExpress Library (Learn professional test preparation and computer programs.)	Info
Resumé Maker	Info
Universal Class Library Edition  - Recorded Books	Info
Vocational and Career Center	Info

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