ENG 3309 Creative Nonfiction: Fall 2017 Topics

Features cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, providing more than one million pages as fully text-searchable facsimile images. For students and scholars of early America, this unique collection -- based largely on Clarence Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820" -- Offers an unprecedented look back into the history of the United States. Newsbank/Readex

Indexes comprehensively scholarly and non-scholarly journals in religion and theology. This resource is a definite "must consult" for those undertaking bibliographic research in Christian religious studies. One of the oldest continuing indexes of religious journal literature, its retrospective journal coverage goes back as far as 1949 and in some cases to the 19th century. The breadth and depth of its coverage renders this index extremely versatile. Its content and search features make it relevant for research in a number of religion specific areas including Biblical Studies, Church history, Systematic Theology, Philosophical Theology, and Ministry studies, as well as denomination specific research. Full-text access is frequently available. Abstracting is spare, but does appear in the occasional record. EBSCOhost.

Indexes books, audios, and videos available from U.S. publishers. Searchable by author, title, subject, ISBN, keyword, etc. and includes thousands of records on publishers, distributors, wholesalers, book agents, information on award winners and bestsellers, over 500 000 full-text reviews, and inventory data from 19 well-known wholesalers.

Contains articles on Texas history, geography, and culture. Search by keyword or browse entries by title, event, date, person, or location. Texas State Historical Association

Indexes articles in scholarly and popular journals and newspapers on issues of popular culture, including book reviews. A subset of the larger Academic OneFile database, this is very useful for finding focused information on a topic of popular culture (contemporary arts, movies, fads, trends, etc.). Search by title, subject, person's name, or keyword, or browse subjects or publications. Gale Cengage.

Provides a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, education, social work, sociology, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. A subset of Academic Search Complete. Searchable by author, title, subject, geographic term, abstract, and journal name. EBSCOhost.

Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. It includes the companion file Social Services Abstracts. Records. Searchable by author, title, keyword, descriptors, source, and 26 other fields. Covers the years 1952 to the present time. ProQuest/CSA.

Provides access to numerous full-text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business, as well as home and garden and sports and leisure. Includes biographies of famous historical and contemporary Texans. Also provides access to local Texas newspapers with state and national coverage (retrospective coverage is limited). A good quick reference for Texana-related material.

Contains an online catalog to the book, media, archival, journal, map, music, and special collections holdings of libraries across the United States and internationally. Can limit by year, type of material, and other factors. OCLC FirstSearch.