Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites.

The Handbook of Texas is a digital state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) that is free and accessible on the Internet for students, teachers, scholars, and the general public. The Handbook consists of an overview, general, and biographical entries focused on the entire history of Texas from the indigenous Native Americans and the Prehistoric Era to the states diverse population and the Modern Age.

JSTOR (Journal Storage) is an interdisciplinary database especially valuable for research in English/literature, history, and political science. It provides access to the full text of many academic journals and ebooks, along with collections of primary sources such as 19th-century British pamphlets. JSTOR is a strong resource for full-text journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.