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| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Business: Entrepreneurship |  |  | Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more. |
| Gale Business: Insights | | | Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports. |
| Gale OneFile: Business | | | Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory | | | Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more. |
| Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship | | | Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs. |
| Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability | | | Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations. |
| Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management | | | Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily. |
| Small Business Handbook | | | From the Texas Governor's Office, a guide for starting an operating a small business in Texas. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | | Provides indexing, abstracting, and free full text access for selected international scholarly journals in many subject areas. |
| Gale Academic OneFile | | | Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research. |
| Gale In Context: College | | | Access a wide array of multidisciplinary content by searching scholarly journals, newspapers, periodicals, images, and videos. |
| Gale Presents: Udemy | | | Offers thousands of high-quality video courses across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design. Achieve personal success with courses on health and well-being, the arts, language learning, and more. |
| LearningExpress Library | | | Contains practice tests and test preparation materials for a variety of standardized tests, including SAT, GED, real estate, ASVAB, civil service exams, and other skills improvement resources. |
| PrepSTEP for Colleges and Universities | | | Whether they are looking to improve core academic skills, score higher on college placement tests, explore careers, prepare for occupational exams or build workplace skills, students can achieve their goals using PrepSTEP for Colleges & Universities. |
| WorldCat | | | Provides repair guides for small engines and routine maintenance and also allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type, and model numbers. |
| Rosetta Stone Library Solution | | | Rosetta Stone offers libraries and their users the proven immersion method that more than 20,000 schools and 9,000 businesses have trusted for over the last 20+ years. The award-winning interactive approach has been used by millions of learners around the world and now is accessible in the library- or anywhere, anytime. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ChiltonLibrary.com | | | ChiltonLibrary.com has thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. |
| Gale Courses | | | Gale Courses offers hundreds of courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment. Six-week long courses are taught entirely online by instructors, and new sessions begin every month. |
| Gale OneFile: Gardening & Horticulture | | | Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. |
| Gale OneFile: Home Improvement | | | Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more. |
| Rosetta Stone Library Solution | | | Rosetta Stone offers libraries and their users the proven immersion method that more than 20,000 schools and 9,000 businesses have trusted for over the last 20+ years. The award-winning interactive approach has been used by millions of learners around the world and now is accessible in the library- or anywhere, anytime. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Connections | | | Provides multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books. Resources include audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish. |
| ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) | | | Provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. |
| Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete | | | Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students. |
| TeachingBooks | | | An easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. This resource includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities. |
Deer Park
Ord. 4207 City Floodplain Management
Provides service in the following main areas: disaster relief and preparedness education; assistance for military personnel, veterans and their families; health and safety courses; transportation of seniors and the chronically ill to critical medical appointments; and the distribution of life-saving blood products to 15 Houston area hospitals.
Harris County
Floodplain Insurance Study
Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Floodplain management or hazard mitigation plan
Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 - Volume 1
Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 - Volume 2
HCCC creates opportunities for people to volunteer to help our community prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Harris County Flood Control District
The HCFCD is a special purpose district created by the Texas Legislature and governed by Harris Co. Commissioners Court.
Harris County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Provides user-friendly access to information on how to prepare for all types of disasters, as well as real-time alerts regarding ongoing emergencies.
Texas
Quick Guide: Floodplain Management in Texas
Texas Flood Management Association
The TFMA is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program, flood preparedness, warning and disaster recovery.
Federal
National Flood Insurance Program
The NFIP offers flood insurance to help protect the life you've built and recover more quickly after a flood.
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Helping people before, during and after disasters.
Other
Ecologically Significant River and Stream Segments - Region H
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| America's News | | | Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. Includes Deer Park Broadcaster, Houston Chronicle, and more. |
| Ancestry Library Edition | | Provides access to a number of genealogical and historical resources, including images of the decennial U.S census from 1790-1930. This database is available in the library only. | |
| Fold3 Library Edition | | | Provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. |
| Gale OneFile: U.S. History | | | Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: World History | | | Access balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field. |
| Gale Presents: National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020 | | | Explore over a century of iconic images and photography and fascinating narratives that capture the wonder of our planet and beyond. |
| Handbook of Texas | | | A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories. |
| Heritage Hub | | | Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704–today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7. |
| HeritageQuest | | | Resource for genealogy and family-history research. Includes online and film products dating back to the late 1700s, including digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records, and the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection. |
| Life Magazine Archive, 1936-2000 | | | Life Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the famed photojournalism magazine, spanning its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000 in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format. |
| Newspapers.com Texas Edition | | | Provides online access to over 200 Texas newspapers, from 1842-2000s, depending on the newspaper. The newspapers are full-page images with searchable full text. |
| Newsweek Magazine Archive, 1933-2012 | | | Offers digital access the full run of the US edition of Newsweek, from its launch in 1933 to 2012 (when the print edition originally ceased). Renowned for its high-quality reporting and commentary, the archive charts the key US and global events and issues across eight decades. |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Austin American-Statesman (1871-1980) | | | This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The El Paso Times (1881-2009) and The El Paso Herald Post (1896-1996) | | | This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. |
| Salem History | | | Provides access to various volumes from the following reference sets: the Decades series, Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Great Athletes, Great Lives from History, and Milestone Documents. Users can search for specific topics or browse through a list of topics. If you are outside the library, a password is required to use this database. Please call 281-478-7208 during library hours for information. |
| Texas Digital Sanborn Maps | | | Delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities across a century of change. If you are outside the library, a username and password are required to use this database. Please call 281-478-7208 during library hours for information. |
| Time Magazine Archive, 1923-2000 | | | Presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale LegalForms | | | Gives a wide selection of legal forms, including real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. |
| Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice | | | Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more. |
| Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence | | | Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: News | | | Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. |
| Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism | | | Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Health and Wellness | | | Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices. |
| Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine | | | Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals. |
| Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health | | | Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. |
| Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine | | | Access academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. |
| Salem Health | | | Provides access to various volumes from the following reference sets: Cancer, Genetics & Inherited Conditions, and Psychology & Mental Health. Users can search for specific topics or browse through a list of topics. If you are outside the library, a password is required to use this database. Please call 281-478-7208 during library hours for information. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Cruising | | | Career Cruising is a web-based career guidance system that helps students choose a career with information on job searching, scholarships, and financial aid. To use this database from home, you must first create an account at the library. |
| Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management | | | Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers | | | Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career. |
| Glassdoor | | | Search through more than 15 million jobs from over 300,000 companies. With employee reviews, salary information, interview information, and more, you can get to know a company before you even apply! |
| Job & Career Accelerator | | | From creating resumes and finding job and internship opportunities to assessing career alternatives and mastering interviewing skills, job seekers will have everything they need in one easy-to-use web application. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Books and Authors | | | Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics. |
| Gale Literature | | | Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. |
| Gale Literature Resource Center | | | Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras. |
| Gale Literature: LitFinder | | | Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more. |
| Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series | | | Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context. |
| Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series | | | Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements. |
| Salem Literature | | | Provides access to a collection of literary criticism books, including titles from the Critical Insights series of authors and their works. Users can search for specific authors and works or browse through a list of topics. If you are outside the library, a password is required to use this database. Please call 281-478-7208 during library hours for information. |
| Twentieth-Century American Poetry | | | An essential collection of American poetry that provides readers an unparalleled survey of the movements, schools and distinctive voices of modern and contemporary poetry. |
| Twentieth-Century English Poetry | | | An essential collection of English poetry that provides readers an unparalleled survey of the movements, schools and distinctive voices of modern and contemporary poetry. |
| WorldCat | | | The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 86 million bibliographic records and nearly 1.2 billion holdings representing the collections of more than 10,000 libraries, over 400 languages, and all types of materials ranging from stone tablets to electronic books. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale In Context: Environmental Studies | | | Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content. |
| Gale In Context: Science | | | Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. |
| Gale Interactive: Science | | | Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science. |
| Gale OneFile: Agriculture | | | Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields. |
| Gale OneFile: Computer Science | | | Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. |
| Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy | | | Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests. |
| Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture | | | Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. |
| Gale OneFile: Information Science | | | Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence | | | Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: Science | | | Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily. |
| Gale Presents: National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020 | | | Explore over a century of iconic images and photography and fascinating narratives that capture the wonder of our planet and beyond. |
| Salem Science | | | Provides access to three science resources: Environment Issues, Encyclopedia of Global Resources, and The Solar System. All resources include authoritative coverage and essays that address a broad range of topics. Users can search for specific topics or browse through a list of topics. If you are outside the library, a password is required to use this database. Please call 281-478-7208 during library hours for information. |
| SciTech Premium Collection | | | The SciTech Premium Collection is a full-text database supported by a specialized A&I file. It covers comprehensive scholarly output and is managed by an expert editorial team overseeing content selection and indexing supported by a controlled vocabulary. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints | | | Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. |
| Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media | | | Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily. |
| Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues | | | Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women’s lives across the globe. |
| Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies | | | Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. |
| Gale OneFile: Gender Studies | | | Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. |
| Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies | | | Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. |
| Gale OneFile: Psychology | | | Find authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology. |
| Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy | | | Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily. |
| Database Name | Database Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale eBooks | | | Contains a number of electronic books on various subjects, including business, history, literature, religion, science, and others. |
| Gale General OneFile | | | Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research. |
| Gale In Context: Biography | | | Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content. |
| Gale In Context: Elementary | | | Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. |
| Gale In Context: High School | | | Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources. |
| Gale In Context: Middle School | | | Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more. |
| Gale OneFile: High School Edition | | | Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students. |
| Gale Power Search | | | Gale PowerSearch is a search platform providing a sophisticated yet simple solution for managing a wealth of periodical, reference, multimedia and primary source information. |
| Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids | | | Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14. |
| PrepSTEP for High Schools | | | Whether they are planning to attend college, join the military or enter the workforce, students can achieve their goals using PrepSTEP for High Schools. |