Databases Online
Change in database use requirements: You no longer need to do any special setup on your browser to use the databases from home or office
In-Library users should click on the "In-Library Access" link to access a database. To access a database remotely, click on the "Remote Access" link. After clicking on this link, you will be prompted to enter your last name and a valid Port Arthur library card number.

Many of the databases are provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program. Use TDNet to see an A-Z list of all the full text periodical titles that are available online in the TexShare databases, and also what database the titles are indexed in.  Since users can link directly to the databases from the list, use this link when accessing TDNet remotely.

Note: To exit a database, close the browser window by clicking the X in the top right corner of the window.

Health and Medicine


Academic Search Complete (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Provides full text for scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies
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Alt Health Watch (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Database focuses on perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
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Consumer Health Complete (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness; designed to support patients' information needs and understanding of health-related topics
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Directory of Open Access Journals
This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
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EBSCOhost Ebook Collection (formerly NetLibrary Ebooks) provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Read or check out e-books, available through EBSCOhost's electronic book collection
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Health Reference Center Academic (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
A multi-source database for health and wellness research.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
This resource provides access to over 300 full text consumer health periodicals and more than 1000 health-related pamphlets, and over 100 health reference books.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
This resource provides access to 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on medical disciplines; also includes the Clinical Pharmacology database, providing access to info about prescription drugs and over-the-counter products.
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Learning Express (formerly known as LearnATest.com)
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams in the areas of academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
All users, including home access users, must choose either the New User or Returning User button. If you need assistance, please contact a reference librarian.
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Library of Texas
Search for information from multiple library catalogs and information databases.
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MEDLINE (with MeSH) (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Web database to search for articles in medical journals, via PubMed or Internet Grateful Med
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MedicLatina (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. This unique database provides access to full text for nearly 100 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish.
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Military & Government Collection (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Designed to bring current news to all branches of the military, this database contains searchable full text for nearly 240 periodicals including Army Times, Navy Times, Naval Institute Proceedings and Joint Forces Quarterly, abstracts and indexing for over 430 periodicals, and over 240 pamphlets .
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Natural & Alternative Treatments (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
An alternative medicine database designed specifically for the consumer-health researcher. This database provides current, up-to-date information that will satisfy an ever-growing demand for accurate, unbiased information on natural health.
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NetLibrary Ebooks (now EBSCOhost Ebook Collection) provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Read or check out e-books, available through netLibrary's electronic book collection
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Psycholgy & Behavioral Sciences Collection (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)
Indexing for over 575 full text publications, including 550 peer-reviewed journals. The database covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, etc. Indexing and abstracts are provided as well as full text; full text information in this database dates as far back as 1965.
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Teen Health & Wellness
Provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self help tools on health and wellness topics, such as diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, diversity, mental health, family life and more.
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