K-12 Related Indexes and Databases

UNT Libraries' Electronic Resources

The UNT Libraries provide access to numerous electronic resources, on a variety of topics. Many of these resources are databases or indexes to scholarly journals, newspapers, books, and full-text resources. While some of  the government resources are available to everyone, remote access to most of these databases is limited to persons affiliated with UNT.

Use these indexes to identify a citation of interest. If the full text is not available electronically a paper copy may be available locally. For articles, note the author, article title, journal or newspaper title, volume, issue number, pages, and dates. For books, note the author, title, publisher, and publication date. Then check the UNT Libraries' Online Catalog and/or the other Metroplex libraries' online catalogs to see if the material is available locally.  

Several electronic indexes offer a special index of terms or a thesaurus to help identify appropriate search terms. Most resources use the principles of Boolean logic (i.e. connecting search terms with AND, OR, NOT) and allow limiting your search by date. Each resource offers an online help menu for additional assistance.

General Catalogs, Indexes, and Databases Available on the Internet

Federal and state agencies as well as associations and interest groups support publication catalogs, indexes, and databases on the Internet.  This selected list includes several of interest to educators and students preparing class activities or research projects. All or portions of each site may be searched free of charge.

For a more extensive list see our Government Information Connection's Catalogs, Indexes, and Databases page.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Government Printing Office)

Cataloging records for documents published by federal agencies from January 1994 to the present. Most of the information is available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The UNT Libraries are an FDLP library.

Child Welfare Information Gateway (Children’s Bureau)

Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information. Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more. A service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Consumer Information Catalog (General Services Administration)

Search and download the full-text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications, many with K - 12 applications.

Educator's Reference Desk

Search the ERIC Database, or select from full text AskERIC InfoGuides, lesson plans, and other education related professional literature.  From the creators of AskERIC.

EIA [Energy Information Administration] Publications Book Shelf  (Department of Energy)

Search for full-text publications, directories, and feature articles organized into the categories.  Search by title and review the latest .pdf copy of Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten through 12th Grade.

ERIC (The Education Resources Information Center)

Provides access to educational materials on a variety of topics.  Also allows you to search the ERIC database for education materials.

FEDSTATS (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)

Provides access to more than 100 U.S. agencies that provide statistics organized by subjects A-Z.

FEDWORLD (National Technical Information Service)

One of the many NTIS information programs, FEDWORLD serves as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government and assists agencies and the public in electronically locating Federal Government information, both information housed within the NTIS repository and information made accessible through an electronic gateway of Government Web sites.

FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (Department of Education)

More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported education resources available at this web site.

Government Periodicals (University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library)

Link by title to over 100 hundred federal electronic periodicals covering all topic areas of the curricula.

Healthfinder (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)

Gateway to consumer health and human services information from federal agencies.

NLM Internet Gateway (National Library of Medicine)

A multi-disciplinary science-related database system that includes free subject-focused search engines, e.g., Medline, AIDS Meetings, MEDLINEplus, Space Life Sciences Meetings, and more.

NTIS Collection Locator (National Technical Information Service)

Search the entire NTIS Web site containing references to 370,000 technical publications, data files, CD-ROMs, and audiovisual material added to the NTIS collection since 1990. These publications and products are available for sale from NTIS.

Online Bookstore (Government Printing Office)

Identify and order inexpensive federal documents, CD-ROM's, or place subscriptions to hundreds of federal agency periodicals.

PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

A database of more than 8.8 million references to articles published in 3800 biomedical journals.

Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web (University of Houston, Libraries)

This directory is indexed by Title and provides links to established Web-based scholarly journals that offer access to English-language article files without requiring user registration or fees.

U.S. Government Search  (Google)

An advanced search option of Google that searches web pages from U.S. and state government sites around the country.