Databases

Searchable database containing official Fort Bend County public and court records.

Fort Bend County Libraries Community Outreach Department compiles and maintains profile information about community organizations and makes this data accessible to the public.

A searchable, online database designed to help those with ties to Fort Bend county conduct genealogical research. information includes names, birth and death dates, cemetery of burial, notes, and a scanned copy of the obituary, if available.

Information on county governmental departments, elected officials, Commissioner's Court agendas and minutes, and much more.

FDO Quick Start is a free online resource from Foundation Directory Online by Candid.  Click on “Get Started Now” and create an account to be able to look up information on any U.S. foundation on your prospect list. Find the foundation you're looking for by name, EIN, location, and assets or giving range. Search the IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF for those funders by those facets or by keyword.

EPA's Fuel Economy Guide, includes current edition to 1974.  Also, the Find a Car tool provides up-to-date fuel economy information, as well as environmental and safety data, for many model years.

Gale eBooks is a Virtual Reference Library of reliable nonfiction eBooks that are always available.

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Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

A cross-search platform that enables users to do one search across multiple Gale databases.  This includes Gale OneFile's family of databases, Gale In Context's family of databases, Gale Literature, and Gale eBooks.

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Desde Microsoft Office y correo electrónico hasta lectura, matemáticas y más, GCFLearnFree.org ofrece más de 90 tutoriales, que incluyen más de 1,000 lecciones, videos e interactivos, completamente gratis. Vea un tutorial o complete una clase completa --- LearnFree está abierto las 24 horas del día y ha estado ofreciendo educación en línea durante más de 10 años. Un programa de Goodwill Community Foundation® y Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.®

From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 90 tutorials, including more than 1,000 lessons, videos, and interactives, completly free. View one tutorial or complete an entire class --- LearnFree is open 24 hours a day and has been offering online education for more than 10 years. A program of the Goodwill Community Foundation® and Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.®

Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

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The GeoRef database provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. The database contains over 3.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. GeoRef covers the geology of North America from 1669 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.

African Americans have been part of the landscape of Texas for as long as Europeans and their descendants. Spanning a period of more than five centuries, African American presence began in 1528 with the arrival of Estevanico, an African slave who accompanied the first Spanish exploration of the land in the southwestern part of the United States that eventually became Texas. While African Americans have been subjected to slavery, segregation, and discrimination during this long history, they have made significant contributions to the growth and development of Texas.

This online feature has more than 850 entries on African Americans in Texas, many of which appeared in the earlier versions of the Handbook, and approximately 300 new articles about all aspects of African American life and history in Texas. This Handbook is initiated to capture, to create greater awareness, and to increase research on the roles and contributions that Afro-Texans (individuals, groups, and organizations) have made to their neighborhoods, cities, state, and often the nation and beyond.

The Handbook of Tejano History, a publication of the Texas State Historical Association, contains more than 1,200 entries, including 300 new entries, detailing the critical influence of Tejanos on the Lone Star State. Released on March 29, 2016, to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Tejano Monument unveiling on the Capitol grounds in Austin, the Handbook of Tejano History is the culmination of a two-year effort involving dozens of researchers, educators, students, and Texas history enthusiasts committed to capturing and sharing Tejano contributions to Texas life and culture.

The Handbook of Tejano History was made possible due to generous support from Tejano Monument, Inc., the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Texas State Historical Association.

The Handbook of Texas Women project strives to expand on the Handbook of Texas by promoting a more inclusive and comprehensive history of Texas. Texas women make Texas history, and TSHA (Texas State Historical Association) wants to significantly recognize the various ways women have shaped the state’s history at home, across the state, nationally, and abroad.

The Handbook of Texas Women project is a statewide educational and content development campaign focused on Texas Women’s History by the TSHA for the Handbook of Texas. TSHA is establishing this project to capitalize on the unprecedented opportunities of the information age by updating existing Handbook of Texas entries on Texas women while adding new scholarship, all compiled and accessible for free through their digital portal.

Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.

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