TexShare Databases Program: Contract Information SFY 2025
Program Updates 2024–2025
- All other contracts are expected to be in force through May 31, 2027, assuming that the Texas State Library and Archives Commission chooses to renew, a decision based on vendor performance, resource usage, and available funds, as well as member input. The current term for each contract is shown in the table below.
- Using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, TSLAC has purchased perpetual access licenses for the resources listed below. These resources are available to TexShare Databases Program member libraries as of June 12, 2023.
National Geographic Magazine , 1888-2020 (Cengage Learning / Gale)Life Magazine , 1936-2000 (EBSCO)Time Magazine , 1923-2000 (EBSCO)Newsweek Magazine , 1933-2012 (ProQuest)El Paso Times , 1881-2009 (plus annual updates) andEl Paso Herald Post , 1896-1996 (ProQuest)
Note: includes subscription coverage of the El Paso Times from 2010 to the present
| Vendor | Resource Name | Resource Description | Proxy URLs & Link Information | VPAT | Contract Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCO | eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary) | Title List | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| EBSCO | LearningExpress Library | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| EBSCO | LearningExpress: Job and Career Accelerator | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| EBSCO | LearningExpress: PREPStep 2- and 4-Year Colleges and Universities | Description | *content included in base resource | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| EBSCO | Archive, 1936-2000 | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| EBSCO | Archive, 1923-2000 | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | Contact TexShare | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| Gale | Gale ChiltonLibrary | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Academic OneFile with Select OneFile Collections (see list below). | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Books & Authors | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Business: Entrepreneurship | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Business: Insights Global | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale eBooks (General Reference Subscription) | Title List | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale eBooks (Perpetual Access) | Title List | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 |
| Gale | Gale General OneFile | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Health and Wellness | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Biography | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: College | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Elementary | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Environmental Studies | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: High School | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Middle School | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale In Context: Science | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Interactive Science | Description | No EZproxy Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale LegalForms | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Literature Resource Center | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Literature: LitFinder | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Literature: Scribner Writer’s Series | Title List | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Literature: Twayne’s Authors Series | Title List | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Educator’s Reference Complete | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Health & Medicine (Part of Gale OneFile: Health Sciences Research Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: High School Edition | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Informe Académico | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: News | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Nursing & Allied Health (Part of Gale OneFile: Health Sciences Research Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine (Part of Gale OneFile: Health Sciences Research Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Psychology (Part of Gale OneFile: Health Sciences Research Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee's Academy | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Presents: | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| Gale | Gale Presents: Udemy (Public Libraries Only | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| OCLC | OCLC First Search (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2023 - 8/31/2024 |
| ProQuest | Fold3 Library Edition | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | HeritageQuest Online | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | ProQuest African American Heritage | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Texas Digital Sanborn Maps* | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 |
| ProQuest | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Austin American-Statesman (1871-1980) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| ProQuest | ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The El Paso Times (1881-2009) and The El Paso Herald Post (1896-1996)* with subscription coverage 2010 to the present | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| ProQuest | Newsweek Magazine Archive, 1933-2012* | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025* |
| ProQuest | 20th Century American Poetry* | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 |
| ProQuest | 20th Century English Poetry* | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 |
| ProQuest | Health Research Premium Collection (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | SciTech Premium Collection (includes GeoRef and Military Database) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Ebook Central: Academic Complete eBook Package (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Ebook Central: Reference eBook Subscription (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Ebook Central: e-Libro Premium (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 | |
| ProQuest | Ebook Central: Health & Medicine eBook Subscription (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Academic Video Online (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Behavioral and Mental Health Online Subscription (Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| TeachingBooks.net | TeachingBooks | Description | EZproxy Stanza & URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
Additional resources not specifically listed in TSLAC contracts:
| Vendor | Resource Name | Resource Description | Proxy URLs & Link Information | VPAT | Contract Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Agriculture (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Business (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Computer Science (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Studies (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Fine Arts (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Gender Studies (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Home Improvement (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Information Science (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: Science (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale OneFile: U.S. History (Included with Academic OneFile) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| Gale | Gale Power Search | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 | |
| ProQuest | Natural Science Collection (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Biological Science Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Technology Collection (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Materials Science & Engineering Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | GeoRef (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Military Database (Part of ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base & Collection URLs | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Consumer Health Database (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Health & Medical Collection (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | MEDLINE (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Nursing & Allied Health Database (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Healthcare Administration Database (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Psychology Database (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
| ProQuest | Public Health Database (Part of ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection; Academic and Medical Libraries only) | Description | EZproxy Stanza Base URL | VPAT | 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025 |
*Perpetual Access resource. TSLAC will assume responsibility for paying access fees for all TexShare Databases Program members for the term listed.
The TexShare Databases Program is funded in part by a grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services. The TexShare Databases are a program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, made possible by state and federal funds, as well as through membership fees. For questions or comments, please contact:
Jeremy Selvidge, Statewide Resource Sharing Manager
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
512-463-7402
800-252-9386 (toll free for Texas callers)
TexShare@tsl.texas.gov