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• AllData Online

  
  A comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.
  As of 9/28/2007 off-campus access to this resource has been restricted by the vendor due to commercial use.

• Auto Repair Reference Center

  
  More than 33,800 vehicles covered from 1945 to present, nearly 800,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, wiring diagrams, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator; Owner guides, and more. (full-text)

• Historical Fashion Database

  
  The Historical Fashion Collection at Houston Community College consists of approximately 1200 items including garments, shoes, hats, bags, and other apparel accessories. Images may be slow to load. (Images with descriptions)

• InfoTrac Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Collection

  
  Nearly 500 journals provide coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the field. (Some full-text)

• InfoTrac Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection

  
  Provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry periodicals, including nearly 400 journals. (Some full-text)

• ProQuest Career and Technical Education

  
  A broad collection of periodicals related to many vocations and technical fields. (Some full-text)

• Testing & Education Reference Center

  
  Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks.

• Vocational and Career Collection

  
  Provides the contents of more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals. (Some full-text)

Multi-subject Databases Recommended for
Vocational & Workforce Research
 

• General Reference Center Gold

  
  A general purpose database that includes the full text of many magazines and journals from a number of fields and disciplines. Good for popular, current event, opinion-oriented, practical, and how-to topics. (Some full-text)

• JSTOR

  
  Includes articles from hundreds of scholarly research journals covering a wide range of academic fields. (Full-text)

• ProQuest Direct

  
  A general purpose database that includes the full text of many magazines and journals from a number of fields and disciplines. Good for popular, current event, opinion-oriented, practical, and how-to topics. (Some full-text)