Digital Media at a Glance
Discover digital media available from the library, including eBooks, eMagazines, Newspapers, eAudio, and streaming films/videos.
- OverDrive via HCPL This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(OverDrive) Download and/or stream eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and video. Mobile app, Libby, available for Android and iOS. OverDrive app available for Kindle Fire users. Visit OverDrive Help for more device information or contact the library. - EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair CardHCPL Card
(EBSCO) Search complete electronic books. Set up a free account to download to your device. Visit EBSCO's instructions on how to read on a mobile device using Adobe Digital Editions. - O'Reilly for Public Libraries (formerly Safari Tech Books) This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(ProQuest) Here you'll find technology eBooks, interactive learning courses and more ranging from basic computer use to more advanced topics for programmers, coders and other IT professionals. Visit O'Reilly Help Videos for more information. - TumbleBooks This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(TumbleBooks)Electronic books for children in English, Spanish & French. - Biblioteca TumbleBooks This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(Biblioteca) Libros electrónicos para niños. !Disponible en computadoras HCPL, LSC Wifi y / o dispositivos personales. No disponible en computadoras LSC.!
- OverDrive via HCPL This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(OverDrive) Download and/or stream eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and video. Mobile app, Libby, available for Android and iOS. OverDrive app available for Kindle Fire users. Visit OverDrive Help for more device information or contact the library.
- Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
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(Alexander Street Press) Full-length videos on various topics, documentaries, instructional materials and limited historical news reports. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair Card
(Films Media Group) High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS. Browse a selection of Business & Economics videos. - Kanopy This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair CardHCPL Card
(Kanopy) Classic cinema, independent films, and top documentaries in streaming video. Includes Media Education Foundation Collection. App available from Apple, Google, and Roku. - OverDrive via HCPL This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(OverDrive) Download and/or stream eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and video. Mobile app, Libby, available for Android and iOS. OverDrive app available for Kindle Fire users. Visit OverDrive Help for more device information or contact the library.
- Flipster via HCPL This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(EBSCO) Over 100 popular magazines, including back issues, available online. TIP: When logging in on the Flipster app choose "Harris Co Public Library" rather than your local branch to make sure your library card number is recognized. - OverDrive via HCPL This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
(OverDrive) Download and/or stream eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and video. Mobile app, Libby, available for Android and iOS. OverDrive app available for Kindle Fire users. Visit OverDrive Help for more device information or contact the library.
- Houston Chronicle- free webThis link opens in a new window(Hearst) Full-text from 1985-present of the local newspaper, including web edition stories.
- Houston Chronicle Archives & Houston Community Weeklies This link opens in a new windowHCPl & LSC-CyFair Cards
(Newsbank) Here you'll find Houston Chronicle articles from 10/29/1985 to the present. Digital image edition available from 10/24/2017 to present.
To read the digital image edition click the listing on the menu with "image" as the format. Click on "All Databases" to see other available collections from Newsbank: Houston Community Weeklies, Texas Newspaper collection, America's News, Special Reports & Hot Topics from around the nation.
What's available
Houston Chronicle
Weekly community publications
Texas Newspaper Collection
America's News - Pressreader This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
Get unlimited access to more than 7,000 of the world's top newspapers and magazines as soon as they're available on shelves. No limits on downloads. Read in your browser or via the free PressReader app. View How-To Guides and How-To Videos to get started. TIP: Click the user account icon or Login button in the upper-right of the menu, choose Library or Group, search for "Harris County," click on Harris County Public Library, enter your 14-digit library card number and 4-digit PIN option, click the two required checkboxes, click the Log In button. - Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
The definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money, global forces that shape the world and are key to understanding it.
Here you'll find access to the most recent 90 days of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) articles. Advanced search gives you access to articles from the last 4 years.
When accessing WSJ from home, create a free account which gives you a 3 day pass. After the pass expires, start again from the link on the HCPL website and log back in with the same account details you created earlier for another 3 days worth of access.
The Wall Street Journal app is not included with the library subscription, but the site is mobile responsive so it displays well on tablets and smartphones.
- Freegal® Music This link opens in a new windowHCPL & LSC-CyFair Cards
Freegal® Music offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos. Unlimited streaming and three downloads per week.
What's available
15 million songs
Over 40,000 music videos.
Unlimited streaming
Three downloads per week.
The following digital media resources are specifically geared toward academic research.
eBooks
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair CardHCPL Card
(GALE) Gale eBooks offers broad cross-curricular collection of non-fiction titles, supporting science, geography, history, language arts, business and other subjects. Optimized for search and discovery, the Gale eBooks platform enables you to search through multiple nonfiction eBooks within a single search. - ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair CardHCPL Card
(ProQuest) Over 100,000 ebook titles covering a full range of academic topics. General reference works are also included. Read on your mobile device using Adobe Digital Editions. - STAT!Ref (Healthcare) NOTE: limited concurrent users per book This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair Card
(Teton Data Systems) Full-text electronic medical library. App also available from Apple, Google Play, and Amazon.
Films/Videos
- Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair Card
(Alexander Street Press) Full-length videos on various topics, documentaries, instructional materials and limited historical news reports. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair Card
(Films Media Group) High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS. Browse a selection of Business & Economics videos. - Kanopy This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair CardHCPL Card
(Kanopy) Classic cinema, independent films, and top documentaries in streaming video. Includes Media Education Foundation Collection. App available from Apple, Google, and Roku. - Nursing Education in Video This link opens in a new windowLSC-CyFair Card
(Alexander Street Press) Videos created by Medcom-Trainex specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. Login to create a playlist to share or embed videos or static links to videos in online courses.
