SVCC Online Research Databases
Reference Databases
| Name | User Assistance |
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| Britannica Academic Edition & Merriam-Webster Dictionary Updated online encyclopedia with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, etc.. |
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| CREDO Reference Millions of articles covering every major subject, plus topic pages and Research Quick Tips tutorials. |
What are Topic Pages? |
| Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia Updated annually with over 25,000 images, brief biographies, and information on many topics. |
Basic Search Video |
| MLA Handbook Plus Includes the searchable full text of the MLA Handbook (9th ed.) as well as the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, and a companion video course series. |
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| Salem Press Reference Reference book collection including literature, history, science, health, and business & careers. |
Intro Video |
Multi-Subject Databases
| Name | User Assistance | PR | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Search Complete Supports high-level research on academic topics with peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. |
Basic Search Advanced Search |
X | X |
| CQ Researcher Full-length articles on important issues, each with an overview, historical background, chronology, and pro/con feature. |
QuickIntro Video LibGuide |
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| Films on Demand Master Academic Collection Comprehensive educational video library with unlimited access to thousands of videos to support student research and teaching. |
X | X | |
| Gale in Context: Global Issues Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. |
Topic Pages Video | X | X |
| JSTOR Scholarly content in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. |
How to Search JSTOR |
X | X |
| MAS Complete Full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines on a wide-range of subject areas. |
Basic Search | X | X |
| MasterFile Complete Full text for magazines, reference books, and primary source documents plus an image collection containing photos, maps & flags. |
Basic Search | X | X |
| Newspaper Source Plus Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more. |
Basic Search | X | |
| Professional Development Collection Includes full text for nearly 500 high-quality education journals. |
Basic Search Advanced Search |
X | X |
Single-Subject Databases
| Name | User Assistance | PR | FT | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Source Premier This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals. Covers topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more. |
Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video |
X | X | Business |
| CINAHL with Full Text Full text articles from over 300 journals plus book chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, and more. |
Advanced Search Video | X | X | Health Science |
| Consumer Health Complete Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, supports information needs of patients. |
Consumer Health Video Tutorial | X | Health Science | |
| ERIC Access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. |
Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video |
X | X | Education |
| Gale in Context: Science Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. |
Topic Pages Video | X | X | Science |
| Gale in Context: U.S. History Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources. |
Topic Pages Video | X | X | History |
| Gale Literature Resource Center Gale's most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource, offering a range of authors and their works, including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis for literary studies. |
X | X | Literature | |
| Health Source Consumer Edition Access to more than 80 full-text consumer health magazines, current health-related pamphlets and full-text health reference books. |
Basic SearchVideo Advanced Search Video |
X | X | Health Science |
| Health Source Nursing Edition Covers an array of relevant topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and many more. |
Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video |
X | X | Health Science |
| Military & Government Collection Full text, indexing, and abstracting for journals and periodicals with content pertinent to branches of the military and government. |
Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video |
X | X | Social Science |
| Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Video Collection Curated collection of videos published within the past five years to help nursing students excel in their studies, pass licensure exams, and prepare for long-term job success. |
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| PubMed Central Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the National Library of Medicine. |
PMC Help Guide |
X | X | Medical |
| PsycInfo (APA) Peer reviewed articles and abstracts centered on psychology and the social and behavioral sciences. |
Finding Articles Video |
X | X | Social Science |
| Regional Business News Coverage for full-text business publications on a regional level for the United States and Canada. |
Basic Search Video | X | Business |
Primary Source Databases
| Name | User Assistance | Subject |
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| Antiquated Archives - Drama, Humor, and Fine Arts Periodicals, 1764-1877 Collection of periodicals detailing American history and culture from the late 17th century through the late 19th century. |
History | |
| Archival Films & Newsreels A collection of archival and historical films from multiple sources, from before World War I to the present. |
History | |
| Black Thought and Culture 1,303 sources by 1,210 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. |
Social Science | |
| Civil War Primary Source Documents Archive that captures various accounts of the Civil War as it was experienced on land and at sea. |
History | |
| Gateway to North America Over 800,000 pages of content from the New-York Historical Society, chronicles the people and organizations of New York City from the late 18th through the early 20th century. |
History | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States Standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Create and download customizable tables to suit your interest and information need. |
History | |
| Illinois Digital Sanborne Maps The Sanborn Maps of Illinois, 1867-1970, created for fire insurance companies, now useful in charting the development of cities and towns over many years. |
History | |
| Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society Handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 and 1817. |
History | |
| Saskia Art Images 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections. |
Fine Arts | |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 (Scholars Edition) Seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding about U.S. history in general ,with insights of women's history in particular. |
Social Science |