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Academic OneFile (InfoTrac): Thousands of full-text articles, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine (including 285 surgery videos), social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
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- Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac): GVRL is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research in business, environment, history, medicine, nation & world, and science.
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- General
OneFile (InfoTrac): Thousands of magazine and newspaper articles on a wide range of subject areas. Most articles are full-text; many
include graphics and images.
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- WilsonSelectPlus
(FirstSearch): Thousands of articles in all subject areas;
all articles have full-text; many have graphics and images.
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- World Almanacs (FirstSearch): Full text of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac for Kids, The World Almanac of the U. S. A., The World Almanac of U. S. Politics.
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| Arts [back to top] |
- CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (FirstSearch): A premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums. High-quality art images are rights-cleared for educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one high-resolution image and a description. Many have additional views of the work, sound, video and curatorial notes.
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- SIRS Renaissance (ProQuest): Full text articles on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Time lines and images are included, with lots of links to related articles.
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- Naxos Music Library: Extensive collection of online classical music recordings. Also includes wide variety of jazz, world, folk and Chinese music. (Headphones or speakers required to hear audio.)
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| Automotive
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- AllData
Online: Automotive diagnostic and repair information.
Note: Not available off campus due to licensing restrictions.
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- Mitchell OnDemand: Automotive diagnostic and repair information.
Note: Not available off campus due to licensing restrictions.
You must use the Internet Explorer browser to view this database.
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| Books/Authors & Reading Advice [back to top] |
- Gale's Literary Index Use this instead of our Contemporary Authors blue print index, located in our literature reference section. GLI provides access to author and title listings of literature sources that contain criticism of authors' works and biographical articles.
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- NoveList (Ebsco): Helps to find the next best fiction book to read. Search by author, title, series, plots, or even books like the one you just finished. Browse lists of award winners, lists of genres, and lists based on age. Create and save lists of your own favorites. Find book discussion guides and more.
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- What
Do I Read Next? (InfoTrac): Thousands of
recommended titles and plot summaries, plus awards
information, all to help users uncover new reading, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning
titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
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- WorldCat: The world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item.
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| Business
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- Business and Company Resource Center (InfoTrac): Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information including company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.
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General
Business File ASAP (InfoTrac): Broker research reports,
trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory
listings with full text and images.
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| Career
Information [back
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- Bridges:
Information on careers, including self-assessment tools.
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| Computers
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- Computer
Database (InfoTrac): Computer-related product introductions,
news and reviews of hardware, software, electronics, engineering,
communications and the application of technology.
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| Current Issues [back
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- CQ Researcher: Original, In-depth, non-biased coverage
and analysis of political and social issues, including health,
international affairs, education, the environment, technology
and the U.S. economy. Each
issue covers a single topic.
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- CQ Weekly: Complete source for coverage of
the Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and
committee activity, backroom maneuvering and more.
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- Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center (InfoTrac): Information
on social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews,
statistics, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles.
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- Pro & Con Online: Analysis of social and controversial
issues as published in three magazines: Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates and International Debates.
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| Education
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- Educator's Reference Complete (InfoTrac): Journals for education
students and teaching professionals; many include full text, graphics and
images.
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| Electronic
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| Genealogy
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- Heritage Quest (ProQuest): Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. Federal Census records with 22,000 titles from the digitized version of the UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content including Freedman's Bank records, PERSI, the Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, and the LexisNexis® U.S. Serial Set. It is mostly full text.
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| Health
Sciences / Dental Hygiene / Nursing [back
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- ArticleFirst
(FirstSearch): Although a general database, ArticleFirst
contains many Dental Hygiene articles and abstracts. If you do
not find full-text articles, set ArticleFirst search option to
"Limit Availability to Subscriptions held by my Library"
to locate references to articles in KVCC print journals.
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- CINAHL(EBSCOhost):
CINAHL - Authoritative journal articles for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. IncludesPre-CINAHL with access to new journal article citations before they are fully indexed and added to CINAHL.
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- Health
Reference Center Academic (InfoTrac): Health topics,
including dental hygiene, fitness, nursing, medicine, nutrition,
alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, and more; many articles
include full-text and images. 386 surgery videos are now included.
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- MEDLINE
(FirstSearch): All areas of medicine, including dentistry
and nursing; includes some full-text.
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- PLoS
Medicine: A free, peer-reviewed, open-access, online
medical journal covering new research published by the Public
Library of Science (PLoS). All articles have full-text.
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- SMART: Scientific & Medical ART Imagebase: SMART is a collection of 18,500+ illustrations & animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics. Educational use is allowed for PowerPoints, handouts, poster sessions and interactive Flash animations.
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| History
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- HarpWeek:
Harper’s Weekly 1857-1889 -- full-text and illustrations
from one of America's leading 19th century illustrated newspapers.
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- Issues & Controversies in American History: Balanced explanations of the most contentious issues in American history. Includes biographies, timelines, background articles, photographs, primary documents, and maps.
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- Salem Press American History:
Includes --
Milestone Documents in American History: 134 primary source documents from U.S. history with analysis.
Decades Series: popular culture and historic events from the 1950s through 1980s; search by decade or all four decades together.
Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives: Profiles more than 600 notorious individuals from around the world.
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| Laws
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- LegalTrac
(InfoTrac): Articles from law reviews, law journals, and
legal newspapers covering Federal and State Cases, Laws &
Regulations, Legal Practice, and Taxation.
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| Music [back to top] |
- Naxos Music Library: Extensive collection of online classical music recordings. Also includes wide variety of jazz, world, folk and Chinese music. (Headphones or speakers required to hear audio.)
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| Newspapers
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- Newsbank
Access World News (InfoTrac): Full-text from Detroit
News (back to 1999), Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette, and other U.S. & world sources. Special Trial: The Gazette and other U.S. & world sources will be available until 12-21-2009.
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- New York Times (InfoTrac): Search by topic in full-text articles from 1985-present.
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| Science
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- Nature:
eJournal version of Nature; includes full-text and images
June 1997 - present.
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- PLoS
Biology: A free, peer-reviewed, open-access, online
biology journal covering new research published by the Public
Library of Science (PLoS). All articles have full-text.
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- Today's
Science: Covers health, the environment, technology,
life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science
and society.
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| Test
Preparation [back
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- LearningExpress Library:
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams; includes
prep for GRE, ACT, SAT, various civil service tests and more. To help you get acquainted with the new user interface, LearningExpress has created a self-guided tour.
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| World Cultures & Folklore [back
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- American Indian Experience: Offers access to an online library, featuring more than 150 volumes of scholarship and reference content, hundreds of primary documents, and thousands of images (no journal articles) about America's Native Peoples.
- American Mosaic: The African American Experience: Features access to full-text content from more than 400 titles, 3,000 slave narratives, over 2,000 images, 5,000 primary sources, and 250 vetted web sites (no journal articles) on the black experience from its African origins to the present day.
- Culture Briefings: Covers customs, culture & the way of life in 16 countries. Contact a librarian @ 488-4380 or 373-7867 for login passwords.
- Daily Life Online: Combines 3 databases: Daily Life Through History, Daily Life America and World Folklore & Folklife. Covers daily life and customs of countries around the world throughout history, including arts, food, clothing, lifestyle, holidays, language, history, geography, and folklore of various cultures, including celebrations and rituals, religion and beliefs, holidays, music, dance, food, and more. Includes electronic books & other sources, but not journal articles.
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