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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Formally called "Gale Virtual Reference Library." Ebooks, subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, and contemporary topics organized into a variety of subjects including business, education, environment, medicine, mythology, science, and technology. Easy to search. Citations provided.
eBook Collections (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window A vast collection of online books covering a wide range of topics including children’s and adult fiction, non-fiction, biographies, business, computer science, cooking, crafts, education, engineering, humor, law, literature and criticism, law, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, self-help, social sciences, sports and games, study aids, language learning, travel, true crime. Citations provided.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window ProQuest Ebook Central has a wide selection of ebooks in a variety of subject areas, including medicine, science, the arts, and many more! All titles can be browsed, read online or downloaded to your computer or electronic device.

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Argument/Debate

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Get an overview of your issue. Read the “Pro” and “Con” positions in Viewpoints to support your research. Many topics are covered. Articles and essays include newspaper and magazine articles, statistics, maps, videos, history and more. Easy to navigate. Citations provided.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window Hundreds of topics. “Pro” and “Con” positions are presented. Descriptions, definitions, infographics of relevant statistics, news and histories cover all aspects of most topics. Citations provided.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Up-to-date reports on “hot” topic issues (like gun control and immigration). Definitions and chronologies are clear and easy to understand. Pro/con essays and statistics often are included with the reports.

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Art

Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window Titles in the fields of art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theatre, and cultural studies.
Art in America (Flipster) This link opens in a new window Magazine with In-depth coverage of the global contemporary art scene. Contains profiles on respected and rising talents, critical essays and reviews of current exhibitions around the world, written by today's leading artists, curators and historians.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Peer-reviewed journals, ebooks, art, and primary source research. While the publication dates tend to be a little older, this is one of the best databases at PC for topics in humanities, literature, and psychology. Some content requires creating a (free) account or logging in with your Google account. Citations provided. (Looking for ARTstor? It's now part of JSTOR too!)

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Biography

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Biographies for over 320,000 people from multiple sources. Audio and video sources included. Citations provided.
Salem Press This link opens in a new window Reference eBooks covering topics in literature, history, science and health, biographies, careers. Several subject-specific encyclopedias included. Citations provided.

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Business

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window Comprehensive database of journals, dissertations, and working papers in the fields of business and economics.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window Journals and videos covering all areas of business including management, marketing, information systems, economics and finance. Citations provided.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports. Includes case studies, company profiles, and financial reports. Build your own charts for comparison to illustrate growth, trends, etc. by country, industry and company. Great resource for investment research.

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Career

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center This link opens in a new window Information on jobs and careers, job growth, career education and training requirements, salaries, and more. One stop shopping for everything you need to know about a career. Even includes links to job postings! Citations provided.
Career & Technical Education Database This link opens in a new window Subjects include career & vocations, trade & industry, technical resources, and jobs.
O*NET OnLine This link opens in a new window O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of occupations and careers for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

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Communication

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Journal articles related to all forms of broadly defined “communication.” Includes linguistics, social work, race and gender issues, public speaking, film, speech pathology, journalism and much, much more. Citations provided.
Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Provides access to 400 journals covering all aspects of the communications field, such as advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Films on Demand: Communication Video Collection This link opens in a new window Documentary and educational videos covering human communication and media studies.

Computer Science

Computer Science Database This link opens in a new window Contains journals, magazines, and content from books within the field of computer science.

Criminal Justice / Law

Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window Criminal justice, forensic, and law-related journals, including trade publications for professionals working in these fields. Includes dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs, newsletters, podcasts and legal reports. Citations provided.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window News from business, criminal justice and political science categories are featured. Law cases (federal and state), law journals, and business information. International news, mostly regarding business and law. When looking for a specific case, use the Advanced search and change "select a specific content type" to Cases. 
Gale OneFile: LegalTrac This link opens in a new window Indexes more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text.

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News

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window Ethnic and minority press newspapers, magazines, and journals. Includes “Ethnic NewsWatch: A History,” which provides access to historical periodicals of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American culture and history from 1959-1989. Many ethnic, religious, and racial minorities are represented. Includes human rights and activism-related articles.
New York Times This link opens in a new window Access to The New York Times from 1851 to the present. Use the TimesMachine to access historical articles. Click on the toolbar on the left-hand side, select "More," and then click on "Tools & Services." Scroll to the bottom to find the TimesMachine.
Arizona Republic This link opens in a new window Full text of Arizona Republic (AZ daily newspaper) from 1999 through present. Citations provided.

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Culture & Diversity

African American Experience ⚪ This link opens in a new window A wide-ranging collection on African-American history and culture, including some pro/con viewpoints on historical issues. History of African civilizations, Africans in the Colonial World, the Civil War, Emancipation, and contemporary issues. Citations provided.
American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window Vast collection of history of Native Americans and the Americas, including South and Central America. Biographies, scholarly essays, primary source documents. Citations provided.
Latino American Experience This link opens in a new window History and culture of Latinos living in the US back to the 1490s. Includes Maya, Inca, Aztec histories, the Spanish Conquest. Covers up to contemporary times and issues. Citations provided.
Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new window Nearly 1.5 million pages of official and unofficial documents, correspondences, publications, photographs, newsletters and archival materials of all types from 1940 to 2014 covering all aspects of LGBTQ history. Includes materials drawn from hundreds of collections from around the world, many in native languages. From the beginnings of the modern rights movement to present. Also collections covering government, societal and medical responses to AIDS.

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Dental

Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source This link opens in a new window Access to journals and articles covering all areas of dental science. Some Spanish language periodicals. Citations provided. .
UpToDate Lexidrug for Dentistry ⚪ This link opens in a new window Dental and medical information including information on drugs, natural products, and a variety of special topics. Visual aids, drug “alerts/interactions,” dosing calculators, and patient education tools provided. Access to other, more specialized, dental databases.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene This link opens in a new window A monthly, peer reviewed journal for practicing dental hygienists. Archived issues go back to 2003.

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Education

ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Education-related journals, magazines, books, reports, and documents from 1950 to present. Some of the ERIC documents are available in full-text. Limiting to full-text ONLY is an option. Citations provided. ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) indexes educational reports, journals and digests from 1966-present.
Education Database This link opens in a new window Covers all levels of education, from early childhood education to higher education.
Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window The Chronicle of Higher Education is a major source of news and information for all topics related to higher education. Topics include administration, athletics, leadership, curriculum, internships, social issues, technology, tuition, free speech, and more. Sections for faculty, teaching, students, administration, technology, etc. Job listings page included.

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Environmental Science

Environmental Studies (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Formerly called GREENER. Multimedia presentations of environment-related topics like agriculture, energy, pollution, science and technology, economics, law and politics and more. Topic information is presented via articles, academic journals, government documents, video and podcasts. User-friendly and easy to navigate. Citations provided.
Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window Cross-disciplinary database in environmental science and related fields such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology, and biology.
Nature This link opens in a new window Full text access to Nature, a peer-reviewed journal publishing in all fields of science and technology, from 1997 to present.

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Fashion

Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new window Articles and photos illustrating popular culture (art, recreation, politics, music, etc.) through the ages. Citations provided.
Vogue This link opens in a new window A searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
Fashion History Timeline This link opens in a new window Open source database created by the Fashion Institute of Technology. In depth documentation of fashion from ancient history to the modern era. Also includes a dictionary of common terms and almost 1000 essays on fashion history from scholars and guests of the FIT.

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Health and Medicine

PubMed This link opens in a new window Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Mostly abstracts of articles in the biomedical fields but also includes some access to full-text medical-related articles. Use One Search to determine if PC Library has the full-text of the article.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window Academic articles from many trade and scholarly journals on nursing and allied health topics such as the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; and rehabilitation and health systems management. Citations provided.
Health & Medical Collection This link opens in a new window Primarily scholarly journal articles on clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, and health administration.
Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Formerly called Health Reference Center Academic. Medical and professional journals, health and fitness magazines and reference books. Handy “related resources” links to help expand your research. Citations provided.

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History

History Reference Source This link opens in a new window Content from history periodicals including primary sources, photos, maps, videos, and biographies. Works are divided into two main categories: US History and World History. A great place to dig deep into historical topics. Citations provided.
U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Academic journals, primary sources, biographies, streaming audio and video, and news cover a variety of historical topics, people and places related to US History. Citations provided.
World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Academic journals, primary sources, biographies, streaming audio and video, and news cover a variety of historical topics, people and places related to World History. Citations provided.

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Literature

JSTOR This link opens in a new window Peer-reviewed journals, ebooks, art, and primary source research. While the publication dates tend to be a little older, this is one of the best databases at PC for topics in humanities, literature, and psychology. Some content requires creating a (free) account or logging in with your Google account. Citations provided. (Looking for ARTstor? It's now part of JSTOR too!)
Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window Provides full text biographies and literary analysis for more than 90,000 authors from representing various genre and time periods. Includes access to Gale Literary Index.
Salem Press: Literature This link opens in a new window Reference, literary criticism, reviews, interviews, bibliographies of authors and their works. Includes titles such as Magill's, Critical Insights and Critical Surveys. Citations provided.

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Streaming Media

Films On Demand This link opens in a new window Over 32,000 videos from multiple producers, including Frontline, HBO, Inside Science, Ken Burns, and BBC. Wide variety of topics, some science and education-related, others are of general interest. Some videos include transcripts.
Academic Video Online (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window Thousands of streaming video, most with educational content and transcripts. More academic-leaning than other PC Library video databases. Worth digging into. Citations provided.
Swank Digital Campus ⚪ This link opens in a new window Streaming classic and popular films. Rediscover your favorites.

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Physical Science

Engineering Database This link opens in a new window Covers a wide range of engineering areas including aircraft, automotive, civil, construction, design, electric, military, and transportation.
Materials Science Database This link opens in a new window Helpful database for chemistry and engineering research.

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Psychology

APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window Formally called, "PsycARTICLES." Full-text articles from 77 professional and scholarly psychology journals. Advanced search allows you to limit by population group, age of study participants, and type of methodology used. Citations provided.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Nearly 575 full text professional journals and other publications related to psychology and behavior, anthropology and more. Much of the content is peer-reviewed. This is a subset of the larger database, Academic Search Premier. Citations provided.
APA PsycArticles + Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window Combines searching for APA PsycArticles (formerly PsycARTICLES) and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Save time by searching both databases at once!

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Science

Science (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window Easy to search collections of articles from multiple sources. Definitions of a wide variety of science topics from Chemistry, Math, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Physics and Astronomy. Includes biographies of famous contributors to the studies of science. Some video content. Citations provided.
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window Serious science. Peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and open access content covering scientific, technical, and medical research. Psychology journals included.
Science Magazine This link opens in a new window Science, a peer-reviewed academic journal, covers all science-related topics in general level presentations and highly-scientific terms. From July 1880 to the present.
Biological Science Database This link opens in a new window Research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.

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Social Science

Social Science Database This link opens in a new window Includes a wide range of disciplines such as anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.
Sociology Database This link opens in a new window Articles on topics such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology, and population studies.
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window Articles in political science, public policy, and international relations journals.

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World Cultures

Global Road Warrior ⚪ This link opens in a new window Travel guides which include history, culture, embassy, and business information for 175 countries.
Global Issues (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window International approach to news and current issues from multiple international sources. Includes news, viewpoints, background and country information, videos, statistics, biographies, podcasts, and links to relevant websites. Citations provided.
National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new window Search the archive of National Geographic Magazine (1888-present) and National Geographic’s People, Animals and the World collection, eBooks and National Geographic History Magazine. Some articles available in audio format.

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eBooks & Reference

Argument/Debate

Art

Biography

Business

Career

Communication

Computer Science

Criminal Justice / Law

News

Culture & Diversity

Dental

Education

Environmental Science

Fashion

Health and Medicine

History

Literature

Streaming Media

Physical Science

Psychology

Science

Social Science

World Cultures

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