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[NO FULL-TEXT] This database includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas of relevance to geriatric studies. Abstract coverage: 1966-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Alternate Name(s) EBSCOhost Collection Academic Search Complete
Large general database of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers on many topics. Covers science, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and many other subjects. Full-text coverage: 1887-present (EBSCOhost)
Find over 70,000 online video titles in a broad range of subjects from publishers like PBS, BBC, National Geographic, BroadwayHD, A&E Networks, and more. (ProQuest)
Contains full-text articles from the journals, magazines, and conference proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. Full-text coverage: 1936-present (Association for Computing Machinery)
Contains nearly 3,000 poems by African American poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (ProQuest)
Contains over a thousand fully searchable books, pamphlets, and speeches from the beginning of Jim Crow to post-World War I that provide insights into African American culture and life during this period of segregation and disenfranchisement. (Readex)
Contains over a thousand fully searchable printed works, books, pamphlets, and speeches from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of Jim Crow. (Readex)
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  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
African Books Collective (ABC) is an African-owned mission-based distribution outlet for books published independently in Africa. Full text access will display when users are logged in. Please choose “Guest Access” or create an account to see full text options. (African Books Collective)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Holistic and other complementary and alternative approaches to health care and wellness. Includes journal articles plus pamphlets, special reports, and book excerpts. Full-text coverage: 1990-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Alternate Name(s) ABC-CLIO: America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Article abstracts and citations of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Abstract coverage: 1863-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Alternate Name(s) NewsBank
Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with areas of study such as Business, Health, Criminal Justice, Science, Humanities, Political Science and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of local, regional and national news sources. (NewsBank)
Access some of the most premiere journals in chemistry from the American Chemical Society. Full-text coverage: 1924-present (American Chemical Society)
American History in Video has hours of commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries for student and researcher use. (Alexander Street Press)
Contains over 40,000 poems by more than 200 poets, covering the colonial period to the early twentieth century, and drawn from over 1,200 printed sources. (ProQuest)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Offers comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Essentially, these articles synthesize current scholarly opinion and output on a given topic. Full-text coverage: 2000-2016 (Annual Reviews)
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The A&AePortal is an authoritative eBook resource that features important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, material culture, photography, and design. (Yale University Press)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Indexes articles from the table of contents of journals. There is no summary of the article - just title, author, and journal information. (OCLC)
Provides access to millions of images from the fine arts, architecture, humanities and social sciences. Most of these images are of artwork and sculptures that are held in museums around the world. (ARTstor)
Open access to over one million e-prints in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. (Cornell University)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Articles on topics often taught in community colleges, including accounting, agriculture, child care, cosmetology, cooking, food service, forestry, graphic arts, hospitality management, interior design, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, welding. Full-text coverage: 1985-present (EBSCOhost)

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Access journal articles in the area of biology, medicine, and the environment. Includes MEDLINE database. Full-text coverage: 1946-current (ProQuest)
Includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals in the areas of biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Full-text coverage: 1965-present (BioOne)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Alternate Name(s) NewsBank, America’s News
This newspaper collection focuses on topics related to Black life in America. Providing local, regional, national, and international coverage from across the U.S. and the world. (NewsBank)
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
The Bloom’s Literary Criticism eBook Collection represents a comprehensive library covering a broad selection of literary works, their authors and genres. Each title in the collection was edited by Harold Bloom, a leading American literary critic and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. (Infobase)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. Abstract Coverage: 1903-1982 (EBSCOhost)
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Access approximately 165 ebooks in the areas of language and linguistics, literature and cultural studies, and social sciences. (Brill)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Topics such as marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Find articles plus financial data, books, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, market, industry, and country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. Full-text coverage: 1887-present (EBSCOhost)

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  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
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Access thousands of ebooks from Cambridge University Press on a variety of topics. (Cambridge)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Cambridge University Press currently publishes more than 420 peer-reviewed academic journals covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine. (Cambridge)
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
New
Alternate Name(s) CMOS Online, The Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago style is a set of citation rules created by the University of Chicago Press. This style is widely used in publishing, and is also used by other humanities and social sciences disciplines.
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[NO FULL-TEXT] This database contains references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Abstract coverage: 1895-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
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Alternate Name(s) ChoiceReviews Online
Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Choice supports the work and professional development of academic librarians by providing tools and services that help them become more effective advocates for their patrons.
Featured
Alternate Name(s) The Chronicle of Higher Education
Explore news, insights, and trends in higher education from the nation’s largest newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities. Full text coverage: 2015-present (The Chronicle)

Visit Betty Sue Jessup Library to access the print version of The Chronicle.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Comprehensive source of full-text journals and books indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Also features evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more. Full-text coverage: 1937-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Communication studies database with full-text, indexing, and abstracts for many top communication journals covering all related disciplines, including media studies, linguistics, rhetoric, and discourse. Full-text coverage: 1915-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources pertaining to engineering, computer theory and systems, and new technologies in their social and professional contexts. Full-text coverage: 1965-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, image and video collections and works on specific health and wellness topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition, generic and brand-name drugs, children's, men's & women's health. Full-text coverage: 1990-present (EBSCOhost)
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Select ebook titles covering a broad range of general health topics, including disease such as cancer and diabetes; weight management and exercise; allergies; senior care; social emotional health; developmental disorders; and natural health. (EBSCOhost)
CQ Researcher reports offer in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each report is written by a seasoned journalist based on a common structure. Users may browse through articles by topics in alphabetical order, or search for articles using words, dates, or other criteria. Full-text coverage: 1923-present (CQ Press)

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  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Alternate Name(s) NewsBank, America's News
Explore Charlottesville history through local news, events and people with the Daily Progress Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. (NewsBank)
  • Available for free via open access
The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons (including issues like public knowledge, the public domain, open science, and the free exchange of ideas). The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
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  • Video clips are available
Alternate Name(s) Digital Theatre Plus
Digital Theatre+ is the world’s leading educational platform for the study of performing arts and dramatic texts. Digital Theatre+ guides the learning experience with access to an ever-growing library of productions, workshops, interviews and analysis. (Digital Theatre+)
  • Available for free via open access
This is a linked research information system that brings together grants, publications, citations, alternative metrics, clinical trials, patents and policy documents to deliver a platform that enables users to find and access the most relevant information faster, analyze the academic and broader outcomes of research, and gather insights to inform future strategy.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
  • Available for free via open access
This database provides access to thousands of open access ebooks.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Available for free via open access
This database covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • VIVA-wide subscription
  • Video clips are available
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
One person in seven experiences disability, yet the story of this community and its contributions is largely absent from the scholarly record. Access to the primary and secondary source materials within this collection enables you to include this important piece of the puzzle in your research. (Alexander Street)
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Search hundreds of documentary videos on a variety of subjects and watch them online. (Docuseek)

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  • VCCS-wide subscription
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  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
Electronic books by university presses and other scholarly publishers, as well as a collection of older titles by major authors. Formerly NetLibrary. (EBSCOhost)
Choose from multiple databases within the EBSCO platform. These databases cover a wide range of subjects, including history, communications, sociology, religion, biology etc.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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International coverage of economics in journal articles, books, dissertations, book reviews. Full-text coverage: 1911-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] An index of thousands of articles in the area of education of all ages. Abstract coverage: 1929-1983 (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Large database covering journal articles, conference papers and some books on all aspects of education including multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. Full-text coverage: 1930-present (EBSCOhost)
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[LIMITED FULL-TEXT] Access thousands of ebooks from the premier scientific publisher. Please note that we only have access to a limited number, in addition to the ones that are published as open access. Ask a librarian for more info! (Elsevier)
Complete English poetic canon from the 8th century to the early 20th century. Over 160,000 poems by more than 1,250 poets are drawn from nearly 4,500 printed sources. (ProQuest)
Contains more than 3,900 plays in verse and prose from the late thirteenth century to the early twentieth century. (ProQuest)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Journal articles and some books covering topics such as agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Full-text coverage: 1911-present (EBSCOhost)
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Premier database for education research, maintained by the US Department of Education. Includes bibliographic records and selected full-text for journal articles, curriculum materials, and more. Access it through EBSCO's interface using this link. (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Available for free via open access
Premier database for education research, maintained by the US Department of Education. Includes bibliographic records and selected full-text for journal articles, curriculum materials, and more. Access it through the US government's website. (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Searchable bibliographic index to print materials about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Created from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. (EBSCOhost)

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Business-focused database offers full-text access to magazines, journals, leading local, national and international newspapers and newswires. Also provides in-depth research on a company, industry or marketplace. Full-text coverage: 1951-present (Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)
Explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Includes articles, videos, and primary source documents. (Infobase Learning)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] An index to comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. Abstract coverage: 1970-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Covers topics like marriage, divorce and family therapy. Abstract coverage: 1930-present (EBSCOhost)
Watch streaming videos from such publishers as the BBC, History Education, HBO, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Frontline, National Geographic and more. Topics range from health and medicine to history to biology and many more. (Infobase)
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  • Video clips are available
From America to Zimbabwe, from the ancient world to the present day, this collection of thousands of history titles brings to life the time and place you are studying. This database contains an unparalleled collection of documentaries, educational videos, interviews, speeches, and newsreels. (Infobase)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Provides citations and abstracts of periodicals, books and other materials covering a wide range of subjects. (OCLC)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Scholarly journal articles from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Covers most subjects, but particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion, sociology. Full-text coverage: 1922-present (EBSCOhost)

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  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
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  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Search across multiple databases using this portal. (Gale)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Alternate Name(s) LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century
This database contains primary source material (not articles) related to LGBTQIA+ people, groups, organizations, and topics since 1940.
A set of electronic encyclopedias and reference books covering a wide variety of subjects and disciplines, such as health and medicine, history, and criminal justice. (Gale)
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
Access to several reference works covering law and public affairs. (Gale)
Covers today's hottest social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. (Gale)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • Video clips are available
This database contains topic overviews, experiments, biographies, articles, links to quality websites, pictures, and illustrations in all areas of science, including biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more. Full-text coverage: 1984-present (Gale)
Contains primary sources - manuscripts, books, newspapers, photographs, videos, artwork - that help us understand the history, culture, and politics of Indigenous Peoples in the US and Canada. (Gale)
Gale Literature searches these Gale resources: Gale eBooks, Gale Literature Resource Center, Gale Literature Criticism, Scribner Writers Online and Twayne’s Authors Online. (Gale)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
Comprised of Contemporary Literary Criticism (vols. 1-302), Poetry Criticism (vols. 1-114), and Short Story Criticism (vols. 1-149), profiles selected authors and provides excerpts from critical analyses of their works. Full-text coverage: 1973-2011 (Gale)
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Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors and their works from every literary time period and discipline. Full-text coverage: 1983-present (Gale)
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  • VCCS-wide subscription
This database contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practice. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications. Full-text coverage: 1970-present (Gale)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
Access many e-journals with articles covering law and public affairs. (Gale)
This database was established by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in 1966, and it provides access to the most comprehensive geoscience literature of the world. It contains millions of references to geoscience maps, serial, and non-serial literature. It also includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations from US and Canadian universities are also covered. Abstract coverage: 1693-present (ProQuest)
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Contains listings for documents printed by the U.S. government and its agencies. It covers all types of U.S. government documents, including congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records, judiciary materials, and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, and Office of the President, etc.). Each record contains a bibliographic citation as well as an Access link to the full-text online document. Full-text coverage: 1976-present (OCLC)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Find open access journal articles and other information on environmental issues such as global warming, energy conservation, natural resources and pollution. GreenFILE supports both research and practical steps for individuals. Full-text coverage: 1990-present (EBSCO)

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  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Provides access to Harper's Weekly published during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Full-text coverage: 1857-1877 (Alexander Street Press)
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
  • Available for free via open access
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Most of the ebooks available in full-text through this database are in the public domain.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Provides consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Contains the full text of magazines, books, reports, and health pamphlets. Full-text coverage: 1985-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Provides access to many scholarly journals covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. Includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which has patient education sheets about specific drugs written in lay language for consumers. Full-text coverage: 1974-present (EBSCOhost)
This database provides access to law journals, case law, and congressional documents. It is a great resource if you are doing legal research.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Alternate Name(s) NewsBank, America's News
This newspaper collection focuses on topics related to Hispanic life in America. Providing local, regional, and national news coverage from across the U.S. (NewsBank)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Article abstracts and citations of books and dissertations covering world history from 1450 to the present; excludes the United States and Canada. Abstract coverage: 1863-present (EBSCOhost)
Contains video oral history interviews of many important African Americans from all walks of life. Rather than focusing on a single subject, such as their career or participation in the civil rights movement, the interviews cover their entire span of memories. The archive continues to grow with new videos added daily and memories stretching from 1890s to the present. (HistoryMakers)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Covers scholarly research and industry news in all areas of hospitality and tourism, including culinary arts, food & beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management & administrative practices, leisure & business travel, and more. Sources are both domestic and international in range and scope. Full-text coverage: 1981-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Index to thousands of articles in the area of humanities. Abstract coverage: 1907-1984. (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Covers all aspects of the humanities, including topics like archaeology, art, dance, drama, ethnic and women's studies, history, literature, music, philosophy, poetry, religion. Full-text coverage: 1909-present (EBSCOhost)

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Access technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. This includes full-text journals, magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, and active IEEE standards. Full-text coverage: 1872-present (IEEE)
  • Video clips are available
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
  • Available for free via open access
Contains a wide range of sources from books to video to website history. It started in 1996 by archiving the internet itself, and today it has 20+ years of web history in the Wayback Machine. They later expanded to digitizing books, and those in the public domain are available freely for download on this site. They also began archiving select television programs in their TV News Archive, such as news of the events surrounding 9/11. (Internet Archive)
Offers access to select titles for both the researcher and the student in the area of physics. (IOP)
Includes access to journals in the area of physics published by IOP. Full-text coverage: 1874-present (IOP)

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  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
This is an online, video-based chemistry textbook. It explains general concepts using easy-to-understand animated video lessons and demonstrates research experiments.
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Access this video library dedicated to teaching Chemistry fundamentals through simple easy-to-understand video demonstrations. (JoVE)
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Find comprehensive, curriculum-focused videos for both instructors and students to watch in introductory chemistry lab courses. (JoVE)
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Access this video library dedicated to teaching environmental science fundamentals through simple easy-to-understand video demonstrations. (JoVE)
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Explains key concepts in the field of social psychology with concise and easy-to-understand animated video lessons. Also demonstrates classical and original research experiments performed in the laboratory. (JoVE)
Contains peer-reviewed articles with accompanying videos summarizing the content. This journal discusses methods and experimental approaches to study the structure, function, and interactions of biological molecules. (JoVE)
Contains peer-reviewed articles with accompanying videos summarizing the content. Includes techniques for fundamental and applied research in organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry. (JoVE)
Contains peer-reviewed articles with accompanying videos summarizing the content. Includes methods and techniques for studying the earth's ecosystems, addressing environmental concerns, and protecting natural resources. (JoVE)
Includes thousands of articles and ebooks, mostly in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. PVCC subscribes to Arts & Sciences Collections I-III, VII, & XI, as well as select titles through the current journals collection. Full-text coverage: 1769-present (JSTOR)

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Stream a broad selection of thousands of documentaries, feature films, and training videos on all topics from thousands of producers, including Criterion Collection, PBS, HBO, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, BBC, and many more. (Kanopy)

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  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Includes scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. Legal topics include criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor and human resources, ethics, and the environment. Full-text coverage: 1912-present (EBSCOhost)
  • VIVA-wide subscription
[NO FULL-TEXT] Index to articles documenting all of the innovations, controversies, and people instrumental in the making of modern librarianship. Abstract coverage: 1905-1983 (EBSCOhost)
  • VIVA-wide subscription
[NO FULL-TEXT] Provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, etc. Abstract coverage: 1960-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Indexes the international literature (articles, books, dissertations) in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. It covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Abstract coverage: 1973-present (ProQuest)

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  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Large database covering many topics, such as general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more. Includes full-text of many reference books, primary source documents, as well as a vast image collection. Full-text coverage: 1921-present (EBSCOhost)
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  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
Covers a broad range of topics, including biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel. (EBSCO)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Peer-reviewed medical research and investigatory journals from Latin America and Spain, mostly in Spanish. A wide range of topics are covered including neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. Full-text coverage: 1994-present (EBSCOhost)
Includes information on thousands of domestic and international publicly-traded companies, both active and inactive (due to merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, etc.). Find company histories, annual reports, stock prices, and more. (Mergent)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Available for free via open access
A free and open peer-reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community. (California State University System)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Magazines and academic journals providing news about defense issues for all branches of the armed services - army, air force, navy, marines. Also includes country reports and relevant government and international documents. Full-text coverage: 1934-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
We have access to ebooks in the Essential Knowledge series, which offer concise overviews on a variety of topics. (MIT Press)
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Provides detailed information on thousands of journals and book series in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Entries include contact information, submission requirements, statistics, and more. (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
Definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film. Full-text coverage: 1880-present (EBSCO)
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  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
Find ATI TEAS and NCLEX test prep ebooks and practice questions. (Mometrix)

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Lists journal articles, books, reports and other publications on research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control. Published by the Department of Justice. Abstract coverage: 1970-present
Access the flagship Nature journal, which publishes scholarly articles on all areas of science. Full-text coverage: 1960-present (Nature Publishing Group)
Access articles from this medical journal. Full-text coverage: 1990-present (NEJM)
Access the archives of the New York Times website. You must register for a free account first. Full-text coverage: 1851-2002 (New York Times Company)
Read the New York Times articles as published on their website. You must register for a free account first. Full-text coverage: 1851-present (New York Times Company)
Search over millions of newspaper articles all at once. (Ex Libris)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Includes many major national and international newspapers, as well as many smaller local papers. Also features many television and radio news transcripts. Full-text coverage: 1994-present (EBSCOhost)
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Real-time access to top worldwide newswires, such as the Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire. Full-text coverage: Previous 30 days (EBSCOhost)
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From clinical guides and evidence-based practice manuals, to practical handbooks and professional growth titles, this collection provides researchers the information they need to provide outstanding care. (EBSCO)
Provides access to information on diseases and conditions, skills and procedures, drugs, printable patient information and continuing education opportunities. (EBSCOhost)

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A collection of thousands of ebooks covering a wide variety of technology, engineering, computer science, and business topics. (ProQuest)
Alternate Name(s) Libby
Access a collection of popular fiction and nonfiction audiobooks. Download the Libby app by Overdrive to listen on the go. (OverDrive)
Access full-text articles from hundreds of medical journals. Full-text coverage: 2015 and prior for most journals (OVID)
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Access articles from hundreds of select journal titles in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. Full-text coverage: 1996-present (Oxford University Press)
Contains definitions for most of the words in the English language, as well as provides information on word origins and quotations showing the history of a word's meanings. (Oxford University Press)
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Access online encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries published by Oxford on a wide variety of topics. (Oxford University Press)
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Access hundreds of ebooks on a wide variety of topics in the humanities and social sciences. (Oxford University Press)

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[NO FULL-TEXT] Presents citations on individual papers presented at conferences, workshops, congresses and symposia worldwide. The database is based on the vast collections of papers accumulated by the British Library Document Supply Centre. Abstract coverage: 1993-present (OCLC)
  • Available for free via open access
Online version of the PDR® (The Physicians Desk Reference), the most recognized drug information reference available in the U.S.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Provides bibliographic records covering essential topics related to peace analysis including conflict resolution, international affairs and peace psychology. Abstract coverage: 1878-present (EBSCOhost)
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Covers comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory. Full-text coverage: 1922-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Prehospital Emergency Care publishes international research relevant to the practice, educational advancement and investigation of emergency medical services. (Taylor & Francis)
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Alternate Name(s) LearningExpress
Succeed in college and beyond! PrepSTEP for Community Colleges is packed with online tutorials, practice tests, quizzes, e-books, articles and flashcards to help you improve your core academic skills, explore careers, build workplace readiness and more. (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Contains citations from worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia. It provides an overview of the event's activities by listing the papers presented. Like its companion, PapersFirst, all documents are held in The British Library Document Supply Centre collection. Abstract coverage: 1993-present (OCLC)
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Contains thousands of free ebooks, mostly older works for which the U.S. copyright has expired. (Project Gutenberg)
Provides online access to hundreds of journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Full-text coverage: 1906-present (Johns Hopkins University Press)
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Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage: 1743-present (ProQuest)
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Access thousands of ebooks on a wide variety of topics. (ProQuest)
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Access thousands of ebooks on a wide variety of topics. (ProQuest)
Search over 90 databases on different scientific disciplines all at once. Full-text coverage: 1902-present (ProQuest)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Access full-text, peer-reviewed articles published in the field of psychology. Full-text coverage: 1894-present (American Psychological Association)
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This database contains ebooks published by the American Psychological Association. We have access to some ebooks in this collection. (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Journal articles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Full-text coverage: 1930-present (EBSCOhost)
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Access hundreds of videos designed to improve the clinical skills of mental health professionals. Psychotherapy.net videos feature experts in session with real clients, and step-by-step explanations of their interventions.
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Access abstracts and citations for articles published in the field of psychology. Abstract coverage: 1887-present (American Psychological Association)
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Covers public administration theory, administration and economy, administration and politics, administration and society, administrative structures and organization, public and social services, public service personnel and theory and methods. Abstract coverage: 1958-present (EBSCOhost)
Access scientific and medical journals from a nonprofit publisher that makes its articles available online at no charge. Full-text coverage: 2003-present (PLOS)
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  • Available for free via open access
This government database includes millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites. (National Institute of Health)

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Search our library catalog to find ebooks, articles, physical books, etc. (Ex Libris)

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[NO FULL-TEXT] Covers essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and more. Abstract coverage: 1903-present (EBSCOhost)
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Comprehensive coverage for regional business publications from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Full-text coverage: 1990-present (EBSCOhost)
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Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Full-text coverage: 1911-present (EBSCOhost)
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Alternate Name(s) NewsBank
Access newspaper articles published in the Richmond-Times Dispatch from 1985 to present day.
  • Available for free via open access
Founded in 1600, this is one of the world's oldest scientific publisher. Much (not all) of their content is available freely online. In addition to current research, it also contains things like Isaac Newton's first published paper and Benjamin Franklin's account of his electrical kite experiment. Full-text coverage: 1665-70 years prior + 10 years prior-1 year prior (Royal Society Publishing)

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Spanish version of Consumer Health Complete. Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. (EBSCOhost)
Provides full text access to the flagship Science magazine. Full-text coverage: 1880-present (some articles may not be available) (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
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This database offers critical essays on the lives and works of thousands of important authors from around the world. (Gale)
Visually explore census data - right down to a city block. Create maps, charts, and reports with data related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime, and more. Download and display your visualization in a presentation. (Social Explorer)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Indexes thousands of articles in the area of social sciences. Abstract coverage: 1907-1983 (EBSCOhost)
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Covers topics like abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others. Also includes thousands of author profiles. Full-text coverage: 1908-present (EBSCOhost)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Covers a wide range of topics, ranging from physical and health education to fitness and recreation and the business of sports, as well as kinesiology, physical therapy, motor learning, and sport sociology and psychology. Abstract coverage: 1970-present (ProQuest)
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[LIMITED FULL-TEXT] Access thousands of ebooks from this scientific publisher. Please note we do not have access to all ebooks in this database. (Springer)
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Access the largest online video archive of design, animation, and VFX projects. Stash gives you streaming access to thousands of outstanding films plus behind-the-scenes extras and exclusive interviews with the creators. (Stash Media)
This database pulls together data and statistics from thousands of sources on many different topics. Download the charts and graphs provided in this database and incorporate them into your presentations. Much of the focus is on demographic data, company data, and market trends. (Statista)

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[LIMITED FULL-TEXT] Access thousands of scholarly ebooks on a wide range of subject areas. Please note we only have access to a select number of ebooks through this database. (Taylor & Francis)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] For K-12 teachers and librarians. Provides coverage on topics such as assessment, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, science & mathematics, etc. (EBSCOhost)
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Offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, and the development of literary genres. This online series features the content of hundreds of books that comprise three print series -- United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors. (Gale)

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Bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. (ProQuest)
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  • Available for free via open access
Alternate Name(s) University of Michigan Press Fund to Mission Open Access Monograph Model
A collection of ebooks from University of Michigan Press covering a variety of humanities and social sciences topics.
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Including bibliographic records covering essential areas related to the study of cities and regions, this database explores such topics as urban affairs, community development, urban history and other subjects of key relevance to the discipline. Abstract coverage: 1939-present (EBSCOhost)

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Provides full text coverage for French language business journals. Includes publications covering topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, technology and others. Full-text coverage: 1982-present (EBSCOhost)
Find ebooks with "very short introductions" on a wide variety of topics. These ebooks are written by experts in their field and make challenging topics understandable. (Oxford)
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[NO FULL-TEXT] Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Abstract coverage: 1986-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Available for free via open access
Alternate Name(s) The Virginia Newspaper Program, The Virginia Newspaper Project, Virginia Memory
Virginia Chronicle is a historical archive of Virginia newspapers, providing free access to full text searching and digitized images of over 3 million newspaper pages. (Library of Virginia)
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Alternate Name(s) Visible Body Web Suite
This database is useful for students in A&P and nursing classes. See a 3D model of the human body and virtually dissect and identify its parts. (Visible Body)
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[FOR FACULTY ONLY] Select open and affordable textbooks for your course. Contains over 200,000 titles from VIVA's shared library collections, open access textbooks, and ebooks available for VIVA to purchase on behalf of public colleges and universities throughout the state.

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This comprehensive database of legal materials includes federal and state statutes, codes, regulations, and case law materials. It also has American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and articles from hundreds of law reviews and journals. (Westlaw)
Journals and ebooks cover a variety of disciplines, including the fields of arts and humanities, business and economics, engineering, law, medicine, social sciences, sciences, and technology. Full-text coverage: 1977-present (Wiley)
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Explores prominent themes in world history since 1820: conquest, colonization, settlement, resistance, and post-coloniality, as told through women’s voices. Includes documents related to the Habsburg Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and United States Empires, and settler societies in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. (Alexander Street Press)
Contains primary source documents (pamphlets, essays, books, etc.) dealing with the history of women and social movements in the US from 1600-2000. It also includes book, film, and website reviews, notes from the archives and teaching tools. (Alexander Street Press)
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Search all three Women and Social Movements databases at once, covering issues related to women in the US, in other countries, and in modern empires. (Alexander Street Press)
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Contains primary source documents (pamphlets, essays, books, etc.) dealing with the history of women and social movements that are international in scope. (Alexander Street Press)
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Bibliographic database for women's studies and feminist research, providing indexing and abstracts for publications in many disciplines including sociology, history, international relations, and humanities. Abstract coverage: 1881-present (EBSCOhost)
  • Available for free via open access
Online catalog to thousands of the world's libraries. If it's held in a library somewhere around the world, a record of it is in this database. Items include books, films, journals, magazines, manuscripts, musical scores, newspapers, slides, sound recordings, and videos/DVDs. (OCLC)
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Alternate Name(s) CMOS Online, The Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago style is a set of citation rules created by the University of Chicago Press. This style is widely used in publishing, and is also used by other humanities and social sciences disciplines.
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
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Alternate Name(s) ChoiceReviews Online
Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Choice supports the work and professional development of academic librarians by providing tools and services that help them become more effective advocates for their patrons.
Contains video oral history interviews of many important African Americans from all walks of life. Rather than focusing on a single subject, such as their career or participation in the civil rights movement, the interviews cover their entire span of memories. The archive continues to grow with new videos added daily and memories stretching from 1890s to the present. (HistoryMakers)
Read the New York Times articles as published on their website. You must register for a free account first. Full-text coverage: 1851-present (New York Times Company)
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