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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
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NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. All collections provide access to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Daily Progress and the Greene County Record. (NewsBank)
African Books Collective (ABC) This link opens in a new window
  • VIVA-wide subscription
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
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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)
Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History Since 1940 (Part I & II) This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • VIVA-wide subscription
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This database contains primary source material (not articles) related to LGBTQIA+ people, groups, organizations, and topics since 1940.
Black Life in America This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Trial
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)
Cambridge Core Journals This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VIVA-wide subscription
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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)
Choice This link opens in a new window
  • 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.
Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • VIVA-wide subscription
  • Video clips are available
New
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+)
Disability in the Modern World: History of a Social Movement This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • VIVA-wide subscription
  • Video clips are available
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
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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)
Hispanic Life in America This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Trial
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)
HistoryMakers This link opens in a new window
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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)
New York Times Website This link opens in a new window
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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)
NewsBank - Virginia News Sources This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
Trial
Alternate Name(s): Richmond Times-Dispatch, Daily Progress, Greene County Record
This database provides access to articles from local newspapers in Virginia, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Daily Progress and the Greene County Record.
Nursing and Allied Health eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
  • VCCS-wide subscription
  • eBooks and eAudioBooks
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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)
Prehospital Emergency Care This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
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Prehospital Emergency Care publishes international research relevant to the practice, educational advancement and investigation of emergency medical services. (Taylor & Francis)
Psychotherapy.net This link opens in a new window
  • VIVA-wide subscription
  • Video clips are available
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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.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
  • Video clips are available
  • Accessible only to current PVCC students, faculty and staff.
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Videos are added upon request by professors for use in their courses. We have a select number of videos through this database.
Virginia Chronicle This link opens in a new window
  • Provides access to whole articles, in addition to citations and abstracts.
  • Available for free via open access
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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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