SVCC Online Research Databases
Reference Databases
| Name | User Assistance |
|---|---|
| Britannica Academic Edition & Merriam-Webster Dictionary Updated online encyclopedia with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, etc.. | |
| CREDO Reference Millions of articles covering every major subject, plus topic pages and Research Quick Tips tutorials. | What are Topic Pages? |
| Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia Updated annually with over 25,000 images, brief biographies, and information on many topics. | Basic Search Video |
| Salem Press Reference Reference book collection including literature, history, science, health, and business & careers. | Intro Video |
Multi-Subject Databases
| Name | User Assistance | PR | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Search Complete Supports high-level research on academic topics with peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. | Basic Search Advanced Search | X | X |
| CQ Researcher Full-length articles on important issues, each with an overview, historical background, chronology, and pro/con feature. | QuickIntro Video LibGuide | X | X |
| Gale in Context: Global Issues Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. | X | X | |
| JSTOR Scholarly content in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. | How to Search JSTOR | X | X |
| MAS Ultra School Edition Full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines on a wide-range of subject areas. | Basic Search | X | X |
| MasterFile Premier Full text for magazines, reference books, and primary source documents plus an image collection containing photos, maps & flags. | Basic Search | X | X |
| Newspaper Source Full text for nearly 45 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, and more than 315 regional (U.S.) newspapers. | Basic Search | X | |
| Professional Development Collection Includes full text for nearly 500 high-quality education journals. | Basic Search Advanced Search | X | X |
Single-Subject Databases
| Name | User Assistance | PR | FT | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Science Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology with links to primary research material, videos and animations. | X | Science | ||
| AHFS Consumer Medication Information A trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information. | Basic Search | X | Health Science | |
| Business Source Elite Full-text coverage for more than 1,100 business periodicals, from general magazines to trade publications and top management journals. | Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video | X | X | Business |
| CINAHL Plus with Full Text Full text articles from over 700 nursing and allied health journals plus Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons - concise overviews of diseases and conditions. | Advanced Search Video | X | X | Health Science |
| Consumer Health Complete Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, supports information needs of patients. | Consumer Health Video Tutorial | X | Health Science | |
| ERIC Access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. | Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video | X | X | Education |
| Gale Business Insights: Essentials Find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports. | X | Business | ||
| Gale in Context: Science Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. | X | X | Science | |
| Gale in Context: U.S. History Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources. | X | X | History | |
| Health Source Consumer Edition Access to more than 80 full-text consumer health magazines, current health-related pamphlets and full-text health reference books. | Basic SearchVideo Advanced Search Video | X | X | Health Science |
| Health Source Nursing Edition Covers an array of relevant topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and many more. | Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video | X | X | Health Science |
| Military & Government Collection Full text, indexing, and abstracting for journals and periodicals with content pertinent to branches of the military and government. | Basic Search Video Advanced Search Video | X | X | Social Science |
| OVID Nursing Community College Basic (Click on Journal tab to access titles) Full-text access to AJN: American Journal of Nursing; Home Healthcare Now; Nursing; Nursing Critical Care; and Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! plus citations, references, and abstracts for hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals. | X | X | Health Science | |
| PsycINFO Peer reviewed articles and abstracts centered on psychology and the social and behavioral sciences. | Finding Articles Video | X | X | Social Science |
| PubMed Central Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the National Library of Medicine. | PMC Help Guide | X | X | Medical |
| Regional Business News Coverage for full-text business publications on a regional level for the United States and Canada. | Basic Search Video | X | Business | |
| Science Online Online access to the premier global science weekly journal from 1997 to the current issue. | X | X | Science |
Primary Source Databases
| Name | User Assistance | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Antiquated Archives - Drama, Humor, and Fine Arts Periodicals, 1764-1877 Collection of periodicals detailing American history and culture from the late 17th century through the late 19th century. | History | |
| ARTStore Digital library with 1.8 million images from some of the world’s top museums, artists, libraries, scholars, and photo archives. | ARTStore LibGuides | Fine Arts |
| Black Thought and Culture 1,303 sources by 1,210 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. | Social Science | |
| Civil War Primary Source Documents Archive that captures various accounts of the Civil War as it was experienced on land and at sea. | History | |
| Gateway to North America Over 800,000 pages of content from the New-York Historical Society, chronicles the people and organizations of New York City from the late 18th through the early 20th century. | History | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States Standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Create and download customizable tables to suit your interest and information need. | History | |
| Illinois Digital Sanborne Maps (On-campus use only.) The Sanborn Maps of Illinois, 1867-1970, created for fire insurance companies, now useful in charting the development of cities and towns over many years. | History | |
| Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society Handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 and 1817. | History | |
| Saskia Art Images (On-campus use only.) 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections. | Fine Arts | |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 (Scholars Edition) Seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding about U.S. history in general ,with insights of women's history in particular. | Social Science |