Periodical & Reference Databases on the Web
The NSCC Library subscriptions: http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/nslib
SCCD Student/Staff ID number required for off-campus use.
Art
Business
On campus use only.
ARTstor contains approximately 500,000 images of art, architecture and archeology from a wide range of
cultures and time periods. The images are from the collections of several libraries, museums, institutions, private
collections, photographic archives, publishers, slide libraries, and individual scholars.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry [via ProQuest] indexes full-text articles and citations of more than 750
business periodicals and newsletters with a business, industry or trade focus. Provides the latest industry news,
product and competitive information, marketing trends, and more. Contains publications on every major industry,
including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.
Testing and Education Reference Center This database contains practice guides for the GED, TOEFL, civil
and military exams, and more, as well as college and scholarship information.
Careers
College
Catalogs
Education
WOIS/The Career Information System distributes information about careers, schools and training programs
focusing on Washington State. Describes civilian occupations, educational programs, schools, and military
careers. Includes current employment opportunities and wages in Washington State.
College Source features over 12,000 College Catalogs for 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional
schools, along with a profile of every accredited college in the U.S. Includes a search feature to find colleges by
major, enrollment, tuition, degrees, state, or affiliation.
AskERIC is the free, web-based version of the ERIC Database, the largest source of education information.
Provides indexing from 1966 to the present.
Britannica.com is the online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, plus selected Internet sites and articles
from magazines and journals.
Encyclopedias
Gale Virtual Reference Library Search this online reference library for articles from encyclopedias, almanacs
and specialized resources Published by Gale: Countries and Their Cultures, 2001 ; Environment Encyclopedia,
2003 ; Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2006 ; Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and
Addictive Behavior, 2001 ; Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2006 ; New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 2005
Academic Search Premier is a very large, multi-disciplinary database, which includes scholarly journals as
well as newspapers and popular magazines. Indexes over 8,000 journal titles, including more than 4,600 full-text
journals.
General
Magazines,
Journals,
Newspapers
eLibrary Academic has articles and multimedia from more than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers,
reference books, and radio/tv broadcasts. Benefits multiple research skill levels. [1981-.. ]
ProQuest is another very large, multi-disciplinary database which provides full-text articles and indexing to
thousands of journals, periodicals, dissertations, newspapers, and magazines. Includes full-text articles for The
New York Times starting from 1851, and the Washington State Newsstand that provides full-text newspaper
coverage in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and other cities.
Academic Search Premier (formerly Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition) includes the publications
from the Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition database and can be searched separately by limiting your
results to Health Journals. The Health Journals include more than 400 scholarly full text scholarly journals
focusing on nursing and many medical disciplines.
Health &
Medical
CINAHL with Full Text comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health scholarly
journals, providing full text for more than 600 titles.
Health and Wellness Resource Center easy-to-read reference articles on health and nutrition from
magazines and journals, including alternative-health publications.
Health Reference Center integrates the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical
journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and
reference books
Periodical & Reference Databases on the Web
The NSCC Library subscriptions: http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/nslib
SCCD Student/Staff ID number required for off-campus use.
On campus use only.
History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more
then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in
U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180
additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
History Resource Center: World The History Resource Center: World provides essays, journal articles,
biographies and primary source documents covering historical themes, events, individuals and periods in world
history from antiquity to the present.
History
JSTOR: Arts & Sciences II & III contains full-text articles from 275 back issues of essential scholarly journals in
the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
New York Times Historical Archives [via ProQuest] provides full-text access to articles published by the New
York Times from 1851-1999.
TOPICsearch is a current events database of over 40,000 full text documents carefully selected by librarians and
teachers from 2,500 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's periodicals
collection, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, government information and EBSCO's
Current Issues database. Search by current event, topic, and reading level.
Contemporary Authors provides biographical and bibliographical references for more than 90,000 authors in the
U.S. and around the world.
Literature
Multicultural
Publications
Science
And
Technology
Contemporary Literary Criticism provides a collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC-Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and additional sources.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW) is a full text database covering about 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the
ethnic, minority and native press from 1985 to the present. Searchable in both English and Spanish. Some articles
are in Spanish.
AccessScience provides full search capabilities of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
(9th ed.), articles of recent research developments, biographies of scientists, a science dictionary and late-breaking
science and technology news.
Northwest High Tech provides a searchable database containing profiles of more than 2,000 computer
companies in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Alberta.
Alternative PressWatch specializes in abstract and full-text articles from non-mainstream sources, offering an
independent and critical viewpoint. Includes current material plus archives extending back 5 years.
CQ Researcher, published by CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Press, reports on a current social issue each week.
Reports are approximately 12,000 words long. Topics include public policy, public opinion, economics, education,
environment, government, law, and medicine.
Social Issues
an d
Humanities
CultureGrams has cultural reports for 187 countries and territories covering 25 categories such as land and
climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, diet, holidays, economy, education, health, and
events and trends. Includes reports of each of the U.S. states with maps, flags, symbols, and timelines, plus
sections on history, economy, geography, and population.
JSTOR: Arts & Sciences II & III contains full-text articles from 275 back issues of essential scholarly journals in
the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a database covering social issues, such as gun control, genetic
engineering, censorship, endangered species, and terrorism. It provides viewpoint articles, contextual topic
overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of
government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to web sites.
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