Databases available through the Gavilan College Library
The Gavilan Library pays for access to the following databases. If you are trying to access the databases from off-campus, you will need your Gavilan Library card. If you don't find what you want here, please try our list of free Internet resources.
Full Text Magazines, Journals and Newspapers |
Reference Databases: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and eBooks |
CQ Researcher - Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. CQ Global Researcher - Offers definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. EbscoHost Academic Search - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. EbscoHost Cinahl Plus - CINAHL Plus provides indexing for 3,279 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, with indexing back to 1937. Full text material includes nearly 80 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. EbscoHost Newspaper Source - Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for more than 335 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. Ethnic NewsWatch - (available in ProQuest): includes full text articles from 240+ publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. Today's Newspapers -- a comprehensive gateway to newspaper Web Sites around the world.
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A to Z Online Edition Series -- AP Images -- The AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive provides a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history. Access Science -- For information on science and technology. Includes the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Country Watch -- for information on countries and cultures. CQ Encyclopedia of American Government - offers thousands of concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy. Expert, clearly written articles on contemporary and historical topics. CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition -- collects more than 2,500 primary sources covering current events around the world from 1972 to present and provides a clear, logical organization and tools for exploring these rich resources. Daily Life Online -- a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students, Daily Life Online moves seamlessly from past to present, providing context for contemporary life and culture. Daily Life Online shows how fascinating and fun it is to explore how others lived and live their lives, and how their lives shaped ours. Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol - Utilice este recurso para investigar o navegar en busca de información en la enciclopedia o bien para encontrar palabras en el diccionario. Encyclopedia Britannica Online - includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopædia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. Learning Express Library -- a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results. LexisNexis -- LexisNexis® Academic is an outstanding service for researching news, business, and legal topics. It contains more than 6,000 sources from all over the world, drawn from print, broadcast, and online media. Literature Resource Center -- For literary criticism, and information about literature and authors. NetLibrary EBooks -- The Gavilan College Library has purchased approximately 9000+ electronic books (eBooks) from netLibrary. Gavilan College Library, in concert with netLibrary, makes it possible for you to access electronic books on the Web. Westlaw Campus Research -- Includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials including thousands of news databases, hundreds of newswires, business, trade and professional journals and publications, and superior law-related resources. Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 -- a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Includes primary sources, book, film and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools. |
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