Library Databases
Browse library databases by subject:
| Articles | |
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Academic Search Premier
| Large collection of scholarly articles and more. |
| Archaeology - eHRAF | eHRAF Archaeology focuses on in-depth descriptive documents of archaeological traditions from around the world. |
| Explora | Easy search for newspaper, magazine, and encyclopedia articles |
| Flipster | A collection of magazines on various topics |
| JSTOR | Hundreds of journals in the humanities, language, education, political science, history, and business |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | Intended for high schools. Articles and general reference. |
| MasterFILE Premier
| Popular magazines, scholarly journals, and more |
| Play Exchange | Is an online script database, a social network for writers and producers. |
| Primary Search | Intended for elementary school. Good for some ESL students. Articles and general reference. |
| Research Library
| Large collection of popular, trade, and scholarly articles |
| eBooks | |
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| ABC-Clio | Ebooks related to cultural studies, pop culture, and American history |
| Ebooks on EBSCO
| Ebooks on all subjects from EBSCO. |
| OverDrive | Ebooks on all subjects from OverDrive. |
| ProQuest Ebook Central | Ebooks on all subjects from ProQuest. |
| Encyclopedias & Reference | |
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| Biography Reference Bank | Biographies. Current & historical. Worldwide. |
| CountryWatch | Reports for every country: economics, politics, society, and statistics |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online | The premiere general encyclopedia |
| Gale Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)
| Search 250 specialized encyclopedias and 500 other reference sources. |
| Oxford Art Online | Art and artists. Encyclopedia articles with images. |
| Newspapers | |
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| Newspaper Source Plus | 1,200 news sources, including newspapers and transcripts of TV & radio news |
| ProQuest News & Newspapers
| 1,600 news sources including Wall Street Journal (1984-present) and New York Times (1980-present) and Ethnic Newswatch. |
| Videos, Images, and Music | |
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| Artstor
| High resolution art images: painting, sculpture, and more. |
| Films on Demand
| Streaming videos on all subjects. |
| Image Quest | Over 2.5 million copyright-cleared images for educational use at Pima Community College |
| Naxos Music Library | Streaming classical, jazz, blues, and world music (Limited to 10 users at a time). |
| Articles | |
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| Art Full Text | Art, art history, and criticism articles from 330 journals and magazines. |
| Encyclopedias | |
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| Oxford Art Online
| Art and artists. Encyclopedia articles with images. |
| Images of Fine Art | |
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| Artstor
| High resolution art images: painting, sculpture, and more. |
| Fashion | |
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| Bloomsbury Fashion Central | Articles, e-books, and images on fashion and dress studies. |
| Fashion Snoops | Trends in fashion, style and design. |
| Sourcing Journal | Access to 3 journal publications: VAMP, RIVET, Footwear & Denim. |
| University of Fashion | Access code and valid Pima email address required. |
| Women's Wear Daily | Current news from the fashion industry. |
| Articles | |
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| ABI/Inform | Trade and scholarly articles. |
| Accounting and Tax Database | Comprehensive coverage of accounting. |
| Business Source Premier
| Trade and scholarly articles & more. |
| Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis) | News, legal cases, company info, and more. |
| Pharmaceutical News Index | News on the pharmaceutical industry. |
| ProQuest Business | All ProQuest business databases, including ABI/Inform and Hoover's. |
| Company Information | |
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| Hoover's Company Records | Company information for public and private firms, including sales and other data. |
| Explore Careers | |
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| AzCIS (for off campus access, contact the Library so we can create your individual account)
| Assess your interests; check out careers and salaries; explore programs of study |
| Articles | |
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| Career and Technical Education | Trade journals for many specific occupations, including auto mechanics, building professions, and healthcare. |
| Pro/Con and Argumentative Resources | |
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| CQ Researcher | Detailed reports covering current social and political issues. |
| Opposing Viewpoints in Context
| Articles, reference entries, and multimedia on today's most debated topics. |
| Points of View Reference Center | Explores different sides of an issue using a point/counterpoint format. |
| Encyclopedias--All Subjects | |
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| Encyclopedia Britannica Online
| The premier general encyclopedia. |
| Gale Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)
| Search 250 specialized encyclopedias and 500 other reference sources. |
| Encyclopedias--Art | |
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| Oxford Art Online
| Art and artists. Encyclopedia articles with images. |
| Biographies | |
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| Biography Reference Bank
| Biographies. Current & historical. Worldwide. |
| Country Profiles & Etiquette | |
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| CountryWatch | Reports on every country: economics, politics, society, and statistics. |
| Statistical Data | |
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| Statistical Abstract of the U.S. | Statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States |
| Articles | |
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| History Reference Center
| Full text journals, book chapters, historical documents, and biographies. |
| JSTOR | Hundreds of journals in the humanities, language, education, political science, history, and business |
| Military & Government Collection | Mostly scholarly articles. Current and historical. |
| SocINDEX | Includes histories of social movements from a sociological perspective. |
| Reference & eBook Chapters | |
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| African American Experience | African American history and culture |
| American Indian Experience | Native American history and culture |
| Ancient and Medieval History Online | World history before 1450 A.D. |
| Biography Reference Bank | Biographies. Current & historical. Worldwide. |
| Daily Life Through History | Reference information about daily life of different cultures through history. |
| Latin American and the Caribbean | Gale World Scholar Latin American and the Caribbean |
| Latino American Experience | Latino American history and culture |
| Modern World History | World history after 1450 A.D. |
| Pop Culture Universe | American history and popular culture, including fads and entertainment. |
| Salem History
| Overviews of key events and people across history. |
| Video | |
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| Films on Demand
| Online videos on a variety of topics. |
| Legal Materials & Case Law | |
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| Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
| The NEW LexisNexis. Use the box: "Look up a Legal Case." |
| Articles | |
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| Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text | Law enforcement, courts, corrections, and criminology. Mostly scholarly articles. |
| Military & Government Collection | Scholarly articles. Current and historical. |
| Country Profiles | |
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| CountryWatch | Reports on every country: economics, politics, society, and statistics. |
| Statistics | |
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| Statistical Abstract of the U.S. | Statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. |
| Literary Criticism & Author Biography | |
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| Biography Reference Bank | Biographies. Current & historical. Worldwide. |
| Literary Reference Center Plus
| Literary criticism and author biographies |
| Literature Criticism | Literature Criticism Online |
| Literature Resource Center
| Mostly scholarly articles and book chapters |
| Salem Literature
| Access to the Critical Insights series and other literature reference works. |
| Poetry & Criticism | |
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| Poetry & Short Story Reference Center | Full text poems, commentaries & biographies. |
| News: Today and Recent Decades | |
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| Newspaper Source Plus | Regional, national, and world newspapers, including the Arizona Daily Star (09/29/2001 to present) |
| ProQuest News & Newspapers
| 1,600+ news sources. Includes: Wall Street Journal (1984-present) and New York Times (1980-present) and Ethnic Newswatch. |
| Women's Wear Daily | Current news from the fashion industry. |
| Articles | |
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| Alt HealthWatch | Popular and scholarly articles about health and alternative medicine. |
| CINAHL
| CINAHL is an index of English-language and selected other-language journal articles about nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare. |
| Health and Medical Complete | Articles on clinical research, administration, and consumer information. |
| Health Source - Consumer Edition | Health-related articles written for everyday people. |
| Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition | Mostly scholarly articles. |
| MEDLINE | Mostly scholarly articles. |
| Nursing and Allied Health Source | Mostly scholarly articles |
| Pharmaceutical News Index | News on the pharmaceutical industry |
| ProQuest Health & Medicine | Combines ten ProQuest health databases for easy searching. |
| eBooks | |
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| Nursing @ Ovid | Scholarly journals and ebooks |
| Interactive Anatomy | |
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| Anatomy.TV powered by Primal Pictures | Interactive anatomy study tool. |
| Psychology Articles | |
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| Communication & Mass Media Complete | Includes the psychology of communication. Articles from scholarly and trade journals. |
| PsycARTICLES
| Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles from the American Psychological Association |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
| Mostly scholarly articles. |
| Psychology Journals | Mostly scholarly articles. |
| Education Articles | |
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| Education Journals | K-12 and higher education. Mostly scholarly articles. Includes the ERIC database. |
| Education Research Complete
| Articles and some book chapters on education at all levels |
| ERIC | Scholarly and professional articles and other documents covering education. |
| Explora, Educators Edition | highlights content relevant to teachers, including lessons plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources |
| Reference & Background Information | |
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| Science Reference Center
| Reference articles and book chapters. |
| Today's Science | Summarizes science news and concepts in interesting, easy-to-read articles. |
| Articles | |
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| Biology Journals | Scholarly articles. |
| Computing Journals | Trade and scholarly articles. |
| GreenFile | Environmental studies. |
| ProQuest Science & Technology | Search all of ProQuest's science databases: biology, computing, telecom, and more. |
| Science Journals | Scholarly articles |
| Science Magazine | Scholarly research articles from one of the most famous science journals in the world. |
| Scientific American: January 2007 - present | Full-text, full color articles (1993-current). |
| Telecommunications Journals | News on the telecommunications industry. |
| Anthropology--Articles | |
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| SocINDEX
| Sociology and related fields, including anthropology. This is the easiest place to begin an anthropology search. |
| World Cultures - eHRAF | eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. |
| Sociology--Articles | |
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| Communication & Mass Media Complete | Trade and scholarly articles. |
| SocINDEX
| Scholarly articles in sociology and related fields. |
| Related Topics | |
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| JSTOR | Hundreds of journals in the humanities, language, education, political science, history, and business |
| Military & Government Collection | Mostly scholarly articles. |
| ProQuest Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| Religion and Philosophy Collection | Scholarly articles |
| Streaming Video | |
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| AVON
| Comprehensive video subscription. |
| Films on Demand
| Online videos on a variety of topics. |
| Kanopy
| Online videos and documentaries. |
| Teaching Channel | Educational Teaching Videos. |
| Technical & Trade Collection (FoD) | Technical Education & Skilled Trades |
| Swank Streaming Media | Online videos on a variety of topics. |
| Video Guides from PCC | Video and Film Resources With PCC Information Literacy Tutorial |
| Images | |
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| Artstor
| High resolution art images of painting, sculpture, and more. |
| Image Quest
| Over 2.5 million copyright-cleared images for educational use at Pima Community College |
| Image Resources from PCC | Image resource created by Pima Community College Librarians |
| Streaming Audio | |
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| Naxos Music Library | Streaming classical, jazz, blues, and world music. (Limited to 10 users at a time.) |
| Language Tutorials | |
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| Pronunciator | Online language learning programs for a number of world languages |