Databases
By Subject
- A-Z List of Online ResourcesClick link for alphabetical list of databases.
- Community UsersUse this link if you aren't affiliated with STCC but have a C/W MARS library card.
- Alternate access to InfoTrac, Massachusetts Newspapers, and EBSCOHost-- use this if you're off campus and the above link isn't working.
- Complete Instructions in PDF format
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- Credo Reference (On Campus | Off Campus)
Access to more than 350 reference titles, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and atlases in all major subjects. Also, Credo Reference offers a visual map of research using their Concept Map in addition to other tools.
- Oxford English Dictionary (On Campus | Off Campus)
Access the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. The OED includes pronounciation guides, the history of words and a search field for quick access to definitions.
- ebrary(On Campus< | Off Campus)
Access books online on a variety of topics, such as Nursing, Law Enforcement, Civil Rights and more.
- Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides thousands of encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas, including some images and brief biographies.
- General Refence Center Gold(On Campus | Off Campus)
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports and hobbies.
- Academic Search Premier(On Campus | Off Campus)
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text articles to many journals and magazines, including peer-reviewed or scholarly titles. Academic Search Premier includes nearly every area of academic study such as the social sciences, natural science and more.
- Expanded Academic ASAP(On Campus | Off Campus)
This database includes abstracts and full text from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers across all academic disciplines from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.
- General OneFile (On Campus | Off Campus)
Includes news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, the environment, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science and general interest.
- 360 Link (On Campus | Off Campus)
An A to Z list of the library's electronic journal titles.
- 360 Search (On Campus | Off Campus)
Searches almost all library databases (and the catalog) simultaneously. You may also choose to search several selected databases, or databases within a particular subject area or areas.
- EBSCOHost(On
Campus | Off
Campus)
Search multiple EBSCOHost databases simultaneously including Academic Search Premier, CINHAL and more.
- Infotrac(On
Campus | Off
Campus)
Search multiple Infotrac databases simultaneously including Expanded Academic, Biography Resource Center and more.
- WorldCat(On Campus | Off Campus)
WorldCat lets you search the bibliographic records for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.
- Oxford Art Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Allows access to an online encyclopedia of biographies, art movements, genres and images.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select(On Campus | Off Campus)
A collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study.
- NoveList(On Campus | Off Campus)
A guide to "What to Read Next", that allows you to search for titles based on level, subject, title or author. Includes descriptions of authors and their works.
- Biography Resource Center (On Campus | Off Campus)
Biography Resource Center combines biographies of more than 380,000 people with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, images, and links to selected websites.
- Biography Resource Center: African Americans (On Campus | Off Campus)
Similar to Biography Resource Center with a focus on African Americans. The Biography database pulls information from magazines and newspapers, images, and links to selected websites.
- American National Biography (On Campus | Off Campus)
Biographies of more than 17,000 deceased Americans. It includes articles about men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the nation. There are hyperlinked cross-references and links to selected web sites.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select (On Campus | Off Campus)
A collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of authors' major works, critical essays, and sources for further study.
- NoveList (On Campus | Off Campus)
A guide to "What to Read Next", that allows you to search for titles based on level, subject, title or author.
- LexisNexis Academic (On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides an extensive collection of general news sources like the New York Times or Washington Post. LexisNexis also includes information on business topics, business profiles, legal issues, and a "people search" feature.
- Business Source Premier (On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides full text to journals, magazines and peer-reviewed titles. BSP covers disciplines of business including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
- General Business File ASAP (On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. Articles on management and economics, plus information on company performance and activity and industry trends.
- globalEDGE(Homepage)
globalEDGE connects business professionals and students alike to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Each conuntry profile details up to date political, demographic and business information. Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ and partly funded through the U.S. Department of Education.
- Business Index ASAP(On Campus | Off Campus)
Business ASAP provides indexing, abstracts and full text of articles on business, finance, management and industry periodicals. Covered subjects include banking, investment, companies, industries and new technologies and products.
- Regional Business News(On Campus | Off Campus)
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
- FutureWorks Career Center(Homepage)
Housed in the STCC Technology Park, FutureWorks provides services and resources to help you find a job or brush up on your on the job skills. FutureWorks holds workshops on computers, resume building and interview techniques. The center also provides access to computers, fax machines, copiers and more.
- Professional Development Collection(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed for educators, this database provides a specialized collection of education journals with many peer-reviewed titles. Examples are Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Education and Education Digest. It also contains educational reports.
- KnightCite(Homepage)
Maintained by the Hekman Library at Calvin College, the tool allows you to generate citations in a variety of styles and media type. Make sure you choose the correct style (MLA, APA, ect.) before filling out the form in the left sidebar.
- BibMe(Homepage)
Fully automated bibliography maker builds works cited pages in MLA, APA or Chicago citation styles. You can search for your work through BibMe or enter the information manually.
- Citation Machine(Homepage)
The Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist you to create citations using the appropriate style. Maintained by The Landmark Project and originally created by David Warlick.
- Issues & Controversies (On Campus | Off Campus)
Issues and Controversies offers in-depth articles to explore "hot topics" in politics, government, business, education, and popular culture. Many articles are based on issues from the news, with links to key news coverage and other background information.
- CQ Researcher (On Campus | Off Campus)
A source for in-depth reports on current issues including social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment and the economy. Report include an overview, background and chronology, and a pro/con statement.
- CIA World Factbook (Homepage)
The World Factbook provides up to date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Factbook includes politcal maps, flags of the world and more.
- Wiley Interscience(On Campus | Off Campus)
Access abstracts to journal articles on dentistry in addition to natural science, health, social science, engineering and business, with some available as free full text.
- Health Reference Center Academic(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides access to the full text of dentistry, nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
- Academic OneFile(On Campus | Off Campus)
Includes a number of dentistry journals, some with full text. In addition, Onefile covers topics such as the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
- Medline(On Campus | Off Campus)
MEDLINE (created by the National Library of Medicine) provides information on dentistry, nursing, medicine, veterinary medicine, the health care system and more. Search many journal articles, some with linked full text.
- ERIC(On Campus | Off Campus)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
- Educator's Reference Complete(On Campus | Off Campus)
Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. The majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.
- MAS Ultra School Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for popular, high school magazines. It also includes full text reference books, as well as biographies, primary source documents and images.
- Primary Search(On Campus | Off Campus)
Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research, with abstracts for others. Magazines include Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World and Spider. Includes content from EBSCO Animals.
- Professional Development Collection(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed for educators, this database provides a specialized collection of education journals with many peer-reviewed titles. Examples are Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Education and Education Digest. It also contains educational reports.
- Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides thousands of encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas, including some images and brief biographies
- Student Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
This periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health and more.
- Junior Edition - K12(On Campus | Off Campus)
This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture and more.
- Kids InfoBits(On Campus | Off Campus)
Kids InfoBits is a database developed for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a colorful, image-filled interface, and covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Chronicle of Higher Education(On Campus | Off Campus)
Online version of this source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. It includes daily news and advice columns; articles published since September 1989; discussion forums.
- Massachusetts History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Contains full-text articles gathered from sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history.
- American History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. Includes biographies, events and topics, primary sources, timelines, images, videos and maps.
- American Women's History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. Includes biographies, historical and topical subject entries, primary sources, maps and charts, images, videos, and timelines.
- African-American History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history, with overview essays, subject entries, primary sources, images, videos, general and topic-specific timelines, biographies, maps and charts.
- Modern World History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Covers the people, places, and events worldwide from mid-15th century to the present. It includes hyperlinked subject entries, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, primary sources, and timelines.
- CIA World Factbook (Homepage)
The World Factbook provides up to date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Factbook includes politcal maps, flags of the world and more.
- Ancient and Medieval History Online(On Campus | Off Campus)
Explores the pre-modern world with coverage of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Includes overview civilization essays, biographies, events and topics, timelines, primary sources, images, videos, and maps.
- Military & Government Collection(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to their needs.
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides an extensive collection of general news sources like the New York Times or Washington Post. LexisNexis also includes information on business topics, business profiles, legal issues, and a "people search" feature.
- Springfield Republican(On Campus | Off Campus)
Full text access to the Springfield Republican from 1988 to the present.
- Massachusetts Newsstand(On Campus | Off Campus)
Access to twelve Massachusetts Newspapers, including the Boston Globe. Boston Herald, and BusinessWest (but not the Springfield Republican).
- New York Times(On Campus | Off Campus)
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).
- America's Newsmagazines(On Campus | Off Campus)
Includes Time, Newsweek, People, Sports Illustrated, and many other magazines. Magazines cover news, business, lifestyle issues, entertainment and sports.
- Newspaper Source(On Campus | Off Campus)
Newspaper Source provides full text for national and international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and The Washington Post, plus selective full text for many regional newspapers, as well as radio and television transcripts.
- CINAHL with Full Text(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides full text to nursing and allied health journals. The database includes such disciplines as physical therapy, occupational therapy, consumer health, and alternative therapies.
- Health Reference Center Academic(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
- PubmedHomepage
THE index to medical and allied health content. Some full text is available. Ask for help the first time you use PUBMED, as the search interface can be difficult to navigate.
- Medline(On Campus | Off Campus)
MEDLINE (created by the National Library of Medicine) provides information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and more. Search many journal articles, some with linked full text.
- Alt-Healthwatch(On Campus | Off Campus)
Covers complementary and alternative medicine, focusing on the perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offers full text to journals and reports (many peer reviewed) and other materials.
- Magill's Medical Guide(On Campus | Off Campus)
Online version of the popular medical encyclopedia. It is intended for broad informational and educational purposes only.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers generic drug patient education sheets with many brand names.
- Micromedex(On Campus | Off Campus)
Call the Library at 755-4549 for username and password. Extensive series of articles on diseases, pharmacology, and alternative therapies.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
This collection of consumer health information provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health, with access to consumer health magazines.
- Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed for doctors, research scientist, students and clinical specialists, this database provides full text for journals in various areas pertaining to medical study, including clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, and the health care system.
- MedlinePlusHomepage
A consumer health resource put together by the U.S. National Library Medicine and National Institutes for Health. MedlinePlus provides consumer friendly searches for health topics and questions. Also connects users to to authoritative information from the NLM.
- Alt-Healthwatch(On Campus | Off Campus)
Covers complementary and alternative medicine, focusing on the perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offers full text to journals and reports (many peer reviewed) and other materials.
- Micromedex(On Campus | Off Campus) call library at 755-4549 for username and password
Call the Library at 755-4549 for username and password. Extensive series of articles on diseases, pharmacology, and alternative therapies.
- Health Reference Center Academic(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
- Magill's Medical Guide(On Campus | Off Campus)
Online version of the popular medical encyclopedia. It is intended for broad informational and educational purposes only.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers generic drug patient education sheets with many brand names.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition(On Campus | Off Campus)
This collection of consumer health information provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health, with access to consumer health magazines.
- CINAHL with Full Text(On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides full text to nursing and allied health journals. The database includes such disciplines as physical therapy, occupational therapy, consumer health, and alternative therapies.
- MedlinePlusHomepage
A consumer health resource put together by the U.S. National Library Medicine and National Institutes for Health. MedlinePlus provides consumer friendly searches for health topics and questions. Also connects users to to authoritative information from the NLM.
- AccessScience (On Campus | Off Campus)
Online edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, with current articles and breaking science news such as research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, plus definitions and biographies of scientists.
- Science Online (On Campus | Off Campus)
Science news, and articles from science reference books from Facts on File. There also are diagrams experiments, videos and animations, biographies and timelines.
- Today's Science (On Campus | Off Campus)
"Science news written especially for students." It explains important developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics and technology and puts them in context. There are weekly updates, a pop up glossary, diagrams and photographs.
- Wiley Interscience(On Campus | Off Campus)
Access abstracts to journal articles in natural science, health, social science, engineering and business, with some available as free full text.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences(On Campus | Off Campus)
A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. Includes full text articles.
- Wiley Interscience(On Campus | Off Campus)
Access abstracts to journal articles in natural science, health, social science, engineering and business, with some available as free full text.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection(On Campus | Off Campus)
The database provides coverage of topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
- Military & Government Collection(On Campus | Off Campus)
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to their needs.
- LexisNexis Academic (On Campus | Off Campus)
Provides an extensive collection of general news sources like the New York Times or Washington Post. LexisNexis also includes information on business topics, business profiles, law, legal issues, and a "people search" feature.