Recommended Databases

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window

eBooks Images Journal Articles Multimedia News Articles Peer reviewed Scholarly/Academic
eBooks Images Journal Articles Multimedia News Articles Peer reviewed Scholarly/Academic

Content: Peer reviewed journals, full-text articles, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and video files from multiple subjects.

Purpose: Students can view a massive amount of peer reviewed research from multiple subjects. 

Special Features:  Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window

Background info Peer reviewed Reference Articles Scholarly/Academic
Background info Peer reviewed Reference Articles Scholarly/Academic

Content: A reference database useful for accessing scholarly definitions, background and contextual information. Subjects covered include art, biography, business, economics, education, history, literature, music, psychology, religion, and science and technology.

Purpose: An excellent starting point for brainstorming a research topic and building out your initial search terms list.

Special Features: Mindmap; related articles; image search

eBooks Scholarly/Academic

Content: Ebooks with coverage across all academic disciplines. The collection offers a critical mass of more than 150,000 foundational scholarly ebooks with balanced quantity and quality to improve teaching, learning and research workflow and outcomes.

Purpose: Provides access to multidisciplinary ebooks for download or to be read online.

Special Features: Browse by subject option; highlight and take notes in text.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window

Featured Multimedia Scholarly/Academic
Featured Multimedia Scholarly/Academic

Content: Prince George Community College's collection of Films Media Group streaming videos. 

Purpose: Access Films and videos from a wide range of academic disciplines

Special Features: Content ranges from major academic subjects to vocation and even life-skills categories

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window

Current Events Multimedia Pro/Con articles Scholarly/Academic
Current Events Multimedia Pro/Con articles Scholarly/Academic

Content: Peer reviewed journals, full text articles, pro/con articles, multimedia content, and other research materials.   

Purpose: Provides access to multiple sources and authoritative information on current event and hot topics.  

Special Features: Includes a visualization tool and browse-by-topic feature that aids in brainstorming topics, a Lexile feature that filters texts by difficulty, the ability to highlight and add notes to text, and a read-aloud feature; Save content to Google Drive.    

ProQuest This link opens in a new window

Featured eBooks Images Journal Articles Multimedia Peer reviewed Scholarly/Academic
Featured eBooks Images Journal Articles Multimedia Peer reviewed Scholarly/Academic

Content: Collection of more than 30 Proquest subject-specific databases covering Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.

Purpose: Students can view a massive amount of peer-reviewed research across multiple disciplines.

Special Features: Includes a Thesaurus feature that assists in using the database’s controlled vocabulary, as well as read-aloud feature.

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