Databases at the Arapahoe Community College Library

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles, Library Catalogs and Specialized Information

REFERENCE, TOPIC GUIDES & BACKGROUND INFORMATION DATABASES
Credo Reference* Thousands of brief articles on a broad range of subjects. Searches are extendable to our catalog and article databases. Tutorial graphic
CQ Researcher* Topic guide and background information in single-themed, 12,000-word reports. Tutorial graphic
Issues & Controversies* A Facts on File database providing an in-depth investigation of today’s top issues. Tutorial graphic
Issues & Controversies in American History* A Facts on File database providing an understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation.
Today's Science* A Facts on File database with science news written especially for students.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online* Access to articles, videos, world atlas, world data and quotations. Tutorial graphic

JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
ProQuest* Peer-reviewed scholarly journals and newspaper abstracts.
EBSCOhost Login* A collection of databases with peer-reviewed scholarly publications in virtually every area of study. Try EBSCOhost's Integrated Search which searches across multiple databases simultaneously.
         Academic Search Premier* Multi-disciplinary, full-text scholarly database.
         Business Source Premier* Full-text articles in business, marketing, finance, 
         accounting, and economics.
         CINAHL Plus with Full Text* Full-text for more than 750 indexed nursing & allied 
         health journals.
         EBSCOhost Integrated Search* (Searches across multiple databases 
         simultaneously, especially useful for difficult topics.)
Academic OneFile* General reference center with articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, updated daily.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
NewsBank* Hot Topics and Special Reports Tutorial graphic
America's Historical Newspapers - 1690-2000* Database used for primary sources.


SPECIALIZED SUBJECT DATABASES
Associations Unlimited* Locate national and international membership organizations.Tutorial graphic
Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism Select* Criticisms, biographical, and bibliographic information about novelists, short story writers, poets, playwrights now living or who have died since 2000.

LIBRARY CATALOGS
Prospector* Search area libraries for access to over 20 million books, journals, DVDs, CDs, videos and other materials. Tutorial graphic
Colorado Virtual Library - Search for books and other resources at Colorado libraries.
Arapahoe Library District
Bemis Public Library
Denver Public Library
Douglas County Libraries

Jefferson County Public Library

CITATION RESOURCES
KnightCite - An online citation generator service provided by the Hekman Library of Calvin College.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - OWL resources help you learn how to use APA, MLA, Chicago citation and format styles.
WorldCat - Connects to collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide, provides book citations.
MLA & APA Style Guides - Examples of all types of citations, print and electronic, with each element of the citation identified and labeled.
APA Citations
MLA Citations
Chicago Citations

 

*Student password required for off-campus use. Call the Library at 303.797.5090 or look on the Library Tab in myACC under Research Databases.

 

 

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