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- Journal & Newspaper Locator
- Search for a journal, newspaper, or magazine title to see if the publication is available at the library in print and/or through one of our online databases.
- Databases A - Z
- An alphabetical listing of our subscription databases.
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- Arts
- Fine Arts & Music Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- Broad coverage of performance and fine arts in music, music theory, drama, visual arts, and art history. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Business and Finance
- Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
- Business, company and industry information. Locate company profiles, periodical articles, financial data, market research as well as up-to-date stock and financial information.
- Business Economics & Theory Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- More than 450 full-text titles focusing on topics in economics.
- Business Research Starters (EBSCOhost)
- Study and research guides written by researchers, scholars and other experts. Entirely full text.
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
- Business topics from 1965 to the present. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- LexisNexis Academic Business Search
- Business and financial information. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
- Articles on the stock market, the economy, and long- and short-term prospects for equities, bonds, funds, and industries. Entirely full text.
- Value Line Research Center
- Publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options, convertible securities and special situation stocks. Entirely full text.
- Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
- In-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as hard news. Entirely full text.
- Communication
- Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)
- Research and reference resource for journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Communications and Mass Media Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- Covers all aspects of the communications field. Both full text and abstracts.
- Criminal Justice and Law
- Criminal Justice (ProQuest)
- Criminal justice topics, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Criminal Justice Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- Information from more than 700 criminal justice publications. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- LexisNexis Academic Legal Search
- Legal materials and current events. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Education
- Education Full Text (Wilson Web)
- Education issues including government funding, instructional media, multicultural education, religious education, student counseling, competency-based education, and information technology. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Education Research Starters (EBSCOhost)
- Study and research guides written by researchers, scholars and other experts. Entirely full text.
- Professional Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
- More than 300 full-text journals for professional educators.
- ERIC
- The Education Resources Information Center. Journal and non-journal material on education. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- K-12 databases
- Discovering Collection (Gale)
- Essays and reference works on the subjects of Literature, History, Biography, Science and Social Studies for K-12 students.
- Junior Edition (Gale/Infotrac)
- Magazine, journal, newspaper, and reference titles for middle school and junior high students. Searchable by Lexile reading level. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Kids InfoBits (Gale)
- Covers many subject areas for kindergarten through fifth grade with a developmentally appropriate interface. Designed for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 Both full text and abstracts.
- Student Edition (Gale/Infotrac)
- Periodicals, maps, reference books and newspaper articles for high school students. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Government
- CQ Weekly (Congressional Quarterly)
- Congressional activity both current and upcoming. Entirely full text.
- Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest)
- Declassified documents about United States foreign and military policy since 1945. Entirely full text.
- Literature
- Bloom's Literary Reference Online (Facts On File)
- Contains critical articles on literary works, authors, characters, themes, movements, genres and other literary topics. Entirely full text.
- Twayne’s Authors Series (Gale/Infotrac)
- eBooks of critical work for over 600 authors and types of literature. Entirely full text.
- Multiple Subject Databases
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- Peer-reviewed, full-text articles across all academic disciplines. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
- Covers a broad range of subject areas. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
- Social issues, environment, health, education and science and technology. Entirely full text.
- General OneFile (Gale)
- General interest resource with periodical and news information, Fodor travel guides, NPR programs and more than 20 reference sets on a wide range of topics. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Informe (Gale)
- Full text of popular Hispanic magazines and journals for Spanish-speaking users. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- JSTOR
- History, sociology, business, economics, ecology, literature, mathematics, political science, population studies, and finance. Entirely full text.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
- Controversial social and political issues. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Project MUSE
- Literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more. Entirely full text.
- Newspapers
- Infotrac Custom Newspapers
- National, regional and international newspaper articles, television and radio news transcripts. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- LexisNexis Academic News Search
- Major U. S. and international newspapers and other print and broadcast news sources. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- New York Times - Historical (ProQuest)
- Full text of regional, national and international newspapers including the New York Times. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- NewsBank
- Missouri, regional, and national newspapers. Entirely full text.
- Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
- In-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as hard news. Entirely full text.
- Nursing and Medicine
- CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
- Journal articles and other material on nursing. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Health & Wellness Resource with Alternative Health Module (Gale)
- Medical and professional journals, magazines, reference books and pamphlets. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
- Nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters, videos, and reference books. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Popular Interest
- Culinary Arts Collection (Gale/Infortrac)
- Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Gardening, Landscaping & Horticulture Collection (Gale/Infortrac)
- Practical aspects and scientific theory of horticulture studies. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Home Improvement Collection
- Articles from more than 250 home improvement-focused titles. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Psychology
- PsycARTICLES (OVID)
- Articles from peer reviewed psychology journals and chapters from American Psychology Association books. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost)
- Emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- Reference - Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Subject Guides
- CountryWatch
- Country-specific information. Entirely full text.
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- Statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States from the 17th to the 21st centuries. Entirely full text.
- LearningExpress Library
- Practice tests and tutorials for improving testing skills or furthering education or career goals. Provides instant scoring and customized feedback. Free registration.
- Oxford Reference Online
- English dictionaries and thesauri, bilingual dictionaries, the World Encyclopedia, and subject dictionaries and Oxford subject companions. Entirely full text.
- Science and Technology
- AccessScience (McGraw Hill)
- The Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Entirely full text.
- Agriculture Collection
- From practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. Full text articles, abstracts, and reference book content.
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text (Wilson Web)
- Mathematics, computers, chemistry, environment, fire prevention, geology, physics, and other technologies. Both full text articles and abstracts.
- GreenFILE (EBSCOhost)
- Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Both full text articles and abstracts.
If you have questions about using the databases, please contact the reference desk by phone at (573) 875-7381 (toll-free 1-800-231-2391, ext. 7381) or by e-mail at reference@ccis.edu.
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