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Databases Listed by Subject
  • 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet Links.
  • 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 Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
    Business topics from 1965 to the present. Both full text articles and abstracts.
    Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
    Coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.
    LexisNexis Academic Business Search
    Business and financial information. Both full text articles and abstracts.
    Small Business Resource Center (Gale)
    How to start, finance or manage a small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
    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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet Links.
  • 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    ERIC
    The Education Resources Information Center. Journal and non-journal material on education. Both full text articles and abstracts.
    Professional Collection (Gale/Infotrac)
    More than 300 full-text journals for professional educators.
    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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • Government and History
    American History in Video (Alexander Street Press)
    Streaming video of newsreels and documentaries with keyword searchable transcripts.
    CQ Weekly (Congressional Quarterly)
    Congressional activity both current and upcoming. Entirely full text.
    Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest)
    Declassified documents about United Statesforeign and military policy since 1945. Entirely full text.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    Literature is also covered in several of the Multiple Subject Databases.
  • 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 Global Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
    Definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints.
    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.
    For more, choose from the list of Databases by Subject or our selected Internet links.
  • Newspapers
    Infotrac Newsstand
    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)
    Articles published in the New York Times from 1851-2006. Entirely full text.
    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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    Popular Magazines
    Full-text coverage of 1,000 of the most frequently searched magazines from Gale's InfoTrac databases.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • Reference - Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Subject Guides
    CountryWatch
    Country-specific information. Entirely full text.
    Credo Reference
    Electronic reference books. Encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries, both general and subject specific. Titles can be individually browsed or searched simultaneously. 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
  • 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 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.
    For more, try our Multiple Subject Databases or our selected Internet links.
Databases A - Z
An alphabetical listing of our subscription databases.

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.