Articles & Databases

Use these databases to find information on a variety of topics.  To access from home, use your MYSVC login and password, usually in the following format: 
 

login: first initial, full last name, last 4 digits of student id  Example:  jsmith4252 ; for employees, firstname.lastname

 
password: For a student, MYSVC password, or MV or WIC password for employees. 

ARTstor
Digital library of approximately 550,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.

CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO)
Covers over 1200 professional journals in nursing, 17 allied health disciplines, and health sciences librarianship, with coverage as far back as 1982.


CQ Researcher (through April 2012)
Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. CQ Researcher is also indexed in both EBSCOhost and ProQuest Direct.

Credo Reference 
A collection of 100 reference book titles, including encyclopedias, dictionaries and more.  Topics include arts. history, politics and popular culture.


CultureGrams
Up-to-date information on the cultures of the world beyond mere facts and figures to offer an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.

EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier
Provides access to information from a wide range of academic areas, including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural studies.

Encyclopedia Britannica Academic
Search or browse for information in encyclopedias, magazines, journals, dictionaries,  videos, web sites and more. Also available in a Spanish version.

ERIC (EBSCO)
Provides access to information related to education.
 
Films on Demand
Get instructional videos on hundreds of topics.
Facts on File Issues & Controversies
Pros and cons of hundreds of issues. Picks up where CQ Researcher leaves off.
 
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Current titles available are Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Handbook of Cultural, Social Science, Management, and Legal Perspectives (2003), Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (5th ed., 2007), Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America (2004), Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology (2006), and U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library (2004).

 GreenFILE (EBSCO)
A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles including content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact. Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.


Maps A to Z
National, international, topographical and many more maps.

Powerspeak Languages
New online tool for learning Spanish, English, French, Mandarin and German.  Access from home or campus.
 
   ProCon.org
Non-profit website providing access to pros and cons on current issues and events.
 
ProQuest Direct
Provides coverage of all subject areas includingThe New York Times and Washington State Newsstand
 
 ProCon.org
Links to pro and con on 42 controversial issues.

PubMed
Free database from National Library of Medicine. Mostly citations only, but some full-text articles included.

Science Direct
Use to find full-text journal articles in biology, health and other sciences. NOTE: As of Jan. 2012, users have experienced problems getting pdf files to save if they are using Adobe Reader X. Find out how to work around this issue.
 
Sharpe Historical Reference
Use to find historical information, including colonial America, Progressive Era, Jazz Age, through modern times. 
 
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
 
  WOIS Career Information System
Use to look up information on careers and education.
  Wolfram Alpha Statistics
Free search engine for statistical information on a variety of subjects.

Last updated: 1/25/2013