Academic OneFile - 1980-present. Most comprehensive academic database. Many are peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources, covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Articles can be translated into 11 languages.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
(EBSCO) Provides perspectives on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness from journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.
Extensive coverage of research and development within the applied sciences and computing disciplines offering full text for almost 1,200 journals and citations to millions of articles from numerous sources, including leading trade journals, professional and technical society journals, and conference proceedings.
A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images from the arts, humanities, and architecture, along with descriptive information. See the Guide To Using Artstor for more information.
(Artstor content can now be found on the JSTOR database. The Artstor website was retired in August 2024.)
Articles on topics often taught in community colleges, including accounting, agriculture, child care, cosmetology, cooking, food service, forestry, graphic arts, hospitality management, interior design, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, welding.
Detailed information on 30 million businesses and executives and 2 million new businesses. Includes data on over 200 million residents as well as new movers/homeowners. Special features include a background and criminal history search. Information provided on U. S. healthcare professionals. Includes a jobs database and email marketing.
Service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
An index to reference sources with biographical information on individuals living and deceased, form all time periods, geographical locations and fields.
(Gale) Biographical information from a combination of full-text Gale reference sources, related full-text periodical articles, images and links to web sites. Current and historic persons are searchable by name, occupation, and dates and other criteria.
Offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
This comprehensive resource for the study of literature includes thousands of critical essays and discussion questions, plus author biographies and character analyses, full-length poems, the full text of hundreds of reference books, full-length videos of classic plays and films, and more.
Provides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green.
Concise yet comprehensive summaries to help professionals and students keep up with the latest information in the business world. A wide range of topics is covered including business biographies, change management, communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, personal growth, productivity and technology.
(Gale) Business Insights: Global is a unique source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries.
(InfoTrac) 1980s - present. Comprehensive database with many full-text articles on a wide range of topics, many of general interest. Includes newspaper indexing and audio files.
Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. Designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
1991 - present. Full-text articles from CQ Researcher, a collection of reports and analysis on issues in the news. Each topic has an introductory overview, background and chronology, a current assessment, tables and maps, pro/con statements from opposing positions, and a list of key sources.
Culinary Arts OneFile provides access to academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition. The database includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
(Gale) Robust and highly-detailed demographic data. Ideal for gaining consumer and market insight as you consider opening a business, finding an untapped audience for your products, analyzing the shifts and needs of a given population, and more. Reporting capability allows you to rapidly produce a variety of compiled reports to help you make informed and accurate decisions.
An extensive collection of primary sources, supporting materials, and archives — along with 125 hours of video — covering the areas of disability history, disability studies, and the contributions of the disability community.
The Stratford Festival is the largest classical repertory theatre company in North America. Each season, they present a dozen or more productions in different venues. This collection provides a selection of filmed performances.
With over 17,000 titles, this ebook collection encompasses a variety of business topics such as marketing, finance, supply chain management and entrepreneurship and also focusing on career growth, personal development, communication and networking.
The most comprehensive and most relevant search results.Includes content from Education Abstracts, Education Index Retrospective, Education Full Text, Education Research Complete and more than 200 additional full-text journals not previously available in any database.
Provides resources for topics such as business planning, communications, innovations, management, marketing, organizational behavior and product development.
Contains nearly 4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 1,200 journals.
Environmental Studies and Policy OneFile provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. The database includes diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.
(EBSCOhost)1960s - present. The Educational Resource Information Center contains citations and abstracts for journal articles and digests for non-journal materials in education and related fields. Some recent items in full-text.
(Gale) Searchable ebook versions of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in the subjects of business, humanities, natural and health sciences.
Gender Studies Collection provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
General OneFile (InfoTrac) 1980 - present. Comprehensive database with many full-text articles on a wide range of topics, many of general interest. Includes newspaper indexing and audio files.
(InfoTrac) 1980 - present. Citations or full-text articles from nursing, allied health and medical journals, consumer health magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, topical overviews, and reference books.
(Gale) 1980 - present. Medical reference materials, many full-text, including health/medical journals, pamphlets, health-related videos and articles from general interest publications.
History Reference Source features cover-to-cover full text for historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books. The database also includes full text for leading history periodicals, historical documents, and biographies of historical figures, as well as historical photos and maps and historical film and video.
(U.S. Department of Homeland Security) Over 80,500 documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities.
Hospitality & Tourism OneFile provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. The database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.
As the most comprehensive resource available in its field, Humanities Source provides full text?plus abstracts and bibliographic indexing?for the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities.
Information Science OneFile provides access to scholarly journals and trade publications essential for information professionals and other knowledge workers. The database offers coverage of topics including information infrastructure, metadata architecture, publishing, and more.
(InfoTrac) 1993 - present. Created for Spanish-speaking users, contains mostly full-text Spanish-language and bilingual articles from magazines and scholarly journals. Topics range from news, politics, and culture to health, history, and science.
Features nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and ebooks to help with job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED? test prep, and more.
Designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. Coverage includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, thousands of legal forms, and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo.
Authoritative database for current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. It is an excellent resource for attorneys, educators, business people, law librarians, students, paralegals and others involved with the law.
Provides information on approximately 140,000 authors from a wide range of literary disciplines and time frames as well as plot summaries, synopses, and overviews of their works. In addition, it also includes 14,500 short stories and 54,000 poems.
(Gale) Full-text biographical information, overviews, literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, time periods and countries.
Scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. The database offers content in key subject areas including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
(Naxos). The Naxos Music Library is the world's largest online classical music library, offering streaming access to over one million tracks with over 1,000 new CDs added to the library every month.
Information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles included, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more.
O’Reilly for Higher Education provides on-demand access to a vast collection of ebooks, courses, videos and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 other publishers.
(EBSCOhost) Full-text generally 1990s - present. Essays on topics in the news. Each has an overview, point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument), supported with articles from periodicals, media transcripts, primary source documents, and videos.
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
(Proquest) 1894 - present. Full text articles from more than 800 journal titles, including the full run of APA titles from PsycARTICLES. Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology and psychometrics.
This full-text database is an essential tool for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students, providing extensive coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines.
From the National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health, PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
This Spanish-language resource includes content from reference books, general interest magazines, health reports, and other sources. Daily updates from a dozen newspapers from ten Latin American countries and more than 2,500 health reports.
(EBSCOhost) Generally, 1993 - present. Provides full-text coverage of business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
(Infotrac) This collection of 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
Full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
A seamless way to find almost anything available at the OCC Libraries with one search. Use this single search starting point to find online and print materials, including books and other items available for checkout in the OCC Library Catalog, ebooks, streaming videos, images, online full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles from more than 20 databases, and more.
Offers information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.
Provides repair guides for small engines and routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly).
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
Scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers, this resource offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
Scholarly content most relevant to vocational programs. Wide range of subjects covered including counseling, biotechnology, cosmetology, fashion design, forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, law enforcement, and veterinary assistant.
Journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.
(OCLC) Extensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries in the Detroit metro area and worldwide. Links to records of libraries owning the materials and indicates their availability.
General Databases
Good starting points for finding articles on any subject.
Academic OneFile - 1980-present. Most comprehensive academic database. Many are peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources, covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Articles can be translated into 11 languages.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
General OneFile (InfoTrac) 1980 - present. Comprehensive database with many full-text articles on a wide range of topics, many of general interest. Includes newspaper indexing and audio files.
1991 - present. Full-text articles from CQ Researcher, a collection of reports and analysis on issues in the news. Each topic has an introductory overview, background and chronology, a current assessment, tables and maps, pro/con statements from opposing positions, and a list of key sources.
(EBSCOhost) Full-text generally 1990s - present. Essays on topics in the news. Each has an overview, point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument), supported with articles from periodicals, media transcripts, primary source documents, and videos.
OCC Journals List Browse or search by title for journals, magazines & newspapers.