Academic OneFile
Comprehensive, subscription-based database of more than 8,000 journals in all areas of academic study, the majority available in full text.
Academic Search Premier
From Ebsco- a comprehensive database - largely full text - covering all areas of academic study. Strong in science and technology fields including biological sciences, economics, communications, computer sciences, engineering, and medical sciences. The most science & technology-oriented database offered by the DMACC Libraries.
African-American History Online
Primary and secondary source material for African-American History. Includes biographies, images, maps, videos, charts, and timelines.
American History Online
Covers all aspects and eras of American history. Includes primary and secondary source material, biographies, images, maps, videos, charts, etc.
Boone Banner Archives
Searchable archive of the DMACC Boone Campus student newspaper.
Business Source Elite
Articles from nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text for nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles.
CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Over 90,000 art images, photographs, paintings, sculpture, architecture, prints, drawings, jewelry, costumes and textiles, with video, audio, and mixed media. All images rights-cleared for educational use.
CINAHL with Full Text
Provides access to abstracts and some full text articles from 2,938 journals in nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and other health-related disciplines. Coverage from 1981 to the present.
Corporate ResourceNet
Provides full text coverage for approx. 1200 business publications ranging from general publication like
Fortune and
Money, to trade publication like
Chemical Week and
Electronic Business. Also includes company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest public companies.
CQ Researcher
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news, e.g., crime, poverty, gun control, drug abuse, etc. Controversial topics addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. Presents pro & con aspects of topics.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides full-text versions of over a thousand published reference works from more than 70 publishers representing most areas of academic study, all pulled together in one simple easy-to-use search interface.
Des Moines Register &
Iowa City Press - Citizen
Full text news stories from Iowa newspapers. Best choice for state and local news.
English Language Learner Reference Center
A resource for students or anyone new to the English language. Topics include literacy, researching, note-taking, and academic writing.
ERIC
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) database contains over 2,200 full text digests, as well as citations and abstracts for journal articles, and full text reports from the most recent 10 years dealing with all areas and levels of education.
Environment Complete
Provides access to full text magazine and journal articles on a wide variety of environmental topics including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, environmental technology, geography, marine & freshwater science, natural resources, pollution & waste management, public policy, renewable energy sources, social impacts, and urban planning. International in scope, with coverage from 1965 to the present.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides access to abstracts and some full text articles from journals focusing a wide variety of medical disciplines. Particularly strong in the areas of nursing and allied health.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Features full text access to approximately 80 consumer health publications, including information on health topics such as AIDS, cancer, children's health, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, food sciences, medical sciences, nutrition & dietetics, sports medicine, and women's health.
JSTOR Arts & Life Sciences Collections
Provides access to full text magazine and journal articles on a wide variety of humanities, social sciences, and general science topics. International in scope, with coverage from the seventeenth century to approximately five years ago.
LearningExpress Library
LearningExpress Library is an innovative resource that provides users with access to a comprehensive collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources. Online practice tests and interactive skill-building tutorials are available, all developed by expert academic and industry professionals.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes more than 600 publications, plus books, research reports and conference proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Literary Reference Center Plus
Includes a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day, combining information from over 11,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, images, audios, videos, study guides, and other unique literary content and sources not available anywhere else. LRCP also contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.
MasterFile Premier
From EBSCO - a multidisciplinary database covering virtually all topics of general interest, the majority available in full text. Includes newspapers, popular magazines, scholarly journals, business and trade publications, reference books, biographical sources, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
MEDLINE
The premier resource for professional literature in medicine, developed and maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Provides abstracts for publications in all areas of medicine. Subjects covered include clinical medicine, dentistry, education, experimental medicine, health services administration, nursing, nutrition, pathology, psychiatry, toxicology and veterinary medicine. International in scope with coverage from 1965 to the present.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides full text coverage for over 860 regional, national and international newspapers. Database also includes television and radio news transcripts.
The New York Times
Directions for creating a free account for access to the Times.
OAIster
Millions of digital records from open access sources worldwide; including libraries, museums, archives and cultural heritage organizations. Useful for many academic subjects, especially history, geography, cultural studies and anthropology.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Descriptive information for all types of jobs and careers. Entries include information on the nature of the work, working conditions, training and other qualifications required, job outlook and earnings. Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oxford English Dictionary
The
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is an authority on the English language and an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over 600,000 words, past & present, from across the English-speaking world.
As a
historical dictionary, the
OED is different than other dictionaries. Other dictionaries focus on current English and on present-day meanings of words. You'll find that in the
OED, but you'll also find the history of individual words, and their usage, going back to the beginnings of the English language.
Primary Search
This database,
designed specifically for elementary school libraries, contains full text articles from approximately 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator.
Project MUSE
A non-profit collaboration between libraries and publishers, Project MUSE is a database of scholarly (peer-reviewed) academic journals and electronic books in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides access to full text articles concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
PubMed Central [National Institutes of Health] PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Incorporates business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Small Business Reference Center
Provides approx. 800 full text magazines and reference books on business topics. Also includes videos on a variety of business topics.
Statista
Statista includes statistical charts, graphs, and tables on a wide variety of topics. About 20% of the data in Statista comes from government sources like the World Bank and the U.S. Census, the rest comes from industry, marketing, and trade groups. The tables, charts, and graphs can be downloaded as pdfs or images, or into MS Powerpoint and Excel.
Teacher Reference Center
Provides abstracts for over 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals to assist professional educators.
TOPICsearch
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. This largely full text database pulls its content from diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, and government information.
Vocational & Career Collection
Provides full text coverage for over 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.
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