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  • Academic OneFile 1980-Current
    This database provides scholarly, full-text articles from nearly 4000 journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. Includes full-text coverage of The New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
  • Agriculture Collection
    This collection of over 130 titles is predominantly full-text. Researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • AnthroSource
    This database provides access to peer-reviewed journals, newsletters and bulletins published by The American Anthropological Association (AAA), in addition to high-level electronic content. As the largest professional society of anthropologists in the world, and the single largest publisher of scholarly journals in anthropology, the AAA is committed to developing AnthroSource as the primary, centralized access point to comprehensive, anthropological research.

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  • Business and Company ASAP 1980-Current
    Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.
  • Business Economics and Theory
    Based on the EconLit title list, Business Economics and Theory is a collection of 150 full-text periodicals covering topics such as economic development, forecasting, and history; fiscal theory; monetary theory and financial institutions; business finance; public finance; and international, labor, health care, managerial, demographic, regional, agricultural, and urban economics; country studies, and government regulations.

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  • Communications and Mass Media Collection 1980-Current
    This collection provides current information from more than 100 journals focusing on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
  • Computer Database 1980-Current
    Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Coverage begins in 1980 and includes over 400 titles.
  • CountryWatch
    This database provides political, geographic, economic, and business information for the countries of the world.
  • The CQ Researcher Online
    Use this database to find in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the US economy. Each 13,000-word CQ Researcher report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist.
  • Criminal Justice Collection 1980-Current
    Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals that are predominantly full text.

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  • Diversity Studies Collection 1980-Current
    This collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes nearly 150 full-text journals.

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  • Educators 200 Collection
    Perfect for educating future teachers and administrators, this set includes over 250 titles covering the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs.
  • Environmental Studies and Policy Collection 1980-Current
    Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection of nearly 100 full-text journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access nearly 2500 scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

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  • Facts on File News Services Databases
    Facts on File News Services Databases is a group of comprehensive full-text databases that draw together historical, primary source materials as well as current news stories, and research reports on controversial issues and science topics. It contains complete content from Facts on File World News Digest since 1940, plus Issues & Controversies, and Today's Science.
  • Fine Arts & Music Collection
    This collection of more than 100 full-text periodicals covers different types of art and expression. It provides broad coverage of the arts?from music and music theory to drama and the performing arts. It also provides content in the visual arts and art history.

  • FirstSearch
    This database is an index to materials in numerous specialized databases. NO COMPLETE ARTICLES - Restricted Access

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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
  • Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
    A custom collection of nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection
    This collection of over 30 full-text journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • General BusinessFile ASAP 1980 - Current
    Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
  • General OneFile
    A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles in 5700 sources. Updated daily.
  • General Reference Center Gold 1980 - Current
    Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more, in this general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Includes over 3000 sources.
  • General Science Collection
    Composed of nearly 300 academic journals and general science-focused magazines, this collection provides coverage of all scientific endeavor, including such topics as particle physics and quantum theory, advanced mathematics, biotechnology, and many more.

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  • Health Reference Center Academic
    This multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Includes over 850 sources.
  • Home Improvement Collection
    Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of over 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation.

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  • Information Science and Technology Collection
    This collection is comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals covering topics such as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • Insurance and Liability Collection
    This collection, comprised of over 20 journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.

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  • LegalTrac 1980 - Current
    Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

  • LexisNexis Academic
    This database contains full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options.
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
    This databases indexes 600+ periodicals, plus books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information storage and management, and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

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  • Military and Intelligence Database
    This database is comprised of content from over 400 journals that cover all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Key subjects covered include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.
    You'll find over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.

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  • NetLibrary
    Expand your research by using MJC's collection of thousands of full-text online books. You can search, borrow, and read full-text online versions of previously-published books 24/7 via the Internet.
  • Nursing and Allied Health Collection
    Including over 440 titles, this predominantly full-text collection covers all aspects of the nursing profession from direct patient care to health care administration. Coverage begins in 1980.

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  • Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
    This predominantly full-text collection includes over 60 titles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • Pop Culture Collection
    This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art, or liberal arts course. The collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate periodicals that are predominantly full text.
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
    This database contains full-text articles, including those from nearly 550 peer-reviewed journals. Topics include emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Full-text information dates as far back as 1965.
  • Psychology Collection
    This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death by providing individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind evolves over time. Most of the 200 periodicals are full text. Coverage begins in 1980.

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  • Rand California
    This database contains full-text information on California and US public policy issues with an emphasis on statistics.
  • Religion & Philosophy Collection
    Users of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. The collection is comprised of 250 periodicals, many of which are full text. Coverage begins in 1980.

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  • Small Business Collection
    Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find over 280 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

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  • Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Collection
    With current content from over 500 largely full-text journals, this collection provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field. It also provides for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.

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  • US History Collection
    This collection provides coverage of the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. This compilation of over 40 journals provides robust and balanced coverage of the field.

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  • War and Terrorism Collection
    Researchers and students of history, social science, and current events will gain insight into conflicts: their causes, their impact, and how they are perceived on a global scale. Almost 100 full-text periodicals are included. Coverage begins in 1980.
  • The World Almanac Encyclopedia: FACTS.com
    This database contains complete full text of the more than 22,000 articles in Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, a collection of special reports, thousands of links to content from The World Almanac and Book of Facts, and more. Updated monthly.
  • World Folklore and Folklife
    This full-text database of prestigious reference books, classic folk tales, titles in the Greenwood Press Folklore Handbook Series, and more can help you research topics as varied as literature, gender roles, and cultural studies. It includes topics such as celebrations, rituals, myths, religion, beliefs, urban legends, music, dance, holidays, food, tales, and traditional arts and crafts from around the world.
  • World History Collection
    This collection of nearly 40 predominantly full-text journals provides balanced coverage of events in World History. It is useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.

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Off-Campus Access:

To access library databases from off campus you will be prompted to log in with your MJC ID Number (your student # or your employee #) and your six-digit birth date.

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Last updated:  5/6/08