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Electronic Reserves

CONNECTING FROM OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY (available to currently-registered CCC students, FOL members, and employees only):  Click on the link for the database you want to use. Enter your last name and ID number in the boxes that appear on the grey authentication screen. Students: Your student ID number is printed on your class schedule. Employees: your ID number is on your paycheck stub.

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Databases  

CINAHL Plus with Full-Text (health, medicine & nursing focus)

Ethnic NewsWatch (newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press)
Expanded Academic Index ASAP (scholarly & general-interest magazines, journals, selected newspapers)
Newsbank: Contra Costa Times (full-text articles from local newspaper)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (current event & social issue articles, facts and viewpoints) 
Proquest Newspapers 
(
Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post)   

SIRS Knowledge Source: (magazines, journals, newspapers, speeches)
Government Reporter (publications, reports, historical documents, agencies, members of Congress, etc.
Researcher (social science focus, plus some scientific publications) 

Specialized Databases

Biography Resource Center   (biographical information from books, magazines, journals & newspapers) 

Book Index with Reviews (over 800,000 full-text reviews) 

Britannica Online (online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica PLUS dictionary and selected periodical articles)

California Digital Library  (Online Archive of CA, UC Libraries & more) 
A c
o-library of the University of California Libraries. Many of its resources are freely available to the public, such as the MelvylŪ Catalog of UC library materials,  the finding aids of the Online Archive of California and the digitized primary source material (e.g. photographs, manuscript pages, and correspondence) embedded in many of the finding aids.  

CollegeSource (college catalogs for 2-year, 4-year, graduate & international schools)

CountryWatch.com  (up-to-date information and data on countries of the world)

CQ Researcher (analysis of many current & controversial topics)

Encarta Africana (history & culture of people of African descent  worldwide)  On-campus use only (CD-ROM)  

Other Databases Available via Local Public Libraries

Berkeley Public Library - Online Resources
     [For remote usage, you will need to log in using the number on your Berkeley Public Library card.]
Available databases include African American Study Center,
Gale Virtual Reference Books, Literature Criticism Online, Science Resource Center and Small Business Network Resource Library.
Contra Costa County Library - Databases by Subject
     [For remote usage, you will need to log in using the number on your Contra Costa County Library card. If you do not have one, you may fill out an application online.] Available databases include Associations Unlimited, General OneFile, General Reference Center, Learning Express Library, Rosetta Stone, Science Online, and Student Resource Center.
Richmond Public Library - Electronic Databases
     [For remote usage, you will need to log in using the number on your Richmond Public Library card.
]
Available databases include Auto Repair Reference Center, Business & Company Resource Center, Health &  Wellness Resource Center, History Resource Center, and Literature Resource Center.

              
   

Last updated 02 March 2008

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