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HCC has partnered with The Wall Street Journal to provide a complimentary WSJ subscription to students, faculty, & staff. Inform your decisions in and out of the classroom with the WSJ's award-winning journalism. 

Activate your subscription today to take advantage of the following benefits:

• Access via WSJ.com and WSJ mobile apps
• Unlimited access to breaking news, curated podcasts, videos, newsletters, and career insights
• Life and Work: A dedicated section with insight on big decisions, such as how to navigate your career journey and more.

Students

• Students have access to the full suite of WSJ products, but can find student-centric content in several places, like education.WSJ.com/students/
• The Student Hub provides a place for students to find curated content focused on job preparation, finance tips, career insights and expert advice.

Faculty

• WSJ Context is a new tool for instructors to easily create and share reading lists with their students
• The digital archives on WSJ.com go back four years on a rolling basis.

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EBSCO's polar literary research database, Literary Reference Plus, will be getting a major facelift. EBSCO has been implementing a transition to new interfaces, including the Explora interface for their "Reference" databases, such as the HCC Libraries subscription to Literary Reference Plus. This transition will take place in July 2024. 

For more information on theses changes, visit:

• New Reference Center User Experience – Overview
• Guide to the New Explora UI
• The New Explora - Quick Start Guide
• Literary Reference Plus on Explora 

Example Screen shot of the Explora interface: