The video below is by Yavapai College and explains the benefits of using library databases.
Good Databases to Use in ENC classes
Academic OneFile (Gale)Full-text journal articles, many peer-reviewed, and reference content, discussing sciences, technology, health sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more. Funding source: State Library of Florida. Here is a tutorial.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)Full-text journal articles, many peer-reviewed, discussing sciences, technology, health sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
America's News (Newsbank)Current and archived newspaper articles from around the United States, Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial and a user guide.
Biography (Gale)Biographical reference database covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Education Source (EBSCO)Full-text journal articles, books, conference papers, and more, covering early childhood through higher education—including educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)Full-text articles from periodicals and reports for educators, administrators, and education students. Funding source: State Library of Florida.
Britannica Academic (Britannica)Includes encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and other resources and tools for your research. Funding source: FLVC group license. Here is a tutorial.
Health and Wellness (Gale)Information on a wide range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices. Funding source: State Library of Florida. Here is a tutorial.
History Reference Center (EBSCO)Magazine articles, e-books, primary source documents, biographies, photos, maps, historical film and video, and more, covering U.S. and World history. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Humanities Source (EBSCO)Scholarly sources relating to the humanities, such as culture, language, art, music, theatre, literature, philosophy, and more. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Military & Government Collection (EBSCO)Full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students, and researchers. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary sources, website links, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on a vast range of social issues and current topics. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Salem Online (Salem Press)Online reference materials across a wide spectrum of subjects. Funding source: HCC Here is a tutorial.
Science (Gale)Reference information, journal and magazine articles, and other media, covering all fields of science and organized into a portal for easy research. Funding source: FLVC group license. Here is a tutorial.
U.S. History (Gale)Content from periodicals, reference works, and primary source documents relating to U.S. history, organized into a portal for easy research. Funding source: FLVC group license. Here is a tutorial.
