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	AccessScience Description Search our database containing more than 8,000 articles written by the leading figures in their fieldsâ€”including 30 Nobel Prize winnersâ€”edited and illustrated with the non-specialist in mind. Find late breaking news biographies of famous scientists, a Student Center, and much moreâ€”all brought to life by 13,000 high-quality illustrations. Hide description
	Britannica's Original Sources Description Original Sources, a comprehensive compilation of more than 350,000 documents, complete books, and authentic images, is now available to you through EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica. Hide description
	Business Source® Complete Description This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. Business Source® Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. Hide description
	Cambridge Collections Online Description Full online access to collections of classic and newly-published Cambridge Companions to literature, philosophy, religion, classics and culture initially; more collections in subject areas will follow. Over 2,000 essays and close to 70,000 individual pages currently available. Hide description
	Columbia Gazetteer of the World Description A database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world. Users can search all the information --not just place-names -- and segment it. Hide description
	Columbia Granger's® World of Poetry Description For over a century, Granger's® has been the definitive source in English for locating a poem in anthologies on library shelves. First published in 1904, The Columbia Granger's® Index to Poetry is now in its 12th edition. Hide description
	Columbia International Affairs Online Description Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. Hide description
	CQ Historic Document Series: Online Edition Description Online version of over 32,000 print pages of primary source materials relating to the one hundred most significant events of each year since 1972. Materials include presidential speeches, court decisions and governmental reports. Hide description
	CQ Researcher Description The CQ Researcher covers a wide range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Each report is divided into specific sections to guide research. Students can go directly to the section they need or can read the entire report. Hide description
	CQ Weekly Description CQ Weekly reports on the worldâ€™s most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week. The CQ news teamâ€”by far the largest on Capitol Hill, with more than 100 reporters, editors, and researchersâ€”covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. Hide description
	Daily Life Online Description This database covers the detailed interconnections of everyday life throughout history, combining reference works, monographs, primary documents, maps and illustrations. Hide description
	ERIC® Description ERIC®, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Hide description
	GVRL: Gale Virtual Reference Library Description Gale Virtual Reference Library is taking eBooks to the next level by delivering a wealth of reference content in a database format. This valuable new product allows libraries of any size - based on user's needs and usage patterns - to develop collections at their own pace and within their own budget. Hide description
	Health Source: Consumer Edition Description This is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide. This resource provides access to nearly 300 full text, consumer health periodicals, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. Hide description
	Health Source®: Nursing/Academic Edition Description This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Hide description
	History Resource Center: World - Biographies Tab Description Full-text articles from books and journals focusing on international happenings in the Twentieth Century. Includes timelines, maps, and images. Hide description
	History Resource Center: World - Maps & Images Description Full-text articles from books and journals focusing on international happenings in the Twentieth Century. Includes timelines, maps, and images. Hide description
	History Resource Center: World - News Tab Description Full-text articles from books and journals focusing on international happenings in the Twentieth Century. Includes timelines, maps, and images. Hide description
	History Resource Center: World - Periodicals Tab Description Full-text articles from books and journals focusing on international happenings in the Twentieth Century. Includes timelines, maps, and images. Hide description
	History Resource Center: World - Primary Sources Tab Description Full-text articles from books and journals focusing on international happenings in the Twentieth Century. Includes timelines, maps, and images. Hide description
	Issues & Controversies in American History @ FACTS.com Description In-depth explorations of the great issues in American Historyâ€”issues such as religious freedom in the colonies, Civil War Reconstruction, and women's suffrage. This searchable and interlinked online subscription database delivers concise and balanced articles that provide the background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for the major topics in the American History curriculum. Those articles are supplemented by primary source documents, biographies, timelines, images, statistical charts, and encyclopedia survey articles. Hide description
	JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association Description JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. Hide description
	JSTOR Description JSTOR provides full text access for over 200 journal titles in the arts and sciences. Current issues (usually the last 2 - 5 years) are NOT included by JSTOR and may be available for a fee directly from the publisher or through another source. HCC Library has access to the Arts & Sciences I Collection and the Arts & Sciences II Collection. Hide description
	LexisNexis Academic Description A great source for national and international newspaper and magazine articles about very current issues. Also great for business, legal, and medical topics. Hide description
	LexisNexis Statistical Description Another face of LexisNexis. Get the numbers you need here. Nothing helps you persuade or argue better than the numbers that back you up! Hide description
	MEDLINE® Description MEDLINE® provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Art & Architecture Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms; The Oxford Dictionary of Art; A Dictionary of Modern Design; The Oxford Companion to the Garden; The Oxford Companion to the Photograph; A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art; The Oxford Companion to Western Art Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Bilingual Dictionaries Description Content includes: The Oxford Business French Dictionary; The Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary; The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary; The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary; The Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary; The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary; The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary; The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary; The Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Biological Sciences Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour; A Dictionary of Biology; The Oxford Companion to the Body; A Dictionary of Ecology; The Encyclopedia of Underwater Life; A Dictionary of Genetics; The New Encyclopedia of Birds; A Dictionary of Plant Sciences; A Dictionary of Scientists; A Dictionary of Zoology Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Classics Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization; The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature; Who's Who in the Classical World; The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary; Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Computing Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Computing; A Dictionary of the Internet; A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Earth & Environmental Sciences Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences; The Oxford Companion to the Earth; A Dictionary of Ecology; A Dictionary of Geography; The Oxford Companion to the Garden ; The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea; A Dictionary of Weather Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Economics & Business Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Accounting; A Dictionary of Business and Management; A Dictionary of Economics; A Dictionary of Finance and Banking; A Dictionary of Human Resource Management; The Handbook of International Financial Terms Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Encyclopedias Description Content includes: Oxford Guide to Countries of the World; World Encyclopedia Hide description
	Oxford Reference: English Dictionaries & Thesauri Description Content includes: The New Oxford American Dictionary; The Australian Oxford Dictionary; The Canadian Oxford Dictionary; The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English; The Concise Oxford English Dictionary; The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised); The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary; The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English; The Oxford Paperback Thesaurus Hide description
	Oxford Reference: English Language Reference Description Content includes: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology; The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar; Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language; A New Dictionary of Eponyms; The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English; The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics; The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs; Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes; The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style; Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Food & Drink Description Content includes: An A-Z of Food and Drink; Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise; A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Hide description
	Oxford Reference: History Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to American Military History; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology; The Oxford Companion to Archaeology; The Oxford Companion to Australian History; A Dictionary of British History; The Oxford Companion to British History; The Oxford Companion to Canadian History; A Dictionary of Contemporary World History; Dynasties of the World ; The Kings and Queens of Britain; The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History; The Oxford Companion to Military History; The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science; The Oxford Companion to World Exploration; Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World; A Dictionary of Political Biography; The Oxford Dictionary of Popes; The Oxford Dictionary of Saints; The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea; Who's Who in the Twentieth Century; The Oxford Guide to the United States Government; The Oxford Companion to United States History; The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military; A Dictionary of World History ; The Oxford Companion to World War II Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Law Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to American Law; Oxford Dictionary of Law; The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States; The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Literature Description Content includes: The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature; The Oxford Companion to American Literature; The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature; The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature; The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature; The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature; The Oxford Companion to English Literature ; The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms; The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature; The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable; The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction; A Dictionary of Shakespeare; The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare; The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English; A Dictionary of Writers and their Works Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Maps & Illustrations Description Content includes: Visual English Dictionary; World Flags; World Maps Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Medicine Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to the Body; Concise Medical Dictionary; An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs; The Oxford Companion to Medicine; A Dictionary of Nursing; A Dictionary of Psychology ; A Dictionary of Public Health; The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Military History Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to American Military History; The Oxford Companion to Military History; The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military; The Oxford Companion to World War II Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Mythology & Folklore Description Content includes: A Dictionary of African Mythology; A Dictionary of Asian Mythology; A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology; A Dictionary of English Folklore; The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable; A Dictionary of Superstitions; A Dictionary of World Mythology; The Oxford Companion to World Mythology Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Names & Places Description Content includes: A Dictionary of British Place-Names; Oxford Guide to Countries of the World; A Dictionary of First Names; Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Performing Arts Description Content includes: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre; The Oxford Dictionary of Dance; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music; The Oxford Companion to Music; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera; Who's Who in Opera; The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare; The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Physical Sciences & Mathematics Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Astronomy; A Dictionary of Chemistry ; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics; A Dictionary of Physics; A Dictionary of Scientists; A Dictionary of Statistics ; A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Politics & Social Sciences Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History; Oxford Guide to Countries of the World; A Dictionary of Geography; The Oxford Companion to the Mind; A Dictionary of Political Biography; The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics; A Dictionary of Psychology ; Dictionary of the Social Sciences; A Dictionary of Sociology; The Oxford Guide to the United States Government Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Quotations Description Content includes: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations; The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Religion & Philosophy Description Content includes: A Dictionary of the Bible; The Oxford Companion to the Bible; The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible; A Dictionary of Buddhism; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; The Oxford Dictionary of Islam; A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion; The Oxford Companion to Philosophy; The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy; The Oxford Dictionary of Popes; The Oxford Dictionary of Saints; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Hide description
	Oxford Reference: Science Description Content includes: A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour; A Dictionary of Astronomy; A Dictionary of Biology; The Oxford Companion to the Body; A Dictionary of Chemistry ; A Dictionary of Earth Sciences; The Oxford Companion to the Earth; A Dictionary of Ecology; The Encyclopedia of Mammals; The Encyclopedia of Underwater Life ; A Dictionary of Genetics ; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics; Concise Medical Dictionary; An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs; The Oxford Companion to Medicine; The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science; The New Encyclopedia of Birds ; A Dictionary of Nursing; A Dictionary of Physics; A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ; A Dictionary of Psychology ; The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction; Science, Technology, and Society; A Dictionary of Scientists; A Dictionary of Space Exploration; The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine; A Dictionary of Statistics ; A Dictionary of Weather; A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units; A Dictionary of Zoology Hide description
	Pop Culture Universe Biographies Description A digital library of information on American and world popular culture and popular history. Hide description
	Pop Culture Universe Full Text Description A digital library of information on American and world popular culture and popular history. Hide description
	Pop Culture Universe Images Description A digital library of information on American and world popular culture and popular history. Hide description
	Regional Business News™ Description Corporate libraries that purchase Business Source® Corporate or Corporate ResourceNet® (CRN) will also receive access to Regional Business News™. Hide description
	Science Online Description Science Online is a curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions, and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create thematic paths through the content. This award-winning online reference database has been extensively updated, with new content from Facts On File print science titles covering forensic science, high-tech crime, and much more. Hide description
	Teacher Reference Center Description Indexing and abstracting for more than 270 teacher and administrator journals and magazines. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education. Hide description
	Testing & Education Reference Center: Career Colleges Description Powered by Peterson's and brought to you by Gale, the Testing & Education Reference Center is a resource of unprecedented value for public, academic, and K-12 library users everywhere. Testing & Education Reference Center helps your patrons prepare for the future in ways never before possible. Hide description

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