Research Guides: Find Articles Using the Library Databases: Databases by Subject

Starting Point Databases - All purpose

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. The world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
Associates Programs Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General Designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges, covers subjects as wide-ranging as: agriculture, automotive, biotechnology, computer & data processing, CAD, cosmetology, culinary arts, electrical technology, fashion design, fire science forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, hospitality, interior design, law enforcement & criminal justice, paralegal studies, robotics, travel & tourism, veterinary assisting, and more.
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. Good place to start research. Provides comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news including health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. Searches multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Films On Demand [FOD] is an online collection of high quality, educational videos made accessible to the faculty, staff and students at Madison College.
JStor This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General, Social Sciences, Humanities. Includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window Offers streaming films ranging from documentaries, indie and foreign films, must-see classics and blockbuster movies. *Note: we are currently experiencing issues with video display in VDI. Please access videos outside the virtual desktop.
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles in a variety of newspapers including The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Irish Times (Ireland), The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window Pros and cons on critical social issues. Great place to start your research.

Agriculture

AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Agriculture & Livestock. The NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) is a bibliographic database. It primarily contains citations created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. It does NOT contain the full-text of materials. However, some citations do include links to materials available in full-text from the Internet. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Art

ArtStor (ArtStor) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Art, Graphic Arts, Architecture. ARTstor is a digital library of over 1.6 million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Search ArtStor separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Automotive

Auto Repair Source (Formerly AutoMate & Auto Repair Reference Center) (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Automotive. Information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Business and Marketing

Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Business. Formerly Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Provides business, company, and industry content including articles, company financials and earning estimates, investment reports, corporate chronologies and company histories, brands and product information, industry and company rankings, market share data, industry overviews, and HR law case digests.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Business, Finance, Economics, Marketing. Scholarly business database covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, economics, financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, audiobooks, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments.

Communications

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subjects: Communication and Mass Media

Education

Education Research Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Education. Covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education.

Health and Nursing

AHFS Consumer Medication Information (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window A trusted source for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish. Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Alt-Health Watch (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Health. Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Includes information on both human and non-human (animal) treatments.
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature or CINAHL (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Nursing, Health. Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters, as well as Evidence-Based Care Sheet, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
Health Reference Center-Academic (Gale) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Nursing, Allied Health, Medicine. Information on medicine, fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, public health, etc.
Health Source--Nursing/Academic (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Medical, Health, Nursing.
MEDLINEplus This link opens in a new window Subject: Medical, Health. Authoritative information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Includes information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
PsycARTICLES (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Psychology. Articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.
PubMed (National Library of Medicine) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Nursing, Medical, Allied Health. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, provides over 12 million MEDLINE citations and additional life sciences journals. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
SmartImage Scientific & Medical Art Imagebase (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Science, Health, Art. A collection of 18,500+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics. Users may download images for educational use in lectures, presentations, slide shows, web sites and more. Common types of visual presentations include PowerPoint™ shows, handouts, poster sessions, and interactive Flash animations. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

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History

JStor This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General, Social Sciences, Humanities. Includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
History Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: History. Covers U.S. and World History from Antiquity to present day.

Humanities

Humanities International Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Art, Communications, Education, English, Foreign Languages, History, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Speech, and Theatre.

Jobs and Careers

Job and Career Accelerator This link opens in a new window Explore occupations, search job postings, match your interests with a career. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Occupational Practice Tests This link opens in a new window Practice tests for firefighters, law enforcement, nurses, cosmetology, electrical and more. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Workplace Skills This link opens in a new window Job searching, resumes, interviewing, business writing skill help. WorkKeys and TOEIC prep. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Literature

Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Literature. Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames.

Reference Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Over 1.100 reference titles that include encyclopedias, biographies, medical dictionaries and much more.
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data, including country overviews, international news sources, election reports, maps, world health reports and intelligence briefings. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
NoveList (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Reading for Fun. Read a good book recently and would like recommendations on other books like it? NoveList is a readers' advisory service that provides information on over 150,000 fiction titles. There is also a growing number of non-fiction titles included. NoveList also offers a wide range of feature content, including articles by librarians, genre lists, and book discussion guides. You can also create a personal folder of your favorites. Search separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.

Science

Science Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: Science. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Technology

O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, audiobooks, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments.

Test Prep and Basic Skills

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Subject Areas: General, Tests, Skills

Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information on GED, Job Skills & Workplace Skills, Skills improvement, U.S. citizenship. In English and Espanol. If you'd like to save your progress, you will have to create a username and password for the database. Your Madison College username and password will not automatically work.

Academic Success Tools This link opens in a new window Practice tests and review courses to help you succeed in a variety of subject areas including math, science, reading, writing and more. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
College Entrance Test Prep This link opens in a new window Test prep for ACT, SAT, TOEFL iBT, and more. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
GED Prep This link opens in a new window GED practice exams and prep tools. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Occupational Practice Tests This link opens in a new window Practice tests for firefighters, law enforcement, nurses, cosmetology, electrical and more. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Software Tutorials This link opens in a new window Tutorials on Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Word, Powerpoint and much more. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.
Workplace Skills This link opens in a new window Job searching, resumes, interviewing, business writing skill help. WorkKeys and TOEIC prep. Search Learning Express separately - not included in WorldCat Discovery searches.