"Mother" LibGuide
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Journal Title Browse
Journal Title Search
Britannica Online
- Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For quick reference articles on topics in almost any discipline.
- What's included? Thousands of encyclopedia articles from the long-standing and reliable Encyclopedia Britannica.
Salem Press Online
- Salem Press Online This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? To access a unique collection of useful encyclopedias, especially for history and sociology topics.
- What's included? Includes reference sets from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing. Includes important historical primary documents, 1950s and 1960s in America, essays on current topics, financial literacy, Value of a Dollar, Working Americans series, and more.
Gale eBooks
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Browse or search a collection of subject encyclopedias.
- What's included? Encyclopedia articles covering selected subjects, including history and medicine.
Credo Reference
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For background information to get started on your research.
- What's included? Reliable encyclopedia and dictionary entries on a wide variety of topics. Includes articles from general and specialized encyclopedias, many images and audio files, and over 1,000 videos.
Frequently Used Databases
- Database A to Z listView all Kirkwood Library subscription databases, alphabetical by title or browse by subject.
- Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Dependable database with quality articles on a very wide variety of subjects.
- What's included? Magazine, scholarly journal, and some news articles on: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more.
- MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? To perform a general search for popular magazine titles.
- What's included? Articles for general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
- DSM Library This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? To access the complete, current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5-TR (2022).
- What's included? The DSM-5-TR, several ebooks published by the APA, several scholarly journals published by the APA.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For a varied collection of brief essays that debate different perspectives on hot topics.
- What's included? Brief essays presenting a multiple perspectives or arguments on a single topic. Also links out to selected news and academic articles. Great for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Browse or search a collection of subject encyclopedias.
- What's included? Encyclopedia articles covering selected subjects, including history and medicine.
- CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? One of the best single comprehensive sources of nursing and allied health professional and scholarly articles.
- What's included? Hundreds of nursing and allied health journals included.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For comprehensive reports on current events and heavily debated issues.
- What's included? Reports each cover one topic, with overviews, future outlooks, opposing viewpoints and bibliographies for each.
- ERIC This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Access this long-standing collection of education articles and reports provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
- What's included? Journal articles and other reports and articles from education literature.
- EBSCOhost eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Search a huge collection of academic ebooks all in one search. Get a depth of information not often found in articles.
- What's included? Close to 200,000 ebook titles from a variety of publishers, on a wide range of academic topics.
Off-campus Access
To access databases from off campus, enter your k number and password for the user name and password.
Interlibrary Loan & Center Delivery
- Interlibrary LoanStep by step directions on requesting interlibrary loan of materials the Kirkwood library doesn't own
Print Journals
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- Find Magazines/JournalsFind Magazines and Journals Kirkwood Library Services owns or has access to in hard copy or electronic format.
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