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Recommended Library Databases

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Great source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles in a wide variety of topics.
- What's included? Journal and magazine articles in the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.
Help video on Academic OneFile: More Effective Searching on the library's YouTube channel.
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.
Help video on Academic Search Elite on the library's YouTube channel.
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For one-stop access to some essential data on companies.
- What's included? Reliable, comprehensive data on companies including financial reports, industry analysis and SWOT analysis.
Business Source Elite This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? The place to start when researching business topics.
- What's included? Articles from magazine, journal and professional publications, covering business, economics, management, and marketing. Also includes company profiles from Datamonitor.
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.
General OneFile This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Provides a quick search of a wide variety of topics from a wide variety of sources.
- What's included? Magazine, journal, and newspaper articles. Also reference and audio recordings.

JSTOR: Image Search
- Why search here? Choose from millions of images and media from photo archives, museums, libraries and artists' collections. Check record for information on copyright and public domain status.
- What's included? Artwork, photographs, architecture, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, objects, fashion, digital art, garden and landscape images, performing arts images.

Film Databases

Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For an extensive collection of streaming videos and films.
- What's included? Contains a wide range of films and television series, as well as documentary videos produced by PBS, BBC, Documentary Educational Resources and more.
Our collection also includes Media Education Foundation's Media Studies & Communication Collection.
Films On Demand (database is leaving December) This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Excellent source for streaming videos.
- What's included? Includes documentaries, world cinema, archival, nursing, and physical therapy collections, plus much more.

Consumer Publications

Resources for Supplies

We Wear Culture

We Wear Culture: The Stories Behind What We Wear is a fashion resource created by Google with the help of museums, designers, and universities from around the world. It includes information, images, and videos on fashion, art, textiles and more.