Database Subscriptions

Please note: If you are off campus, you will need to log onto CampusNET to access the usernames and passwords for each of these subscription services. Please click here to access this page.

Database	Description
Ebrary	Ebrary is a collection of 35,000 E-Book titles in every subject area. Ebrary offers an online tutorial for assistance. Or, please see the librarians for help. NOTE: For access off campus, Ebrary has provided each student with a user name and ID. Contact the librarians if you do not have yours.
EbscoHost	Provides fulll text articles and images on a range of subject areas, including: -- Student Research Center - High School & Middle School -- Literary Reference Center -- ABC-CLIO History Databases
Access Science	Provides a collection of reference materials through the The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science. It offers illustrations, headline news, biographies, and more.
American National Biography	One of the best resources for researching the lives of Americans, famous or otherwise. This database can be searched either by name or within the “special collections” archive. Includes illustrations and additional online resources.
CQ Researcher	This full text database offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
Opinion Archives	Opinion archives provides editorials and commentary on a range of topics. Magazines include: Harpers, the Nation, the New Republic, Scientific American, and the National Review, among others.
Britannica’s Online Reference	Annals of American History
Encyclopedia Britannica	Complete encyclopedia, with related Internet sites and index guides.
Grove Dictionary of Art	This is a resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present. Grove also includes an excellent image database.
JSTOR	An archive of peer-reviewed, academic articles from over 300 scholarly journals.
Oxford English Dictionary	The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It provides the meaning, history, usage and pronunciation of over half a million words.
ProQuest	This is an all-in-one database and includes: -- eLibrary (Offers more than 2,000 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.) --History Study Center (Offers invaluable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient to modern, old world to new world.) -- ProQuest Learning: Literature (A comprehensive resource including 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text literature journals; full-text literary works; and other key criticism and reference sources.) -- SIRS Knowledge Source (A comprehensive portal offering centralized access to all SIRS products which target the needs of students with best-of content selected to support research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects.) -- SIRS Discoverer (General reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.)
United Streaming	Access digital video-based research resources through this site and incorporate them into your research projects.
Gale Database from the Library of Virginia	An extension of the Gale Student Resource Center, the Virginia Library offers a host of useful resources. Start here for more advanced research projects, particulary Expanded Academic ASAP and InfoTrac One File. (NOTE: to access this site you must cut and paste the following URL into your browser: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/va_p_potomac_sc )