Link to CaņadaLocating Books

Locating Articles

Hours & Directions

Services

Mission

LIBR100

Library Guides

Other Libraries

Library Home

 

Cañada College Library
Locating Articles

Online Databases From Off Campus

The databases listed below are accessible from computers off the Caņada campus. In most cases, you will need to enter your library card number in order to access them. These databases and additional databases are available when searching from on campus. Click here for a list of databases available from on campus.

MAGAZINE & JOURNAL ARTICLES | NEWSPAPERS | STATISTICS | ENCYCLOPEDIAS & REFERENCE | LITERATURE | HISTORY | DICTIONARIES | COUNTRY INFO | EDUCATION | MEDICINE & SCIENCE | BUSINESS | LAW | PHOTOGRAPHS

Magazines & Journal Articles back to top

All Gale Databases -- links and database descriptions for the full text databases and indexes available from Gale

Gale InfoTrac OneFile -- articles on all subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers from 1980 to the present

Gale InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP -- similar to InfoTrac OneFile above, but  slightly different format and content

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center -- information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles

eLibrary all subjects, some full-text articles from popular magazine & newspaper articles, radio & TV transcripts, photos, pictures, & maps, including New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle

Gale Informe -- Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completo

Ethnic NewsWatch -- includes full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, & journals in ethnic, minority, and native press

Lexis Nexis Academic -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business & other publications.

SIRS Knowledge Source -- social issues, some full-tex

Access Science -- Online science and technology encyclopedia

HighWire Science Journals

ASM Microbiology Journals

Links to Magazine Websites

Proquest Biology Journals

 

 

Newspapers back to top

Gale's Full-text Newspapers -- full-text newspaper articles from many newspapers, including the Atlanta Constitution, Denver Post, Fresno Bee, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, and London Times

eLibrary -- all subjects, some full-text articles from popular magazine &
newspaper articles, radio & TV transcripts, photos, pictures, &
maps, including New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business & other publications. (After connecting, click on "News" at left of home page.)

Ethnic NewsWatch -- includes full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, & journals in ethnic, minority, and native press.

SF Chronicle/Examiner Archives

Newspaper Websites -- includes international papers

 

 

Statistics back to top

U.S. Census

San Mateo County Stats

 

 

Encyclopedias & Reference  back to top

AccessScience -- full-text encyclopedia articles covering science and technology

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business, legal, medical, reference & other publications. (After connecting, click on "Reference" at left of home page.)

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center -- information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles

 

 

Literature  back to top

Gale's Literature Resource Center -- Critical analyses of literature and biographies of authors

Gale's What do I Read Next -- a database that helps readers select a book to read

 

 

History back to top

History Resource Center: U.S. primary, secondary, articles, you name it!

Gale's Student Resource Center Gold -- includes primary sources, newspapers, magazines, biographies, background information, photographs, audio, and video. Use the Advanced Search to limit results to primary sources.

California Historical Society Indexallows you to look up a subject and get a list of article citations on that topic that have been published in the journals California History and California History Quarterly . Use the list of citations (title, author, volume, issue, page #) to find the print article on the shelf in the Periodicals area.

 

 

Dictionaries  back to top

Oxford English Dictionary-- definitions for most English language words, plus information on word origins

 

 

Country Info  back to top

CountryWatch -- includes current information and statistics on countries worldwide

 

 

Education  back to top

Gale's Kid's Edition K12 -- articles written on all subjects for elementary school student

ERIC -- summaries of articles covering education, NOT full-text

CollegeSource -- College catalogs

 

 

Medicine & Science  back to top

Gale's Health and Wellness Resource Center -- fulltext articles on medical topic

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business, legal, medical, reference & other publications. (After connecting, click on "Medical" at left of home page.)

PubMed -- summaries of articles covering medicine, NOT full-text

Access Science -- Online science and technology encyclopedia

HighWire Science Journals

ASM Microbiology Journals

Proquest Biology Journals

 

 

Business  back to top

Gale's Business and Company Resource Center -- includes business articles, company profiles and histories

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business, legal, medical, reference & other publications. (After connecting, click on "Business" at left of home page.)

 

 

Law  back to top

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe -- full-text articles, wide range of news, business, legal, medical, reference & other publications. (After connecting, click on "Legal Research" at left of home page.)

 

 

Photographs back to top

eLibrary -- includes photos, pictures, and maps