Access.Science

Off-campus access

The online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Includes over 8,500 online articles, images and illustrations, scientist biographies, and scientific definitions.

Books in Print

Source of publication data for books and media available for purchase. Off-campus access is available for SCC students, faculty & staff with a user name & password. Email or contact a Reference Librarian at 707.864.7000 x4519.

Classical Music Library

In-library use only.

Includes thousands of classical recordings, searchable by composer/instrument/etcetera. Listen to recordings from the collections of chamber, folk, instrumental, opera and operetta, orchestral, sacred, stage and screen, and vocal and choral music. Only three SCC users may use the database at once.

College Source Online

On-campus only.

Contains over 15,000 college catalogs

Country Watch

On-campus only.

Geographic, cultural, and statistical information about nations of the world.

CQ Electronic Library

Full-text access to CQ Researcher (current issues), CQ Weekly (recent activity in Congress), CQ Encyclopedia of American Government and CQ Supreme Court.

Off campus access to this resource is available with a user name and password from the Reference Librarian at 707.864.7000 x4519 or by email for Solano College students, faculty and staff.

CRC handbook of Chemistry & Physics

The 86th edition of this resource; contains interactive charts and tables.

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EBSCO.host

Use the link above to search multiple databases at once, or choose one from the list on the right.

Read more about the contents of the databases within EBSCOhost

Provides access to the following databases:
Academic Search Complete
Auto Repair Reference Center
Business Source Complete
CINAHL Plus
Health Source Editions:
Consumer & Nursing/Academic
Home Improvement Reference Center
Library, Information Science & Techn. Abstracts
MasterFILE Premier
MLA International Bibliography
MLA Directory of Periodicals
Newspaper Source
NoveList
Points of View Reference Center
Professional Development Collection
Regional Business News
Small Engine Repair Reference Center

EncyclopÆdia Britannica

Off-campus access

Includes the complete web-based text of the print-version encyclopedia, plus color graphics. Also provides access to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Educational Resources Information Center [ERIC]

An online library of education-related research and other materials, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Some full-text available.

Expanded Academic ASAP

"From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!" (Gale, 2008)

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Gale

Read more about the contents of the databases within the Gale Group

Provides access to the following databases:
Associations Unlimited
Biography & Geneaology Master Index
Biography Resource Center
Business & Company Resource Center
Expanded Academic ASAP
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General BusinessFile ASAP

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Heritage.Quest Online

Off-campus access

A genealogical database with access to census data, family records and local histories.

Home Improvement Reference Center
(EBSCO.host)

A full text database focusing on home improvement and home repair, including outdoor projects, electrical projects, remodeling projects, plumbing projects, wood projects, decorating projects and maintenance.

Ingenta

Indexes over 30,000 periodicals, chapters out of books, and reports. NO FULL TEXT.

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Learning Express Library

Off-campus access

LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help SCC students succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You will need to establish your own account once you have logged into Learning Express. Includes GED, ACT, Civil Service, Military, TOEFL, and more. Use your library card number as your user id if you want to access this from home.

Lexis-Nexis

On-campus access only.

Full text access to the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and New York Times from 1980 to present. Also: company news and financial data, Federal and state laws, court cases, medical information, and major reference sources including the Roper Polls.

Literary Reference Center

A full text database covering thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, book reviews, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and full text access to poems, short stories, classic texts and much more.

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MedLine Plus

National Library of Medicine's database of references to more than 16 million articles published in 4,800 biomedical journals. Includes medical encyclopedia, dictionary and tutorials.

The Merck Index

An encyclopedia that contains more than 10,000 monographs describing significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances.

MLA International Bibliography
(EBSCOhost)

"Detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR's language and literature collection as well as links to full text."

Net.Library

Provides access to over 2,300 electronic books and electronic audio books. Create a free account in the library for off-campus use.

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[OED] Oxford English Dictionary

It is available from off campus, ask the reference librarian for the password (it is not your library card).

Points of View Reference Center
(EBSCO.host)

A full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

Professional Development Collection

A highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for professional educators, professional librarians and education researchers. Includes full text for Chronicle of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Theory Into Practice, and nearly 520 high quality education journals.

Pro.Quest

Read more about the contents of the databases within ProQuest

Provides access to the following databases:
ABI/INFORM Dateline & Global
Accounting & Tax Database
Asian Business
Banking Information Source
Biology Journals
Career & Technical Education
Computing
Education Journals
ERIC PlusText
Ethnic NewsWatch
European Business
GenderWatch
Health & Medical Complete
Historical NY Times & LA Times Newspapers
Hoover's Company Records
Pharmaceutical News Index
Religion
Telecommunications
Regional, National & International Newspapers
Research Library Complete

PsycARTICLES & PsycINFO

Off-campus access

The APA journals; now from CSA Illumina. It is available from off campus, ask the reference librarian for the password (it is not your library card).

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RAND California

On-campus access only.

A comprehensive online source of statistical information on California business, economic & public policy issues. Will generate graphs on request.

Reference USA

This is a good tool to use to see what businesses are in your area, and get information on them.

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Safari Tech Books

In-library use only.

Full-text library for programmers and IT professionals.

Serials Solutions

Lists all electronic full-text periodical titles subscribed to by the SCC library. Periodical titles hyperlink to the databases in which they are full-text.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center
(EBSCO.host)

A full text database derived from the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer. Clymer repair manuals provide step-by-step procedures based upon the complete disassembly of the machine.

Smithsonian Global Sound

In-library use only.

A virtual encyclopedia of more than 35,000 internet-accessible recordings of American folk, American Indian, bluegrass, blues, children's, classical, jazz, old time country, spoken word and world music. Only three SCC users may use the database at once.

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(Gale) Virtual Reference Library

"A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7." (Gale, 2008)