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| Library Catalog |
The Library Catalog includes records for all the books and audiovisual materials in the LRC. You can also check the catalog to find out how many books you have borrowed, and when they're due. You'll need your student ID number (from the WCCC student identification card). Access Here...
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| Online Library Services |
The links below connect to proprietary databases with full-text articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books and more. To use the Digital Library from home, you must be a currently registered student. Please login to CampusConnections, then click the Library tab to use the online services.
The LRC subscribes to seven different online services which provide full-text articles from a variety of magazines, journals, newspapers, books and other documents. These are: Britannica Online; EBSCOhost; LexisNexis; NetLibrary; Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center ; Oxford English Dictionary; ProQuest's Ethnic NewsWatch and Gender Watch. Print and email functions and excellent Help areas are standard features in all systems,
We also subscribe to Serials Solutions with Article Linker. This service allows you to locate a specific magazine in any of the online systems, or a specific article that may be indexed in one system but available in full-text in another.
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| Credo Reference |
 Provides access to hundreds of high quality reference books in all disciplines, from Art to Technology. In addition to traditional dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks, it includes a library of art images, and data which can be selected and constructed into tables, charts and spreadsheets. Access Here...
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| Britannica Online |
 In its print has long been considered the most authoritative general encyclopedia. The online version provides much added online content, including links to The Web's Best Sites and articles from selected periodicals. Access Here...
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| EBSCOhost |
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 Provides full-text articles from thousands of periodicals. (It also has citations to articles that are not in the EBSCOhost system.) In addition, some of the databases contain materials from reference books. There are now over a dozen databases available, of which ten provide articles primarily from periodicals. You may choose more than one database to search at the same time. Access Here...
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MasterFile Premier – news, current events, popular magazines;
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Academic Search Elite – professional journals for all disciplines;
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Business Source Elite – financial, business & economic periodicals;
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition – nursing & related periodicals;
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Sociological Collection – social & behavioral science periodicals;
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Communication & Mass Media – speech, language, journalism;
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Newspaper Source – mostly regional newspapers;
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Professional Development Collection – education journals;
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature);
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Clinical Pharmacology – drug monographs;
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Magill OnLiterature – over 40,000 essays from 12 reference book series.
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| LexisNexis |
 Provides information from a wide array of sources. A significant feature of LexisNexis is its extensive collection of articles from newspapers and news services of the entire world. LexisNexis coverage includes:
- national and international newspapers and news service articles;
- television and radio transcripts;
- federal and state case law, codes, constitutions and court rules;
- law reviews;
- quotations database;
- profiles of countries and states;
- public opinion polls and surveys;
- popular magazines, trade and business publications;
- company financial reports;
- accounting and tax publications.
While the Quick Search on the opening page is suitable for a current events search covering up to two years, the Guided Search page provides many selections and options for a thorough and specific search. Access Here...
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 Provides a collection of several thousand current ebooks suitable for academic research. This includes several hundred reference books. You can “check out” an ebook as you would check out a book from the physical library. You can also make bookmarks and annotations in the ebook, and you may print a limited number of pages. Because the NetLibrary book collection is small, you do need to use the Keyword and Full Text search options to make sure that you've found all the available information in the collection. Access Here...
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
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 Began as a book series (which we also have). The online version includes all the essays from the books, plus articles from reference books and thousands of additional articles from news magazines and major newspapers. OVRC is the easiest place to find pro and con articles about controversial political and social issues.
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| Oxford English Dictionary |
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 Is the online version of the premier dictionary of the English language. The complete etymology (history) of each word is provided, as well as a date chart and quotations which demonstrate how the word has been used through time. Access Here...
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| ProQuest |
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 Databases: Ethnic NewsWatch provides access to articles from hundreds of periodicals published by and for Native American, minority and ethnic groups; Gender Watch provides access to articles from periodicals devoted to gender studies. Most of the periodicals in these databases are not in the larger online database systems. Selected articles from ProQuest databases are also available within search results in Britannica Online. Access Here...
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| Serials Solutions EJournal Portal with Article Linker |
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 Provides a way to locate a specific magazine, journal or newspaper if it is available in full text in any of our subscriptions services. Also, it can identify periodicals in particular disciplines or subject areas. Finally, it automatically links to full text articles in any of our online systems, even if the system you are using does not have the article in full text.
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