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SciTech Premium Collection 
Includes Full Text
1946-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books
Use for: Astronomy, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science,
Engineering, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics, Technology
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Science & Technology Collection
Includes Full Text
Indexing back to 1950, Full Text from 1980
Scholarly journal articles in all sciences
Use for: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Psychology, Astronomy
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Academic Search Complete
Includes Full Text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety of subjects
How to search
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ScienceDirect
**For full text, select the Subscribed journals checkbox on the left side of the search results
Full Text for subscribed journals from 2001-present, Citations and Abstracts for all
journals 1823-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: Science, Technology, Medicine, Psychology
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Science (Gale in Context)
Includes Full Text
1980-present
Magazine and newspaper articles, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles, reference
book articles, biographies, videos, audio files, images, experiments and projects
Use for: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Engineering,
Health and Medicine, Math, Physics, Technology
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Science (Gale Interactive)
Interactive 3D models, full text
Interactive visual activities, quizzes, printable 3D STL files, reference book articles,
equations
Use for: Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Nursing, Health Sciences
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Science (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, news, reference books, images, video
clips
Use for: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Engineering,
Math, Physics, Technology
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O'Reilly Online Learning
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Enter a Collin email address
Full Text, Streaming video
Updated regularly
Computer technology and business books and videos
Use for: Computer Science, Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Business
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Safari - Books Online is now O'Reilly Online Learning
Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Full text
Online books
Includes academic, reference, health, medicine, science, technology and Spanish language
books
Use for: Books on any subject, Spanish language books
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ACM Digital Library
Includes Full Text
1951-Present
Journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters
Use for: Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Communication Design
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Computer Science (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1984-Present
Magazines, news, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Business
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Computer Source
Includes Full Text
1985-present
Magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Computer Science, Technology, Engineering
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IEEE Xplore Journals
**For full text, select the Subscribed Content checkbox on the left side of the search results
2010-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, some conference proceedings and magazines
Access to approximately 200 subscribed publications and open access content
Use for: Computer Science and related disciplines
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Computer Skills Center
Requires creation of a free username and password
Streaming Video
Computer, Software and Internet tutorials
Use for: Computer Science, Communication Design, Computer training
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PubMed Central
Includes Full Text
2000s-present, some earlier coverage
Biomedical and Life Sciences journals
Use for: Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Psychology, Medical Sciences
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Academic OneFile (Gale)
Include Full Text
1984-present.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, books, news program transcripts
and podcasts, videos, images
Use for: All topics
How to search
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JSTOR
Includes Full Text
Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All issues of included journals.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, primary sources
Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and historical information about any topic
How to search
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Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)
Include Full Text
1984-Present
Magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, news, images, videos
Use for: Business, Engineering, Welding, Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Careers
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Vocational and Career Collection
Includes Full Text
1985-present
Trade and industry-related periodicals
Use for: Business, Engineering, Welding, Hospitality, Careers
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Chilton Library
Full Text, Diagrams, Images
1940-present
Automotive service and repair procedures, ASE test prep quizzes, vacuum and wiring
diagrams
Use for: Automotive Service and Repair
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Small Engine Repair Source
(Previously named Small Engine Repair Reference Center)
Full Text, Diagrams, Images
1953-present
Clymer repair manuals, repair and maintenance information for small engine such as
chainsaws, motorcycles, mowers and tractors
Use for: Small engine service and repair
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Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1984-present
Magazines, trade publications, newspapers and newswires, images, video clips
Use for: Architecture, Construction Management, Interior Design
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Home Improvement Source
(Previously named Home Improvement Reference Center)
Full Text, images, streaming video
1992-present
Books, magazines, and videos about maintenance and remodeling
Use for: Home improvement and repair projects
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Sustainability Reference Center
Includes Full Text
1970-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals
Topics include corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship, resource
conservation and renewable energy
Use for: Business, Environmental Science
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Environmental Studies (Gale In Context)
Includes Full Text
1981-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, newsletters, newswires and news
program audio and transcripts, magazines, books, case studies, statistics, images
and videos
Use for: Environmental Science, Government, Current environmental issues
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Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center
Includes Full Text
1990-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, trade publications
Analyses, benchmarks and best practices on topics such as risk evaluation, emergency
preparedness, and crisis communications
Use for: Business, Computer Science
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Salem Press
Full Text of assorted reference books
Dates vary by book
Use for: History, Literature, English, Science, Music, Government, Humanities
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Agriculture (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newswires and newsletters
Use for: Agriculture
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AGRICOLA
Includes Full Text
1970-present
Compiled by the U.S. National Agricultural Library with citations on agriculture,
soil, and water resources, and food and nutrition.
Use for: Agriculture, Biology, Business, Geology, Nutrition
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GeoRef
Citations Only
Citation index for academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books, maps, conference
papers, reports, theses, dissertations
Use for: Geology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics
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Project Muse
Includes Full Text
Mid 1990s-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, online books
Use for: In-depth information. Arts, English, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics
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