A-Z Databases

Featured Databases

The most frequently-used databases

Academic Ebook Collection

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Alternate Name(s) EBSCO Academic Ebooks

125,000 titles from leading university presses offering eBooks on a broad range of academic subjects.

Ancestry Library Edition

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Alternate Name(s) ancestry.com

Family trees, vital statistics, census records, military records, marriage records and much more.

Dogwood Digital Library

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Alternate Name(s) Overdrive, Libby

New & popular fiction & nonfiction for all ages. Listen/read on almost any computer, device, or smartphone. Use your browser and log in with your RCC login and password, or get the Libby app for your phone.

Ebook Central

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Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.

Films on Demand

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Thousands of high quality videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music.

Gale Literature Resource Center

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Articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.

LearningExpress Library & PrepSTEP Academic

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Test prep, tutorials and eBooks — all in one easy-to-use online platform. Includes ATI TEAS and NCLEX practice tests, as well as practice tests for cosmetology, law enforcement, EMT, surgical technology and more.

ProQuest Central

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General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.

Salem Press Ebooks

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Alternate Name(s) Critical Insights, Critical Survey, criminal justice, primary documents, biography, history, anatomy, biology, chemistry, agriculture, pharmacology, physics, sociology, psychology, diabetes, Magill's

Ebooks on a wide variety of subjects from Salem Press, including the authoritative Critical Insights and Critical Survey series, Criminal Justice System, Defining Documents series, Principles of Science, Principles of Sociology, Principles of Health, and the Magill's Medical Guide.

SIRS Issues Researcher

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Alternate Name(s) SIRS Knowledge Source; SIRS Government Reporter; SIRS Renaissance

Articles, primary sources, websites and graphics to support students with research, study and homework. Includes SIRS Knowledge Source, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Atlantic, The

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Alternate Name(s) The Atlantic

Full articles from The Atlantic (monthly) from 1993 to present.

Bloom's Literary Criticism eBook Collection

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Over 1,050 literary criticism ebooks from acclaimed publisher Bloom's featuring complete, curated coverage of the most studied authors and their works.

Economist, The

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Alternate Name(s) The Economist

Full text coverage: 01/04/1992 to present in eLibrary and ProQuest Central

JSTOR

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Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers.

Just for Kids

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Alternate Name(s) Films on Demand

Find more than 7,400 videos, audio titles, and interactive games, puzzles, and quizzes. A kid-safe environment - all content is reviewed, vetted, and ad-free.

R2 Digital Library for Allied Health

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A collection of medical, nursing and allied health eBooks from leading publishers.

Transparent Language Online

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For learners of all levels looking to build their skills in a foreign language. Combining robust courses, supplemental vocabulary, extensive grammar resources, and mobile apps, Transparent Language Online is a complete language learning system. With over 110 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 30 languages, there is something for every learner.