Subject Guide to Online Databases
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Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson)
Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, and obituaries. Covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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Choices
Provides information about careers as well as personal interest/skills assessments. Includes information about colleges/universities and finding scholarships. Password required on and off campus.
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Classical Music Library
One of the world’s largest databases of Classical music recordings. The growing collection of 60,000-plus tracks includes recordings ranging from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera. Photos and biographical information are available for composers. (MELO database)
User Guide
CQ Researcher
In-depth information on current controversial issues with summaries, pros and cons, and bibliographies from 1991 to present.
Video Tutorial by Lone Star College – North Harris Library
CREDO Reference Off-Campus**
A complete reference collection with content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject. Over 2.5 million entries, 65,000+ images (art, diagrams, maps and photos) and over 93,000 audio pronunciation files. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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EbscoHost
Full text magazine articles, newspapers, reference books and encyclopedias with current issues and archived material back to 1990 and earlier. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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FirstSearch
Periodical indexes including Article First and ECO; Union Lists of Periodicals, and access to online library catalogs in WorldCat. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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History: Issues & Controversies
When page opens, click on the link on the right for information on American History including explanations of opposing points of view and historical documents.
User Guide
Issues & Controversies (FACTS.COM)
Up-to-date, in-depth information on the most debated issues from 1995 until current. It includes explanations of opposing points of view and special features including historical documents. (MELO Database)
Video Tutorial by Lone Star College – North Harris Library
Jazz Music Library
The largest and most comprehensive collection of streaming jazz available online — with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres. Photos and biographical information are available for composers. (MELO Database)
User Guide
Literary Reference Center
Full text reference works, books, and literary journals containing book reviews, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, poems, short stories, classic novels, author interviews and images of key literary figures. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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Lit Finder(Gale)
The LitFinder database includes full-text poems, essays, speeches, short stories, and plays. Also included are author biographies, literary articles, commentaries, and explanations.
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Access My Library App
MELO
Mississippi community colleges’ virtual library with recommended online databases, electronic books and journals, and scholarly web sites.
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NoveList
NoveList, a readers’ advisory service for fiction readers, is a database with over 100,000 titles and 90,000 full text reviews. One can do a “Quick Search” by author, title, series, name, or keyword as well as construct a boolean search. The “Features for Teachers” section discusses various ways to use fiction in the preschool through high school classroom. It also includes a section on Book Talks and Discussion Guides. (MAGNOLIA Database)
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)
(If you are denied access the first time, try going out and coming back in again.)
The Opposing Viewpoints series provides information from the printed series, as well as primary documents, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, and statistics for social issues. (MELO Database)
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Access My Library App
Research Starters – Business
This database provides articles on comprehensive, discipline-specific topices. Articles include Abstracts, a Keyword Lists of words pertinent to the articles, Further Insights/Applications to demonstrate how the points discussed can be applied to everyday or academic issues, a Viewpoint/Issues/Discourse section to help develop a critical perspective on topics, a Glossary of Terms and Concepts, a Bibliography, and a Suggested Reading Lists. (MELO Database)
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Database Help
Research Starters – Sociology
This database provides articles on comprehensive, discipline-specific topices. Articles include Abstracts, a Keyword Lists of words pertinent to the articles, Further Insights/Applications to demonstrate how the points discussed can be applied to everyday or academic issues, a Viewpoint/Issues/Discourse section to help develop a critical perspective on topics, a Glossary of Terms and Concepts, a Bibliography, and a Suggested Reading Lists. (MELO Database)
Video Tutorials
Database Help
SIRS
SIRS Researcher, contains full-text articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political, and global issues from 1989 to current. It also includes maps, graphs, and other illustrations. (MELO Database)
User Guide
Other Resources
BioDigital Human
Website provides virtual 3-D model of the human body. Includes information on conditions which affect the different parts of the body.
Must use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Log in using Facebook or Google account.
Get Body Smart
Website provides tutorials and quizzes on the systems of the human body.
MS Code
Online access to the laws of Mississippi
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New User Tutorial For Computers
This online tutorial, provided with permission from Northville District Library, has been designed to help people who have never used a computer before. It concentrates on using the mouse and a few other basic skills.