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Databases
Most Used Databases
Academic OneFile (Gale) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Millions of scholarly and academic articles covering all topics.
OmniFile (EBSCOhost) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Academic and scholarly articles covering a wide range of subject areas.
Gale eBooks (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Complete, full-text books covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias.
eBook Collection (EBSCO) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Complete, full-text books covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias.
Are You Off-Campus?
CAC Students and Staff can access databases from home through the Library Resources page in Blackboard.
Visit the Off-Campus Database Instructions Page for help accessing the databases from home.
For any questions please contact the library at 520-494-5286 or at library@centralaz.edu.
*Off campus access is limited to Central Arizona College students, faculty and staff.
*Please review the library’s Online Resource Usage Policy before using these online resources.
Alphabetical List of All Databases
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Academic OneFile (Gale) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Millions of scholarly and academic articles covering all topics.
ABC-CLIO eBooks (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
A collection of eBooks covering multiple subject areas, including history, business, geography, health, literature, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, science, and more.
Agriculture Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in agriculture and related fields.
American Mosaic: African American Experience (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
This resource contains a variety of sources to learn about the history and culture of African Americans.
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Biography in Context (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, Biography in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world’s most influential people.
Business Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practice.
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Chilton Library (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
CINAHL (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
CINAHL is the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health and contains authoritative articles related to nursing and other health related fields.
Communication and Mass Media Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, meets the needs of researchers with journal articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Contemporary Women’s Issues Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, offers comprehensive coverage of issues that influence women’s lives across the globe. Users will find timely and historically relevant content on topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
Criminal Justice Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, informs the research process for researchers who are studying law, law enforcement, or terrorism; training for paralegal service; preparing for a career in homeland security; delving into forensic science; investigating crime scenes; developing policy; going to court; writing sociological reports; and much more.
Culinary Arts Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, offers a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar.
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Diversity Studies Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in diversity studies and related fields.
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eBook Collection (EBSCO) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
A growing collection of books covering a wide range of topics including the social and natural sciences, history, health and nutrition, and even homework help.
Encyclopedia Britannica (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Online comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia.
Entrepreneurship Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting business school students and entrepreneurs.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, answer inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage journals and reference content from Delmar and diverse perspectives.
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Films on Demand (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Full-length, streaming videos covering a wide range of subject areas including selections from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
Fine Arts Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, places millions of articles at the fingertips of serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
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Gale eBooks (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Complete, full-text books covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias.
Gale Health and Wellness (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.
Gale Power Search (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Search all available Gale databases and modules from just one place.
Gardening and Horticulture Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. Gardening and Horticulture offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects access to important content relevant to their pursuits.
Gender Studies Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in gender studies and related fields.
Global Issues in Context (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles covering a range of global issues.
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Health and Medicine Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, includes information created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers, and health care professionals. This database is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on a complete range of healthcare topics.
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Issues & Controversies (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Provides an overview and in-depth information on current issues and controversies.
K
Kanopy (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Kanopy offers access to a diverse collection of over 32,000 movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
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LegalTrac (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, provides indexing for law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals. This database offers coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, and British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law.
LitFinder (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Includes literary criticism about authors and their works, as well as some primary sources written by the authors.
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Newsbank: Access World News (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Contains news articles from hundreds of U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services and news broadcasts.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals and reference content supporting health care professionals.
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OmniFile (EBSCOhost) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Academic and scholarly articles covering a wide range of subject areas.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Contains essays from both supporters and critics of many controversial topics, as well as related magazine and journal articles, statistics, news items and more.
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Pop Culture Studies Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting pop culture.
Pop Culture Universe (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
A collection of articles on pop culture from the 1920s to present day topics.
Psychology Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, supports research in all fields of psychology: abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social, and all areas of applied psychology.
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Religion and Philosophy Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, covers the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily, Religion and Philosophy supports a broad range of topics from theological approaches to social issues.
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Salem Health (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
This includes the following sets: Cancer, Genetics, Magill’s Medical Guide, and Psychology & Mental Health. These are in-depth and authoritative resources that cover the clinical, social, and ethical aspects of mental and physical health. These eBooks contain information on diseases, mental disorders and human behavior, genetic disorders and syndromes, current treatments, health demographics, physiology, microbiology, and more.
Salem History (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
An online collection of authoritative sources about historical documents, events, and people.
Salem Literature (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Online access to Masterplots and the Critical Survey of Long Fiction.
Salem Science (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Online access to the Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues and the Encyclopedia of Global Warming.
Science in Context (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, Science in Context is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics.
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U.S. History Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, contains scholarly journals and magazines that can be used by novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Updated daily, U.S. History offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
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Vocations and Careers Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
From Gale, discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting vocational education and career research.
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Worldcat (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. It also includes a great tool for citing your resources. Look up your title and click on “Cite/Export” and select your citation style.
Databases by Subject
Multidisciplinary
Academic OneFile (Gale)
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Encyclopedia Britannica
Films on Demand
Gale eBooks
Gale Power Search
Kanopy
OmniFile (EBSCOhost)
Worldcat
Administration of Justice
Criminal Justice Collection
LegalTrac
Agriculture
Agriculture Collection
Gardening and Horticulture Collection
Art
Automotive
Biographies
Business
Business Collection
Entrepreneurship Collection
Vocations and Careers Collection
Diversity
Environment
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Salem Science
Gender Studies
Contemporary Women’s Issues Collection
Gender Studies Collection
History
American Mosaic: African American Experience
Salem History
U.S. History Collection
Literature
Communication and Mass Media Collection
LitFinder
Salem Literature
News
Nursing, Health, and Wellness
CINAHL
Culinary Arts Collection
Gale Health and Wellness
Gardening and Horticulture Collection
Health and Medicine Collection
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Salem Health Series
Pop Culture
Pop Culture Studies Collection
Pop Culture Universe
Pro/Con
Issues & Controversies
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Science
Salem Science
Science in Context
Social Sciences
eBooks
Alphabetical List of All eBook Databases
ABC-CLIO eBooks (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
A collection of eBooks covering multiple subject areas, including history, business, geography, health, literature, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, science, and more.
eBook Collection (EBSCO) (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
A growing collection of books covering a wide range of topics including the social and natural sciences, history, health and nutrition, and even homework help.
Encyclopedia Britannica (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Online comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia.
Gale eBooks (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Complete, full-text books covering most topics including subject-specific encyclopedias.
Salem eBook Collection (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
An online collection of authoritative sources covering Health, History, Literature and Science.
Are You Off-Campus?
CAC Students and Staff can access databases from home through the Library Resources page in Blackboard.
Visit the Off-Campus Database Instructions Page for help accessing the databases from home.
For any questions please contact the library at 520-494-5286 or at library@centralaz.edu.
*Off campus access is limited to Central Arizona College students, faculty and staff.
*Please review the library’s Online Resource Usage Policy before using these online resources.
Streaming Videos
Films on Demand (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Full-length, streaming videos covering a wide range of subject areas including selections from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
Kanopy (Off-campus? Go to Blackboard.)
Kanopy offers access to a diverse collection of over 32,000 movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
Are You Off-Campus?
CAC Students and Staff can access databases from home through the Library Resources page in Blackboard.
Visit the Off-Campus Database Instructions Page for help accessing the databases from home.
For any questions please contact the library at 520-494-5286 or at library@centralaz.edu.
*Off campus access is limited to Central Arizona College students, faculty and staff.
*Please review the library’s Online Resource Usage Policy before using these online resources.
How to Access Databases from Off-Campus
Central Arizona College Library provides off-campus access to all of our databases through our page in Blackboard. Currently off-campus access is limited to Central Arizona College students, staff and faculty. For any questions, please contact the library at 520-494-5286, by e-mail at library@centralaz.edu or by using our Chat with a Librarian service. Please review the library’s Online Resource Usage Policy before using these online resources.
- If you are following a link from the online library catalog: Take note of the title of the item you are going to be accessing as you will need to enter it into the database search to access it. Also determine the type of material you are trying to access. If it is an eBook, you will need to access the eBook Collection (EBSCO), if it is a streaming video you will be accessing Films on Demand.
- Go to the college’s Blackboard Page.
- Once you are logged in, click on the Organizations link.
- In the Organizations list:
- Students click on Student Library Resources
- Staff click on Faculty and Staff Library Resources
- Once you are on the Library’s Blackboard page, in the menu on the left side of the page, click on the link for Databases: Articles, eBooks and Streaming Videos. If you do not see the link, you may have to expand the menu out if it is hidden.
- Once you are on the Database link page:
- For eBook access: Click on the eBooks heading and then look for the link to eBook Collection (EBSCO). Once you are on the eBook database, you can search for the title of the eBook.
- For Streaming Videos: Click on the Streaming Video heading and click on the link for Films on Demand. Once you are on the database, you can search for the title of the video you are looking for.
- You can also view the links for all of our other databases alphabetically or by subject. Descriptions of the databases are found under Databases Alphabetically
RefWorks
The CAC Library is proud to present RefWorks.
RefWorks is an easy to use citation manager that can help you build a works cited or bibliography page with the click of a button. With RefWorks you can…
- Access and manage research information online, from any browser.
- Import references from CAC Library databases and websites.
- Generate and format bibliographies in virtually any style (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) in seconds.
RefWorks is offered free to all CAC students and you can set up your account any time you are ready. Simply follow the link below and create your account using your campus e-mail address. After you create your account, RefWorks offers an easy tutorial when you get started. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact a librarian or the Learning Center staff with any other questions you might have.
Topic Guides
Welcome to the Topic Guides for the Central Arizona College Libraries. These pages will help connect you to library resources and reliable websites to assist you in your research. Several of the guides are designed for particular courses, but most cover a general topic for any user. If you have any questions, or if you would like to see another subject added, please contact the CAC libraries at 520-494-5286 and ask to speak with a librarian. Thank you.
General Subjects
Administration of Justice
Agriculture
Art
Business
Careers
Community Public Health
Country Studies
Culinary Arts
Diesel Technology
Digital Media Arts
Early Childhood Education
Environmental Science
Health Information Management
History
Literature
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Nutrition
Popular Culture
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Women and Gender Studies
Useful Materials
Course Specific
Government Documents
Government documents provide the public with an enormous amount of information, including statistics and research spanning such broad topics as healthcare, education, science, space research, the environment, and politics.
The Central Arizona Signal Peak library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program (Depository 0022A). The government documents are available to college students, staff, faculty, and the general public to browse and check out. They are located in the government documents area on the second floor of the library, and are organized by the government documents classification (SuDoc) system. Library staff will be glad to assist anyone needing assistance in accessing any government document.
*Please note that government documents made available through the Government Printing Office are not limited in access. For assistance in locating government documents, contact a librarian or visit our government documents topic guide.
The library makes much of its selected government documents accessible through linked records in the library’s online catalog; these links can be accessed at the library with the assistance of library staff or from home. Staff can help to find government documents and other collection items in the online catalog.
There is also a dedicated computer workstation set aside on the 2nd floor to access online government documents.
Search now for government documents:
Search for Government Documents in the library’s online catalog.
Go to the Central Arizona College Library’s Government Documents Topic Guide.
Get information on bills and Congressional activity at Congress.gov.
Search the Government Printing Office’s online catalog.
Search the U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal USA.gov.