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Article Databases

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Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides peer-reviewed, full-text, scholarly content across all academic disciplines.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A broad, interdisciplinary database that covers a wide range of subjects. It includes a mix of scholarly articles, popular publications, and newspaper coverage. It’s an excellent starting point for the kind of research you will need to do in college courses.
APA PsycArticles (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
It contains more than 200,000 psychiatry & psychology full-text scholarly articles from more than100 APA and allied organizations published peer-reviewed journals.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Congressional Quarterly provides in-depth unbiased reports of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.
DSM-5 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (American Psychiatric Association This link opens in a new window
DSM-5®—the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world
To find out how to use DSMV, please watch this tutorial. - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UlE48Gu1jDspBi0-4z-z8lY4kUWb8q7J/view
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
International approach to news and current issues from multiple international sources. Includes news, viewpoints, background and country information, videos, statistics, biographies, podcasts, and links to relevant websites.
Issues & Controversies (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of topics. “Pro” and “Con” positions are presented. Descriptions, definitions, infographics of relevant statistics, news and histories cover all aspects of most topics.
JSTOR {ITHAKA) This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering arts, education, sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
This database brings together academic articles, audio, videos, opinion essays and primary sources about contemporary controversies and hot topics. Whether you need a balanced view or support for your position, Opposing Viewpoints is the first place to go when you're researching a controversial or contentious issue. It's also a great place to find or narrow a topic.
MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to biomedical and health journals. Coverage includes medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and allied health.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database with nearly 470 full text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Public Health Database This link opens in a new window
Delivers core public health literature with centralized access to over 500 full-text periodicals.
Health, Medicine - journals articles, magazines, news, reports and dissertations
Subject Area(s):‎ Health & Medicine
Specializes on delivering focused and relevant results for the public health field, covering key subjects including:

Nutrition and Dietetics
Physical Fitness and Hygiene
Population Studies
Social Services and Welfare
Statistics
Biology - Genetics
Drug Abuse and Alcoholism
Special Education and Rehabilitation
Environmental Studies
Industrial Health and Safety
Communicable Diseases
Allergology and Immunology
Nurses and Nursing
Pediatrics
SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX with Full Text covers sociology and related disciplines, including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies and social work.

Online Resources

News Databases

Arizona Republic (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full text of the major daily newspaper serving Arizona 1999-present. Includes local and regional news coverage information.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Library resource providing access to Provides access to more than 2300 major U.S. and international newspapers and radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
New York Times Online (NYtimes.com) - FREE! This link opens in a new window
NYTimes.com institutional subscriptions provide full access to New York Times articles published between 1851 through 1922, and between 1981 through current day. Access to the years 1923-1980 is limited for institutional subscribers. PVCC students can obtain a free 1 year subscription -http://paradisevalley.libguides.com/nytimes
U.S. Major Dailies (1980 - current) This link opens in a new window
U.S. Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected U.S. national and regional newspapers: The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal.
The titles offer researchers thorough and timely coverage of local, regional, and global events with journalistic balance and perspective. The content is available by 8 AM U.S. Eastern time each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1980.

Ebooks

Academic eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
More than 135,000 eBooks representing a broad range of academic subject matter.
Credo Reference: Academic Core (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, business, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology.
"Is the gold standard for general reference.""Is a first-rate place to visit when students are looking for validated sources of information. Essential for all libvaries".
DSM-5 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (American Psychiatric Association This link opens in a new window
DSM-5®—the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world
To find out how to use DSMV, please watch this tutorial. - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UlE48Gu1jDspBi0-4z-z8lY4kUWb8q7J/view
Gale EBooks (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Academic reference sources on a variety of topics. A great place to get background information.Provides access to popular Gale specialized encyclopedias and resources in arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, science, social science and more.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (Gale EBooks) This link opens in a new window
This work includes 23 new ethnic groups and contains 152 revised ethnic entries on specific minority groups in the U.S., with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns. The encyclopedia also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans and Amish.
JSTOR {ITHAKA) This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering arts, education, sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Multicultural Studies (Gale EBooks) This link opens in a new window
Reference ebooks covering multicultural studies.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly ebooks in multiple subjects from world-renowned publishers
R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The R2 Digital Library is a market-leading eBook platform for health science collections featuring a comprehensive collection of medical, nursing and allied health eBooks presented through a clean and intuitive interface.

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