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LIBRARY DATABASES

Most of the following databases require passwords for off-campus access. Passwords are available from the Chesapeake College Learning Resource Center. To speak with a librarian, call 410-827-5860 or e-mail lrcdesk@chesapeake.edu.

Choose one of the following :

Periodicals History/Geography
General / Reference Legal/Criminal Justice
Biography Literature/Criticism
Business Music
Education Psychology / Sociology
Government  Science/Technology
Health  

 

Periodical Databases

Academic Search Premier on Maryland Digital Library
     4,500 magazines, journals and newspapers

New York Times Historical Newspapers
     The New York Times from 1851-2004

Opposing Viewpoints
     423 E-books plus periodicals and websites on current social issues

Proquest
     3,800+ magazines, journals and newspapers

Proquest Newspapers
Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, NY Times, LA Times,
          Baltimore Sun, and Washington Post

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General / Reference Databases

AP Images

Associations Unlimited
     100,000+ organizations - local, national and international

Encyclopedia Britannica  (No remote access at this time.)
     E-book, general encyclopedia

Films on Demand

Video-streamed films on a variety of topics can be viewed by logging into
your Campus Cruiser account and clicking on “Streaming education video from FMG” and
clicking on the title.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, 77 multi-volume references, multi-disciplinary

Greenwood Press E-Books 
    Hundreds of E-books on a variety of subjects

NetLibrary on Maryland Digital Library
     Thousands of E-books

NoodleBib 6  (NoodleHelp for Databases)
MLA and APA bibliography composer

Oxford English Dictionary on Maryland Digital Library (No remote access at this time.)
     E-book, history of the English language

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Biography Databases

American National Biography
     E-book, multi-volume reference on 17,400 Americans

Biography Resource Center on  Maryland Digital Library
     E-books, 135 multi-volume references plus periodicals on 335,000 people worldwide

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume biography references

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Business Databases

Business Source Premier on Maryland Digital Library
     2,300 business periodicals plus company profiles and reports

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume business references

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
     E-book, hundreds of articles by the world's leading economists.

Regional Business News on Maryland Digital Library
     75 business periodicals on various U.S. regions

Additional Reviewed Internet Sources

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Education Databases

Chronicle of Higher Education
     Periodical, college and university news

College Source Online (No remote access at this time.)
     42,000+ college catalogs

ERIC on Maryland Digital Library
     2,200 education digests plus periodicals

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume education references

Proquest Education Journals
     760 education journals

List of journals in hard copy and microfilm for education courses

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Government

COMAR Online
     Code of Maryland Regulations

Google Uncle Sam
     Internet search engine for information by and about U.S. government

GPO Access
     U.S. Government Printing Office

Maryland Manual On-Line
     A guide to Maryland government

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Health Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume medical references

Health Source Consumer Edition on Maryland Digital Library   
     80 health periodicals plus pamphlets and e-books

Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition on Maryland Digital Library
     550 medical periodicals plus generic drug patient education sheets

National Library Alliance Health Books
      More than 35 health reference e-books for the healthcare provider

ProQuest Nursing Journals
     780 nursing and allied health periodicals

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History/Geography Databases

ACLS Humanities E-books (No remote access at this time.)
     1700 scholarly humanities E-books

Daily Life Online Through History

Facts on File World Atlas
     maps, statistics, etc.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume history and geography references

Oxford African American Studies Center

 

 

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Legal/Criminal Justice Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library
      E-books, several multi-volume legal references

Proquest Criminal Justice Journals
     240 criminal justice journals

WESTLAW
  On-Campus Access to Westlaw
      E-books, multi-volume U.S. and state law references, plus periodicals

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Literature/Criticism Databases

Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors
  On-campus Access
  Off-Campus Access
      46 E-books, author biographies and criticism of contemporary literature

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume references, including literary criticism for novels,
      short stories, poetry and drama

LION (Literature Online)
     E-books and periodicals, literary criticism and author biographies plus 350,000 poems, plays and prose works

Literary Reference Center
     E-books and periodicals, literary criticism and author biographies

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Music Databases

African American Song  (May need high speed internet to access audio streaming)
       16,000 tracks of historical recordings

American Song (May need high speed internet to access audio streaming)
        50,000 tracks of music from America's past

Classical Music Library   (May need high speed internet to access audio streaming)
     50,000 classical music recordings plus composer biographies, images, etc.

Contemporary World Music  (May need high speed internet to access audio streaming)
    

Smithsonian Global Sound (May need high speed internet to access audio streaming)
     Music from around the world

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Psychology / Sociology Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume psychology and sociology references

PsycARTICLES on Maryland Digital Library
     59 psychology journals

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Science/Technology Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library
     E-books, several multi-volume science and technology references

Science Resource Center on Maryland Digital Library
     54 E-books and hundreds of science journals plus images and websites

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