Maricopa Community Colleges

Trial Databases Fall 2008

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These databases are being considered for subscription in the future.  The review process for database additions occurs twice a year, once in the fall, and again in early spring.  Please let us know what you think of these resources in the comments form below.

For access to databases that require a username and/or a password, please contact the reference desk at your college library. You may submit multiple comments.

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Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)

Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 6,100 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals and a total of more than 10,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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The African American Experience (Greenwood)

With over 450 titles in the database it also includes “In their Own Voices" audio clips, such as interviews with former slaves and music files; links to vetted Web sites; over 3,000 photographs, maps, and other images and a timeline with over 170 pages worth of content, navigable by century, decade, and keyword.

Username/password required for off-campus access

Trial expires on 11/23/08.

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American Indian Experience (Greenwood)

With over 450 titles in the database it also includes “In their Own Voices" audio clips, such as interviews with former slaves and music files; links to vetted Web sites; over 3,000 photographs, maps, and other images and a timeline with over 170 pages worth of content, navigable by century, decade, and keyword.
Username/password required for off-campus access.

Trial expires on 11/23/08.

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Associates Programs Source (Ebsco)

Associates Programs Source™ (a.k.a. Vocational Studies™ Premier*) contains nearly 1,000 full-text journals as well as 11 full-text books. This database is designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges, and provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant associates program level content.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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Associates Programs Source Plus (Ebsco)

Associates Programs Source™ Plus (a.k.a. Vocational Studies™ Complete*) contains more than 1,700 full-text journals as well as more than 200 full-text books. This database is designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges, and provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant associates program level content.

Trial expires on 01/10/09 .

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Cochrane Collection Plus (EBSCO)

Cochrane Collection Plus combines the NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) and Health Technology Assessments (HTA) with the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Methodology Register. All databases in Cochrane Collection Plus are published by Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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Daily Life Through History Premium (Greenwood)

This database is cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students and includes content that is enhanced with new books, articles, images, maps, primary documents, and more on a regular cycle.

Trial expires on 11/23/08.

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Dynamed (Ebsco)

DynaMed is a medical information database with nearly 3,000 clinical topic summaries. Designed for use at the point-of-care, providing best available evidence and updated daily.

User Name and Password required.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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Latin American Experience (Greenwood)

This database is focused exclusively on Latinos and features more than 150 books, 1500 images, hundreds of primary documents, Spanish-language content, a timeline, and 225 vetted web sites.

Trial expires on 11/23/08.

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National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (Ebsco)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts covers the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice. The database contains summaries of more than 190,000 publications including books, government reports, research reports, and unpublished research and content from 189 journals. Content dates range from 1970 to the present.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO)

Nursing Reference Center provides in-depth content from top publishers covering areas including conditions and diseases, patient education resources, drug information, continuing education, lab & diagnosis detail, best practice guidelines, and much more.

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online offers access and search capabilities to the content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference materials.  Include are more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images.

Trial expires on 11/06/08.

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Sport Discus (Ebsco)

SPORTDiscus™ with Full Text is a source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 440 journals

Trial expires on 01/10/09.

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World Folklore and Folklife (Greenwood)

Provides access to resources on folklore and folk tales. Includes access to standard reference sources, thousands of classic folk tales, as well as multimedia resources, images, maps, vetted Web links.

Trial expires on 11/23/08.

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