Library Databases

These databases are paid for by College of the Siskiyous Library as a service to library cardholders.
Databases listed by Subject
Search all starred (*) databases simultaneously - On-Campus, Off-Campus

On-campus Access	Off-campus Access	Description
*Academic Search Premier	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles from 4,700 journals.
AccessScience	Off-campus access requires first 5 numbers of COS library card as both user name and password	Online version of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
*Alt Health Watch	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles on holistic and alternative medicine and wellness.
American National Biography Online	Off-campus access requires COS library card	Biographies of more than 18,000 individuals who have shaped American history and culture.
Britannica Online		Full-text encyclopedia articles and Britannica editor-selected websites.
*Business Source Premier	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password(no spaces).	Full-text articles from 8,000 business publications.
Chronicle of Higher Education		Daily news, articles, reviews, archives, job listings and discussion forums on college and university topics.
*CINAHL (Nursing)	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles from 337 nursing journals.
*Communication & Mass Media Complete	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password(no spaces).	Full-text articles from more than 240 journals.
CountryWatch	Off-campus Access: User name "Siskiyous". Password is first five numbers of your library card.	Detailed geopolitical information on 192 countries.
CQ Researcher	Off-campus Access: Enter COS Library card number. Next screen click on CQ Researcher	Examines current social, political, and scientific issues.
*ERIC	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Citations, abstracts, and digests on education topics.
*Health Source Nursing Academic and Consumer Editions	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles from 548 journals.
*History Reference Center	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text of 1,000 books, and articles from 60 history periodicals.
*Magill On Literature Plus	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Critical analyses and plot summaries of major works, and information about notable authors.
*MasterFile Premier	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles on a wide variety of topics in over 2,000 magazines and journals.
*MEDLINE	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Abstracts and citations from journals on medical research and clinical medicine.
*Military & Government Collection	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Periodicals & pamphlets pertaining to all branches of the military & government.
National Newspapers 5, Proquest	Off-campus access requires COS library card barcode as password.	Full-text articles from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Washington Post.
NetLibrary Ebook Collection	Off-campus: Must first create a user account while on campus.	Access to full-text electronic versions of 10,000 books on a broad range of topics.
*Newspaper Source	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles from national and regional newspapers.
*Professional Development Collection	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full text articles from 550 education journals.
*Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text articles from 550 journals
*Religion & Philosophy Collection	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Includes more than 300 full-text journals.
*Vocational & Career Collection	Off-campus access requires 14-digit library barcode number as password (no spaces).	Full-text coverage for 350 trade & industry-related publications.
Worldcat - OCLC First Search		A worldwide online library catalog of books and media.

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