1. LIBRARY DATABASES

2. OVERVIEW Most are article databases but some contain other types of content Examples AP Images & ArtStor-images Some are multidisciplinary, others are subject specific Some are indices (no full text), others have partial to complete full text Some databases are available district-wide, others are college specific

4. ACCESS Databases are found on the campus library page or in BlackBoard under “Library Resources” All databases can be accessed from off campus Using MEID Using campus based login, if applicable MCC-myMCC login SCC-network ID

5. ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles across a range of disciplines 1975-present Full text of 4600 publications Good starting point for many topics

6. EXAMPLE SEARCH

7. BUSINESS DATABASES Business Source Premier Regional Business News

8. SOCIOLOGY DATABASES Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection PscyArticles MCC PsychInfo SCC Social Sciences Full Text

9. ENGLISH/ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE DATABASES Humanities Full Text (Wilson) Literature Resource Center (Gale) Biography Resource Center (Gale)

10. Can link to a database Can link to an electronic journal Can link to a specific article BLACKBOARD OPTIONS

11. LINKING TO A DATABASE Find a link to the database on the library’s webpage Put mouse over link, right click and select “copy shortcut” Paste link into BlackBoard Make sure the beginning of each link starts with https://login.ezp...... (Should be true of all SCC and MCC databases).

12. LINKING TO AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL APPLIES ONLY TO JOURNALS AVAILABLE THRU EBSCO Locate journal record in database In the record, copy the “link this publication” Paste the link into BlackBoard For non Ebsco journals see me or your liaision

13. LINKING TO A SPECIFIC ARTICLE APPLIES TO EBSCO DATABASES ONLY Go into the article record At the bottom of the record find: Persistent link to this record (Permalink) Copy this link Paste into BlackBoard For non Ebsco journals see me or your liaision

14. FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE Contact your library liasion For MCC http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/liaison.html For SCC http://library.scottsdalecc.edu/content.php?pid=4031&sid=168999 Or contact me Danielle Carlock 480 425 6765 d.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu