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For help with doing your research, use our online Research Guides.

For a list of our periodicals, both online and in print in the library,
click here


For an alphabetical list of our electronic resources and details on coverage, dates, and remote access to these electronic resources, click here

For off-campus access to most of the databases below, students should use their eight-digit student ID number; faculty/staff/administrators should use their email user name.  For more details on remote access, check the alphabetical listing of the electronic resources.

For an encyclopedia or dictionary:
Britannica Online
*if off-campus, click here
(faculty: check the library's portal
site for the password)
For electronic books:
eBooks (one book per user)
For general magazine and journal articles: Expanded Academic ASAP
 
Lexis-Nexis Academic
For newspaper articles:
Lexis-Nexis Academic


Los Angeles Times Online
*If you get an error message, go back and then click a second time on the link.
(*for off-campus access: students, type in occ and the last four digits of your student ID number; faculty, type in occ
and the last four digits of your campus
telephone number.)

For book essays and periodical articles
   on controversial topics or social issues:

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center


For government documents on major 
   national and international social issues
CQ Researcher (not available off-campus)

CQ Global Researcher (not available off-campus)

For biographical information

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Contemporary Authors

For business information and
        periodical Articles:
Lexis-Nexis Academic (business)

For childhood education information:
The Children's Picture Book Database

For information on countries:

CIA Factbook


Country Watch

For education periodicals:
Ask ERIC (abstracts only)

For heath/medical reference sources:
Health and Wellness Resource Center
For health/medical periodical articles:        
Health Reference Center Academic

Lexis-Nexis Academic (medical)

Pub Med (abstracts only)

For legal information and
    periodical articles:
Lexis-Nexis Academic (legal)

For library and information science/technology
     periodical articles:

Library, Information Science,
      and Technology


For literature references, literary criticism, 
 literary biography, and periodical articles:

Literature Resource Center

Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select

Dictionary of Literary Biography


Baker's Play General Catalogue

For music information:

Grove Music Online

The Aria Database

For psychology references and
     periodical articles:

PsycINFO
 
(abstracts only)

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center Academic

For science encyclopedias
      and periodical articles

Science Resource Center

AccessScience








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