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You'll find more of the library's subscription databases under Periodical
Databases and on our
E-Journals
list.
CCRI students, faculty, and staff (with activated CCRI
Library Cards) may access
most of these databases from off-campus. See the directions for Accessing Databases from Off-campus
for detailed instructions.
Greenwood's The African American Experience is an online
research tool for African-American history and culture.
This Facts on File database provides information on the people, events,
and topics important to the study of African-American history.
ARTstor
(Off-campus access: click
here)*
The ARTstor Digital Library is a repository of thousands of
digital images and related data for noncommercial and scholarly,
non-profit educational use. ARTstor documents artistic traditions across many times and
cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography,
decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture.
In order to access ARTstor, Java and Flash Player are required; see
the
ARTstor System Requirements for further details. *If
you have used ARTstor from on campus as a registered user within
the last 120 days, you can use the on campus link even if you are
off-campus. See
ARTstor's Remote Access Policy for more information.
The H. W. Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated database contains
over 100,000 biographies and obituaries, and more than 30,000 photographs
of the subjects. The biographies are searchable by name, profession,
title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of
birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
This database will help you locate book reviews and other information
on in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming titles.
Classical Music Library is a collection of classical music recordings
with a supplementary reference database. It features over 35,000
fully licensed recordings, program notes and composer biographies, and
recommended playlists themed by categories.
CountryWatch provides up-to-date news and information on each of
the recognized countries of the world.
The 88th edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, a
ready-reference source of chemical and physical data.
The World Edition of the CultureGrams database provides information on the
beliefs, traditions, and institutions of over 180 nations around the
world. The database also includes a States Edition with reports on
the 50 states and a Kids Edition covering 65 countries.
Greenwood's Daily Life Online is a comprehensive,
cross-disciplinary resource exploring everyday life past and present.
Encyclopędia Britannica Online includes the complete
encyclopedia; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and
Thesaurus; and an Internet directory with links to Web sites selected,
rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
FACTS.com
(including
Issues in American History)
FACTS.com is composed of content from the Facts on File World
News Digest since 1940 and other reference sources. Use this
database to answer questions about events, issues, statistics, and
people of the last 60 years.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is a
comprehensive career research database, providing profiles of more than
2,800 of today's most popular jobs in 93 industries. The database
contains job and industry descriptions from the Encyclopedia of
Careers and Vocational Guidance and the Career Opportunities
series, as well as a searchable archive of articles from current and
past issues of Career Opportunities News.
The Literature Resource Center is built on the Contemporary
Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary
of Literary Biography databases. It also contains full-text
material from the Literature Criticism and For Students Series
as well as essays on major authors from over 250 literary journals. Use this resource to find in-depth
information on the lives and writings of over 100,000 authors along with
critical reaction to their works.
The LearningExpress Library provides an interactive platform of
practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students
succeed on academic or licensing tests and improve basic skills. Subjects
covered include math, reading, grammar, law enforcement, GED, SAT, and
career preparation. In order to use the LearningExpress Library,
you must have an activated CCRI Library
Card. Sign in as a new or returning user, entering your
library barcode as your Username and a password of your choice.
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that
aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative
therapies.
netLibrary is a collection of electronic books (e-books) that can
be viewed online. In order to use the Community College of Rhode
Island netLibrary E-Book Collection,
- you must be a CCRI student, faculty, or staff member AND
- you must first create a user account from a computer at one of the
CCRI campuses.
Once you have created your account, you can access the e-books from any
computer, anywhere, with Internet access.
The Public netLibrary Collection is composed of books in
the public domain (for example, many classic works of literature).
The Public Collection is available to everyone, and you do not need to
create an account in order to use it.
Provides access to NoodleBib, an MLA- and APA-style bibliography
composer.
Online Journals:
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides a one-stop source
for information on social issues, and includes essays from the Opposing
Viewpoints series of books, magazine and newspaper articles, and links
to selected Web
sites.
Oxford Art Online includes access to Grove Art Online, The
Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative guide to the
meaning, history, pronunciation, and usage of words, both present and
past, in the English language.
The Oxford Reference Online collection offers over 175 language
and subject reference works, including
Dictionary of American Family Names,
Encyclopedia
of Evolution,
Grove
Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts,
Oxford
Dictionary of the Renaissance,
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature,
Oxford
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt,
Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature,
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,
Oxford
Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States,
Oxford
Encyclopedia of Maritime History, and
Oxford
Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures.
Rosetta Stone is a language-learning software program, available
in 30
languages. To register, please email
libmaster@ccri.edu using
your CCRI email account and providing your name, 14-digit
CCRI Library Card barcode number, and
the one language you wish to study. Access is granted for a
semester (i.e., thru 12/31 or 6/30). Because access is limited to
65 users, priority will be given to new users. Accounts not used
within 3 months will be de-activated to allow room for new users.
Greenwood's World Folklore and Folklife database is a research
tool on folklore and a source of thousands of international folk
and fairy tales.
A FirstSearch catalog of the holdings of many academic,
research, and large public libraries.
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