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EBSCOHost
On Campus
Off Campus

Databases covering general topics with full text coverage. 

EBSCO databases include: Academic Search Premier, Alt HealthWatch, Auto Repair Reference Center, Book Collection: Nonfiction, Business Source Premier, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, EBSCO Animals, ERIC, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Green File, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, History Reference Center, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, MasterFile Premier, MAS Ultra- School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, Professional Development Collection, Regional Business News, and Vocational and Career Collection
ProQuest
On Campus
Off Campus

Database containing full-text of national and international newspapers including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times . This database also includes Ethnic Newswatch Complete.

The Gale Group
On Campus
Off Campus
General reference, legal, and business resources as well as a comprehensive literature resource center for biographies and literary criticism.
Gale Databases include: Academic One File, Business Index ASAP, Business and Company Resource Center, Contemporary Authors, Contempory Literary Criticism - Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Expanded Academic ASAP,  Gale Virtual Reference Library, General One File, General Reference Center Gold, Informe (Spanish), Junior Edition K-12, Kids InfoBits, Literature Resource Center, LitFinder, LegalTrac, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Professional Collection, Scribner Writers Series, Student Edition, and The Twayne Authors Series
Chronicle of Higher Education
On Campus
Off Campus
Full text access to the "number one source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators."  The site is updated daily with all the same content as the print edition plus forums, a salary database, and archived articles from September 1989 to the present.  Request password for off campus access from a librarian (306-2777 in Decatur or 890-4777 in Huntsville).

New Scientist

 Full text, interactive access to articles and weekly science news.  For off campus access, request username and password from a librarian (306-2777 in Decatur or 890-4777 in Huntsville).
Biography Reference Bank
On Campus
Off Campus
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
SIRS
On Campus
Off Campus
Full text databases covering general references, news, U.S. government information, arts & humanities. SIRS Discoverer is available, but SIRS Knowledge Source is no longer accessible.
Oxford English Dictionary
On Campus
Off Campus
Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Oxford Reference Online Premium
On Campus
Off Campus
Dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works plus titles from the Oxford Companions Series and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
PubMed
(Internet Source)
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Annals of American History
On Campus
Off Campus
U.S. history from 1493 to modern times in primary documents, pictures, hundreds of video clips and audio of famous speeches.
Britannica Online
On Campus
Off Campus
An encyclopedia, dictionary, world atlas, and internet guide.
Britannica Online - Spanish Edition
On Campus
Off Campus
The Spanish version of the Britannica encyclopedia, dictionary, world atlas, and internet guide.
World Data Analyst
On Campus
Off Campus
Country comparison and ranking data.
WorldCat
(Internet Source)
Search library collections around the world.  Request interlibrary loans from the circulation desk, if needed. 
Serials Solutions
On Campus
Off Campus
A reference tool to determine which journals and magazines are available in full-text through the AVL databases.

These databases are licensed for Off Campus use by currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and staff of Calhoun Community College. Off Campus access requires a Username and Password.

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For additional troubleshooting tips, click here. If you continue to have difficulty in accessing the databases from Off Campus, please contact the Reference librarian at 256-306-2777 or email reference@calhoun.edu. (Weekend requests will be handled on Monday.)

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If you are a new student at Calhoun this semester, there will be a delay of approximately two weeks before you are included in the file that is used to authenticate users.

* Off Campus (Remote) Access Requires a Username and Password.