Databases
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Databases on All Subjects
- Academic Search Premier
- Coverage: 1988 - current
- Provides access to basic journal index and some full text resources. Subject coverage is general and broad. Shows CC holdings.
- Google Scholar
- Coverage: N/A
- Retrieves citations to a wide variety of research papers, thesis, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Check for possible full text by using Colorado College Links or Colorado College e-texts buttons next to the citations.
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
- Coverage: 1977 - current
- Access to popular press material such as newspaper articles. Also contains law review articles.
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Databases on Trial
Please email your comments on trial databases.
- Grzimek’s Animal Life Online – a dynamic online encyclopedia about the animal world which supports serious academic research. The database includes information on more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insects, Invertebrates, Mammals and Reptiles, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. It is updated regularly by a worldwide network of experts, and includes immersive tools like interactive range maps and thousands of photos, videos, audio tracks. Trial ends December 16 (RH)
- Book Review Index Online – Book Review Index Online is a source for book reviews that electronically indexes reviews from 1965 to the present. (LL)
- Book Review Index Online Plus – Provides more than 634,000 full-text reviews. (LL)
- The Literary Encyclopedia – The Literary Encyclopedia provides biographical information about major literary, cultural, philosophical and historical figures; descriptive profiles of major cultural works, introductory coverage of the relevant historical contexts and guidance to valuable secondary reading. Trial ends Nov. 1, 2009 (SL)
Direct Database Links
When TIGER is down, you can use these direct database links to access our licensed library databases. Please note that these links will only work if you are on-campus.