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Databases Available

Library databases are password protected and available to Garrett County students, faculty and staff only. Click on Library Information for details about access to databases or to contact a librarian for assistance.

Title Description Format Availability

Academic Search Premier

Periodical article index in general academic Full text Campus or home

Access Science

Online encyclopedia of science and technology. Full text Campus or home

Biography Resource Center

Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. Full text Campus or home
Birds of North America Comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada. Full text Campus

Britannica Online

Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Full text Campus or home
Business Source Premier

 

World’s largest full text business database, covering virtually all subject areas related to business. Full Text Campus or home

Ebrary

On Info Tab it is NOT necessary to change settings

Collection of 18,000 + e-books on wide variety of subjects. Full text Campus or home
eLibrary Over 1 million newspaper articles, 250,000 journal & periodical articles, TV & radio transcripts, reference books, pictures & images on a wide variety of topics. Full text Campus or home

ERIC

 

 

Contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals. Mostly abstracts with some full text Campus or home

Gale Virtual Reference Library

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Full text Campus or home

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)

Authoritative reference content in the area of the environment, energy and natural resources. Full text Campus or home
Grzimek's Animal Life Complete description of all animal species, with habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, diet and more.
Full text Campus or home

Health Source Plus

Nursing/Academic Edition
Consumer Edition

 

 

 

Covers many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.



Full Text Campus or home
Issues & Controversies Articles that highlight the important issues in today's news. Full text Campus or home
LION: Literature Online

 

 

 

Fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key criticism and reference resources. Full text Campus or home
Literature Resource Center Access to biographical and bibliographical information on writers from every era and literary discipline and critical analysis of their works. Full text Campus or home
Magill on Literature Over 11,000 essays on literary works, including plot, characters and critical analyses. Full text Campus or home
Magills Medical Guide An up-to-date & easy-to-use medical compendium, the Guide provides general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides.

Full text Campus or home (through 12/31/2010)
Maryland Digital Library

Click on above link; In MDL page, click on Login; choose Garrett College; enter the barcode number on the back of your ID and your last name

Gateway to diverse databases in the areas of science, psychology, health, literature, general studies, education, and business. Varies Campus or home
Milestone Docs. in Am. Hist. Combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary. Full text Campus or home (through 12/31/2011)
National Library of Medicine Comprehensive medical database for the general public and professionals in the health field. Abstracts & Full text Campus or home
National Newspapers Access to articles in the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Baltimore Sun. Full text Campus or home
Opposing Viewpoints Information on social issues; viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles Full text Campus or home
ProQuest Periodical articles from thousands of journals in education, business, science, psychology and many other disciplines. Abstract/ full text Campus or home

PsycBOOKS

 

Indexes individual chapters from books in the area of psychology.

Full text Campus or home

ReferenceUSA

 

Comprehensive database of U.S. corporations with data useful for job searches, marketing and general information. Also contains a residential database for searching individuals.

Data Campus
Salem Health: Psychology and Mental Health Provides general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. Full text Campus or home

Science Resource Center

 

Thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures, illustrations and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Full text Campus or home
SIRS Knowledge Source

 

 

 

Information about the federal government; Supreme Court decisions; current & historic government documents on a wide variety of topics Full text Campus or home
Student Resource Center Comprehensive, cross-curricular reference source for college and college-prep libraries. Full Text Campus or home
Title Source 3 Comprehensive and accurate title information on over 3 million book, audio and video titles. Citations and book reviews See librarian
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