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- Associates Programs Source Plus This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Provides a collection of wide-ranging materials specific to the needs of two-year college and vocational students. From Ebsco. Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles; Country Reports; Market Research Reports
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window Subjects: Psychology Description: Provides access to 470+ full-text journals and 290+ journals with citations. Offers coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling. From Ebsco Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles; Summaries; Citations Indexes & Periodical Directories
- Psychology This link opens in a new window Subjects: Psychology Description: 4.1+ million articles supporting research in all fields of psychology: abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. From Gale OneFile Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly); Summaries; Citations Indexes & Periodical Directories
- PsycInfo This link opens in a new window Subjects: Psychology Description: Focused on the interdisciplinary aspects of the worldwide behavioral and social science research and literature, APA PsycInfo provides scholarly research findings in psychology and related fields across a host of academic disciplines. From American Psychological Association and EBSCO Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Full-Text Books; Theses & Dissertations; Citations Indexes & Periodical Directories
- Social Work Reference Center This link opens in a new window Subjects: Social Sciences Description: Created for social workers and mental health professionals, this covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity. From Ebsco Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles; Fact Sheets & Pamphlets; Continuing Education Modules
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- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Credo Reference is an online reference collection made up of over 1,000 full-text books from expert authors. From Infobase. Resource Types: Encyclopedias & Reference Books
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Gale eBooks is an online reference collection made up of over 13,000 full-text books from expert authors. Resource Types: Encyclopedias & Reference Books
- Health and Wellness This link opens in a new window Subjects: Health Sciences; Health & Human Performance Description: Consumer-focused resource covering a variety of health-related issues. From Gale. Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles; Encyclopedias & Reference Books; Multimedia
- SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: A collection of 40 academic encyclopedias, focusing on social sciences, education, and sustainability issues. From SAGE Publications. Resource Types: Encyclopedias & Reference Books
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- Barber Library & Summit Catalog Find books, e-books, DVDs, streaming films, government documents and journals owned by the Barber Library and other libraries in the Pacific Northwest that belong to Summit. Items not owned by COCC can be delivered in 2-3 working days.
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- Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: More than 70,000 videos spanning a wide range of formats from 1898 to present. From ProQuest. Resource Types: Demonstrations; Documentaries, Feature & Short Films; Speeches & Lectures; Performances
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Includes performing arts, academic and news coverage from the History Channel, Biography Channel, HBO, BBC, PBS, and other channels. Also includes films supporting career education, technical education and the skilled trades. There are more than 330,000 segments from 45,000 titles. From Infobase. Resource Types: Demonstrations; Documentaries, Feature & Short Films; Speeches & Lectures; Performances
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- American Counseling Association The American Counseling Association is the world's largest organization representing professional counselors in various practice settings.
- American Rehabilitation Counseling Association ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with improving the lives of people with disabilities.
- Learning Express Library (w/professional exam prep materials) A free, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorials to help with academic or professional licensing preparation.
- Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research, and education.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization advocating for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
- Psychology Today Bi-monthly magazine highlighting the latest from the world of psychology: from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health, and addiction.
- PubMed NCBI's Literature resources include the world's largest repository of medical and scientific abstracts, full-text articles, books and reports, as well as supporting resources for cataloging and indexing the materials.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. AHRQ priorities are described.
- Barber Library Guide to Government Sources Links to popular government resources that can help you find statistical data as well as government publications located in the physical library collection.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health, safety, and security threats.
- Deschutes County Behavioral Health Behavioral Health helps County residents facing serious mental health and addiction issues. Staff and contracted agencies also help people with developmental disabilities and their families.
- National Institute of Health A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world.
- Oregon Health Authority Oregon's public health resource offering information on records, environmental health, family care, diseases, preparedness, prevention, wellness, and health care information.
- World Health Organization Resources, research, and topic pages from the global health section of the United Nations.
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