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- Academic One File This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Used for general research. Contains full-text versions of over 19,000 publications. Materials cover dates from 1900 to present and updated daily. From Gale. Resource Types: Scholarly Journal (Peer Reviewed) Articles; Popular (Magazine, Newspaper) Articles; Newsletters; Multimedia
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new window Subjects: World Languages & Cultures Description: AnthroSource offers full-text access to more than 100 years of anthropological information from the American Anthropological Association’s (AAA) portfolio of 32 anthropological publications. Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Full-Text Books; Bulletins; Newsletters.
- National Geographic Magazine This link opens in a new window Subjects: World Languages & Cultures; Multidisciplinary Description: The National Geographic Magazine Archive includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable, from 1995 to the present. Resource Types: Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles; Images
- Religion and Philosophy Collection (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window Subjects: Philosophy, Religion, & Classical Studies; World History; World Languages & Cultures Description: Full-text database for theology and philosophy research. 130+ full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy and philosophy of language. From Ebsco Resource Types: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Magazine/Newspaper Non-Scholarly) Articles
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- Bilingual Dictionaries A list of bilingual dictionaries available via the Library's Oxford Reference Online subscription. Languages represented include Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
- 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
- History Reference Center This link opens in a new window Subjects: History Description: Designed for community colleges and undergraduate research, this database features full text for thousands of primary source documents and full-text content from 140 leading history journals. From Ebsco. Resource Types: Primary Sources; Encyclopedias & Reference Books; Multimedia; Maps &Graphs
- Statista This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary Description: Statistics from 18,000+ national and international sources. Many subjects include editorials broader context. Graphics are downloadable in a variety of formats and citations in multiple styles are provided for ease of use. Relevant global statistics editorial statistic reports downloadable Resource Types: Statistics; Summaries; Editorial Research Reports
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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.
- Foreign Language Materials Books for adults and children in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish at COCC Barber Library
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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
- PBS Video Collection This link opens in a new window Subjects: Multidisciplinary; Film & Theater Arts Description: Contains 1,400+ titles from PBS, CNN, and Sony Picture Classics. Titles include NOVA, Nature, Ken Burns, American Experience, and Frontline. From ProQuest/Alexander Street Resource Types: Videos; Documentaries; Feature & Short Films; Speeches & Lectures; Performances
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- Journal of Anthropological Research The Journal of Anthropological Research publishes diverse, high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on anthropological research of substance and broad significance, as well as about 100 timely book reviews annually.
- BBC News - Country Profiles An instant guide to history, politics, and economic backgrounds of countries and territories from an independent UK news agency.
- Data for the Sustainable Development Goals The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is an official source of internationally-comparable data on education, science, culture and communication.
- Noticias Latinas From Latin Media NW, the online version of a website covering local and regional news in Spanish.
- Oregon Pero En Espanol Local and regional news in Spanish
- TV5Monde TV5Monde is a French television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming.
- World Images The WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project, which contains approximately 100,000 images that are global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery.
- XLSemanal From Spain, a widely read and distributed magazine. In Spanish.
- 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.
- United Nations The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization providing resources on humanitarian crises, data on membership countries, and more.
- US Department of State The US Department of State provides information to American citizens looking to travel internationally. Provides a traveler’s checklist, safety and security information, and information about emergencies that could occur while abroad.
- The World Factbook This publication by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) The World Factbook provides information about 267 countries, including geography, demographics, economy, and transnational issues.
- Artstor This link opens in a new window Subjects: Art Description: Artstor provides access to more than 2 million images. All rights-cleared for education and research. Part of the JSTOR platform. From ITHAKA. Resource Types: Images
- Image Quest This link opens in a new window Subjects: Art Description: Over three million images from 62 collections includes imagery and clip art materials (infographics, signs and symbols, graphic concepts and vector illustrations), all rights-cleared for educational, non-commercial use. From Britannica Digital Learning. Resource Types: Images
- Foreign Language Materials Books for adults and children in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish at COCC Barber Library
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