LibGuides: COLS 101: College Success: Searching Library Databases

What Are Databases?

Library databases are online search tools for research. The Libraries pay for access to these tools, which are then provided to our students. Most of our databases contain articles that were first published in either newspapers, magazines, or scholarly journals. Some of our databases contain e-books or online videos. Visit this page for a complete listing of research tools.

Helpful Databases

ProQuest
One of the essential databases to your NCC research experience! Search for your topic here to find articles from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and other reference sources. Many articles are full text.

EBSCOhost Research Databases This link opens in a new window
Use this library database to search for articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Be sure to click the link for EBSCOhost Web, then the button for Continue, and then you will see the search screen.

Opposing Viewpoints
This database is helpful for research topics where you must be persuasive or make an argument. It includes a list of topics (under the Browse Issues tab) so it's a good place to go if you need to think of a topic.

COLS 101: College Success: Searching Library Databases

What Are Databases?

Helpful Databases

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EBSCO Discovery Service