LibGuides: eBooks at MCC: Accessing Library Databases

Library Database A-Z List

Find the best library databases for your research.

We have over 100 databases available here!

To access any database from off campus, you will need your myMCC login. You may find your myMCC login at www.mchenry.edu/myMCC.

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eBook Databases

Axis360/eRead Illinois This link opens in a new window
Popular eBooks and audiobooks that can be checked out and read online or in the Axis360 app
Create an account and log in using your library card
Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Contains 1,297 sources with 1,098 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference
eBook Community College Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of multidisciplinary ebooks.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Literary Sources brings together all Gale literature related content in a single interface with great features that can save you time.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in particular subject areas. Essays are written by leading figures in the discipline, giving critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as foundations for future research. We subscribe to the philosophy and religion handbooks.
Peterson’s Test and Career Prep, This link opens in a new window
Over 100 practice tests and courses on over 4,000 accredited schools
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Authoritative ebooks from a variety of publishers
Salem Press This link opens in a new window
McHenry County College's online collection for careers, health, history and literature.
University Press Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
eBooks from Oxford University Press and their partners
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Collection of 23,000 ebooks from Wiley.
Women and Social Movements This link opens in a new window
Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000

Navigating the A to Z Databases List

The video above gives a demo of how to locate eBook databases through the A to Z database list.