To access any database in this Research Guide from off campus, you will need your myMCC login.
Joshua Vossler's video "Selecting and Using Keywords"
Keywords and Database Searching
If your research assignment requires you to write about a current social or controversial issue, the following database is a good place to start. Use their Browse Issues tool if you need help choosing a topic to research.
These databases are great for gathering background information or a broad overview on your topic.
full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference
Gale eBooks offers broad cross-curricular collection of non-fiction titles, supporting science, geography, history, language arts, business and other subjects. Optimized for search and discovery, the Gale eBooks platform enables you to search through multiple nonfiction eBooks within a single search.
Authoritative ebooks from a variety of publishers
Collection of multidisciplinary ebooks.
When you need to do research beyond finding background information on your topic, you can find full-text articles covering a wide range of topics using these databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.