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Article Indexes and Databases - Alphabetical

Find articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers using these databases. To search from home, you will need your myVCC username and password.

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A to Z Maps Online
A comprehensive collection of over 3,600 maps. Includes physical, political, antique and thematic maps as well as an excellent Canadian collection.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) (Multidisciplinary)  full-text
Scholarly journals and popular magazines on a wide range of topics. More »

AccessScience
Background articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries and biographies on science and technology topics.

Auto Repair Reference Center   full-text
Manufacturer and repair information for thousands of vehicles, including wiring diagrams and factory drawings.

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Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Edition  some full-text
Background articles on the core topics in health, dental, nursing and biology.

Business Source Premier  some full-text
Find business journal articles, along with case studies, investment research, industry and market reports, and SWOT analyses.

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CBCA - Reference, Business & News  full-text
Canadian magazine and journal articles.

Canadian Encyclopedia  full-text
The online version of the Canadian encyclopedia.

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook
Provides up-to-date accounting and assurance guidelines for Canada.

Canadian Newsstand  some full-text
Search the major Canadian newspapers, including the Vancouver Sun, The Province, and the Globe and Mail.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre  full-text
Provides opposing viewpoints on a variety of key Canadian topics (e.g. homelessness; same-sex marriage). Also contains research guides which are helpful in the writing of argumentative essays.

Canadian Research Index
Canadian federal, provincial and territorial government publications.

Canadian Reference Centre  some full-text
Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books; the largest collection of full-text Canadian content. Includes a large image collection.

CINAHL with Full Text  some full-text
Access to articles nursing and related allied health fields.

Consumer Health Complete  some full-text
Contains health information for non-health professionals and patients. Find articles and background information covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine

CUFTS - Search for Journals at VCC
Lists the journals, magazines and newspapers available at VCC Library in print and online.

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Directory of Open Access Journals
Lists full-text open access journals that are available online — mostly scientific journals.

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e-HLbc (Electronic Health Library of British Columbia) E-Stat
Provides access to Canadian population and socioeconomic statistics in the form of graphs, tables and maps. Some customization available.

EBMR: Evidence Based Medicine Reviews  some full-text
A definitive resource in evidence-based medicine (EBM). Combines four of the most trusted EBM resources into one database: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE); ACP Journal Club; and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.

EBSCO Indexes  some full-text
Ed/IT Lib (Education & Information Technology Library)   full-text
Articles on education and information technology.

Encyclopaedia Britannica
An excellent general encyclopedia; great for finding good quality background information on almost any topic.

Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Provides background and introductory information on British Columbia

ERIC (Education) Index
Lists education journals, articles and documents. Very little full-text.

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Gale Literature Resource Center  some full-text
Find information about authors and their writing.

Grove Music Online:

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Health Source: Alt Healthwatch (holistic medicine)  some full-text
Articles on alternative and complementary approaches to health care.

Health Source: Consumer Edition  some full-text
Articles on health and medicine from more popular magazines and journals. More general information.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  some full-text
Articles on nursing and allied health topics from more scholarly journals. More in-depth, scientific information.

Hoover's Company Records
Financial information about companies, industries and well-known businesspeople.

Hospitality & Tourism Complete   some full-text
Scholarly research and industry news on all topics in hospitality, tourism and culinary arts.

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Journals@Ovid  some full-text
Search over 200 journals for articles in medicine, nursing and the life sciences.

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Lexi-PAL Drug Guide
Get up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant information for all U.S. prescription drugs and nutritional supplements.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (LISTA)  some full-text
Articles on librarianship and information science, including information retrieval, information management, cataloguing, classification, search engines and electronic publishing.

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MAS Ultra (School Edition)  some full-text
Information on a wide range of general and current topics. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), perfect for ESL students.

Medline with Full Text (EBSCO)   some full-text  or  Medline (Ovid)   index
The premier resource for finding articles in the life sciences: nursing, dentistry, the health care system and more.

Medline Journal Titles  some full-text
The premier resource for finding articles in the life sciences: nursing, dentistry, the health care system and more. Not much full-text.

Medline Plus
Excellent information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine — the latest health news, a medical encyclopedia and interactive patient tutorials.

Medline Plus Medical Dictionary  full-text
A dictionary of medical terms.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy  full-text
A comprehensive guide to disorders and diseases with information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and drugs. .

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Naxos Music Library
Listen to over 250,000 tracks of music from the largest online classical music library.

Naxos Jazz
Listen to over 20,000 jazz tracks, by over 500 jazz artists. Search by artist, disc/song title or catalogue number.

netLibrary
A library of full-text eBooks — read complete books online from any computer. Mostly business topics.

Nursing & Allied Health Source  some full-text
Articles in nursing and allied health fields. Includes evidence-based resources, information on health in different cultures, and streaming videos.

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Oxford Music Online  full-text
An invaluable resource for information on music scholarship. Find research articles on composers, performers, and all types of musical styles.

Oxford Reference Online 
150 Oxford dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference books of a wide variety of topics — mostly English and the Humanities.

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Professional Development Collection  some full-text
Designed for educators and education researchers, this collection covers subjects from children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice.

PsycARTICLES  some full-text
The best source for articles on psychology.

PsycINFO   index
Lists psychological works published from 1887 to the present, including articles, books and technical reports. Very little full-text.

PubList
Information about different magazines, journals, newsletters and other periodicals published around the world.
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PubMed (Medical & Dental Index)
Lists journal articles on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system and the life sciences. With summaries. Very little full-text.

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QuickScribe
For legal research. Access B.C. statutes, regulations, and current legislation, as well as key federal legislation.

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SalemHealth: Cancer
An authoritative reference source, with over 800 articles, for patients, caregivers and healthcare providers.

ScienceDirect   some full-text
Find scholarly articles published in core health and life sciences journals.

Statistics Canada
Provides Canadian statistics on population, resources, economy, society and culture.

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World Book Advanced
Contains encyclopedia articles, e-books, multimedia, and primary resources. Research guides are provided.

World Book Online Reference Center
The World Book encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas.