The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
America's Historical Newspapers: Search and browse hundreds of U.S. newspapers published from 1690 through the 20th Century, highlighting original documents exactly as they appeared in print from all 50 states.
Contemporary Global Issues in Video is a video-only collection featuring international documentaries on humanitarian and environmental issues. This collection includes films on child trafficking, life in refugee camps post-conflict support and LGBTQ+ rights; anti-corruption protests and indigenous people’s movements across the globe; and the impact of technology on international security. Environmental-themed films illustrate the impact of environmental degradation on the planet.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a full-text database covering all areas of hospitality and tourism, including hospitality law, market trends and hotel management. Magazines, company and country reports, books and newspapers included.
Access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks in the Palace Project app, available to download on Apple or Android devices.
SWANK partners with major Hollywood studios, documentary providers, independent filmmakers and international film companies to provide a diverse library of films. This collection provides access to view not just the core classics of film, but also films and documentaries across genres, contemporary films, and international films. Public performance rights are limited to classroom use. The collection includes captioning and is screen reader compatible!
The Web of Science Core Collection has ten indexes containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, and conferences. It is the world's leading citation database with records of articles from the highest impact journals worldwide—including open access journals— Full-text coverage will depend on your institution's subscription depth. Includes Science Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index
The most frequently-used databases
Multi-disciplinary database with lots of full-text magazine and journal articles.
Online collection of academic encyclopedias and dictionaries - an academic alternative to Wikipedia.
eBooks on a wide variety of topics including: anthropology, business, computers, education, English, fine arts, history, language, law, psychology, religion, science, and social sciences.
Formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for almost any subject.
Citation Tool. You must use your student.elgin.edu email to connect.
Resource covering social issues and other controversial topics. Includes magazines, academic journals, opinion essays, statistics, and reference sources.
Multi-disciplinary database.
