Research Guides: WR122 Pesznecker: Find resources: Library databases

Off-campus access

Access CCC Library's online article and eBook databases from off campus anytime, anywhere! Follow the instructions below to log in from off campus.

Go to CCC Library's homepage.
Select Articles and A-Z databases under Research tools.
Select a database (e.g., EBSCO eBooks).
Log in using your full myClackamas email address and password.
Select Submit.
Success! You will have immediate access the database you selected.

Trouble logging in? Call 503-594-6323 or 503-594-6042 for help.

Find articles

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete provides magazine, trade journal, and peer-reviewed journal articles on a wide range of subjects and is good for research on almost every topic. Most articles are available in full-text. It’s a great place to look for scholarly resources when you’re not sure where to start.
How to search Academic Search Complete
Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Academic OneFile offers newspaper, magazine, trade journal, and peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as eBooks, videos and podcasts. Many articles are available in full-text. Subject coverage is comprehensive and includes the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, and literature. It’s a great place to look for resources when you’re not sure where to start.
How to search Academic OneFile
Gale eBooks / Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks contains full text online reference books on the subjects of art, business, education, environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science, and social science. Gale eBooks is a great place to start your research - it is the academic version of Wikipedia!
How to search Gale eBooks
MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
MasterFILE Complete provides over 9,000 full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
How to search MasterFILE Complete
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher is a great place to begin research on contemporary topics. Written by journalists, CQ Researcher reports include a topic overview background, data tables, images, opposing viewpoints and bibliographies. Topics include health, criminal justice, the environment, technology, social issues, international news, education, the economy, and more.
How to search CQ Researcher
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints is a great place to begin research on controversial current events. Opposing Viewpoints offers viewpoint articles that offer pro and/or con perspectives to issues, as well as magazines, academic journals, newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, and links to websites.
How to search Opposing Viewpoints

Filter to the right topic/subject database

This tip will help you find an article in our topic-specific EBSCO and/or Gale databases. If we don't have your exact topic, choose the closest related subject, or use the databases Academic OneFile or Academic Search Complete.

Filter to the right topic/subject database

Go to CCC Library's A-Z Database list.
Select the dropdown menu All Subjects
Select your subject from the list
The resulting list of databases will be specialized to your subject. Look for those that say Best Bet.
- Bonus: Limit the databases to those that have professional, peer-reviewed journals by also using the All Database Types dropdown menu.

Search eBooks

EBSCO eBooks Collection This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's ever-growing eBook collection includes eBooks on every topic, including business, health sciences, literary criticism, performing arts, religion, social sciences, and technology.
How to search EBSCO eBooks
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Ebook Central has more than 134,000 titles geared toward an academic audience and contains titles related to the arts, business, education, health & medicine, history, literature, law, literature& language, religion & philosophy, science & technology,and the social sciences.
How to search ProQuest Ebook Central