Research Guides: Electronic Resources: e-Books

E-Book Databases

CCC subscribes to a number of e-book collection databases. To use these databases you will need to be on campus or have CCC credentials. If you are a CCC student, faculty, or staff, and experience difficulties logging in, contact the library using the chat box on the left, or emailing us at reference@clackamas.edu.

EBSCO eBooks Collection This link opens in a new window
This ever-growing collection includes eBooks on every topic, including business, health sciences, literary criticism, performing arts, religion, social sciences, technology, and CTE (career and technical education).
How to search EBSCO eBooks
Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central (ProQuest) has tens of thousands of titles geared toward an academic audience and contains titles related to the arts, business, education, nursing, history, journalism, literature, religion and philosophy, and STEM.
How to search Ebook Central (ProQuest)
ABDO Digital Bookshelf This link opens in a new window
Contains Leveled Reader electronic books (eBooks) for our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students. ABDO includes fiction (not true), non-fiction (true), and biographies.

Made Incredibly Easy Health Library
Access 32 titles in Lippincott’s Made Incredibly Easy (MIE) and Made Incredibly Visual (MIV) Health Library.
Topics include anatomy & physiology, charting, ECG interpretation, health assessments, hemodynamic monitoring, medical Spanish, medical terminology, NCLEX-RN questions, pathophysiology, pharmacology, respiratory care, wound care, and much more.

Search strategy overview - databases

Use these tips when you search in CCC Library databases. Your search results will be more focused and relevant to your topic!

Use quotation marks around phrases and search terms to search for the words in the exact order you would like, instead of separately.
Use different search boxes for each different idea that makes up your overall topic.

Too Many Results?	Too Few Results?
Add in additional search terms. Limit to peer-reviewed journals. Limit by date. Limit by subject. Limit to items with full-text availability. Change the search box dropdown menu to "Abstract" or "Subject."	Verify that you spelled everything correctly. Erase unnecessary search terms. Try different search terms. Use the Boolean operator OR between search terms. Remove any limits you may have added to an earlier search. Change the search box dropdown menu to "All Text" or "Entire Document."

Need help with too many or too few results? Call, email, chat with, or stop by and see a librarian!

CCC Catalog

Use the CCC Library Catalog to find books, e-books, videos, and more!

CCC Library catalog
Search CCC Library's print collection. Use the call number to find the item on the shelf!

TIP: To find electronic sources, use the "Refine my results" filters (on the left if you are on a computer). Under "Availability" there is an option called "Full Text Online" - select it to narrow your results to only ebooks, electronic articles, and evideos.