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Primo is a one-search discovery service that provides you with access to many full-text electronic resources such as scholarly journal and magazine articles, newspaper articles and e-books. Primo also serves as the library catalog for MCTC Libraries and allows you to find print books, DVDs and other materials available within our campus libraries. You can search Primo 24/7 on any computer or device with Internet access to find a host of scholarly resources to use for you class assignments!*
*For more information about accessing full-text electronic articles, e-books, videos and more, visit the "Off Campus Access Instructions" located under Help on the MCTC Library Homepage.
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MCTC Library Journals A-ZSearch here to find TITLES of scholarly journals and magazines available within the MCTC library subscription databases.
Journal/Magazine Article Databases
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Biography Reference CenterBiography Reference Center provides thousands of reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography Today and Biography, plus narrative biographies not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
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CareNotes System (Available through Micromedex)Complete, easy-to-understand information about all aspects of patient care, medications, and health, in English or Spanish.
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EBSCOHostJournal, newspapers, and reference sources provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.
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Gale CENGAGE LearningSearch selected or all of the GALE Cengage Learning databases such as Gale Virtual Reference Library; Academic OneFile; World History Collection; Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context and Health and Wellness Resource Center.
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JSTORScholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
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LearningExpress LibraryLearningExpress Library features nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and eBooks to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.
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Literary Reference Center PlusLRC Plus includes thousands of plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, and author biographies.
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MicromedexUnbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine to stay informed on clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions.
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Opposing Viewpoints In ContextFeatures pro and con viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. This database also features videos, podcasts, and streaming audio.
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Free Online Articles
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ProCon.org: Free Article Website"ProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that has no government affiliations of any kind. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias."
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Directory of Open Access JournalsFree, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
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HighWire Free Journal ArticlesOffered by Stanford University, HighWire Press touts itself as the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth!