Welcome to MiraCosta College Library 

The following research databases are currently available for a limited time to MiraCosta College through the consortium for cooperative purchasing sponsored by the Community College League of California, the Council of Chief Librarians, Tierra del Sol Library Network, the CSU-SEIR (California State University - Software and Electronic Information Resources), and various publishers.

• Most database trials require a password for access. Consult with a Librarian for all trial passwords.

2009 Trials

 Intelecom Online Resources Network (contact a librarian for password; expires: 11/25/2009)

• http://www.intelecomonline.net/
• This resource is a searchable repository of curriculum-based video learning objects (i.e. clips) for online and distance learning. Subjects covered by the clip library include Adult Basic Education, Health, History, Oceanography, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, & Environmental Studies.

Fall 2009 CCLC Trials

Learning Express (expires: 11/30/2009)

• http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com/evaluation
  This database contains customized test-preparation materials for students and adults seeking to improve performance on academic, licensing, and certification exams.

Gale (contact a librarian for access URL; expires: unknown)
Over twenty research databases to preview, including LitFinder, Testing and Education Reference Center, Demographics Now, and Biography Resource Center. (See additional Gale trials below.)

ProQuest (expires: 11/30/2009)
http://trials.proquest.com/ptc?userid=1745238
Includes many databases not currently covered in MiraCosta’s subscription to ProQuest, such as the History Studies Center, Black Studies Center, Literature Online, CultureGrams Online, and Ethnic NewsWatch.

Access World News: Research Collection  (SURF id required for off-campus access; expires: 12/31/09)  http://infoweb.newsbank.com.prox.miracosta.edu

• Research unique current and archived news content for information on topics, events, issues, people, businesses, and more through this in-depth resource. Easy online access to local, in-state, national and international news sources, including newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, news web-only content and video. Alerts and "my personal" functionality helps students and faculty track and manage their research projects. [Note: this is an extended trial courtesy of the publisher. Please provide feedback on this resource to any of the librarians.]

Other Extended Trials

The following resources are being provided to the College from ThomsonGale publishers for a one year free trial (expires 6/30/2010). Your feedback is requested (jparis@miracosta.edu).

• Global Issues in Context

Global Issues in Context offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.

• History Resource Center: U.S.

History Resource Center: U.S. provides access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

• History Resource Center: World

History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history.

• Nursing Resource Center

Nursing Resource Center brings together respected medical titles from Gale and Macmillan with thorough nursing-specific texts from Thomson Delmar.

• Business & Company Resource Center

The Business & Company Resource Center provides business, company, and industry content, including articles from periodicals and news sources, press releases, and detailed information for domestic and international companies and associations.

• Small Business Resource Center

Small Business Resource Center offers small business management resources via a combination of relevant periodicals and reference content. Includes resources for industry research, financial planning, marketing products, and franchising a business.