Have a research project and don't know where to start? Go to The Yocum Library's online databases and start with ProQuest Central.  This is the database many students start with because it covers so many disciplines and topics.

"ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world. Coverage extends from 1970 to today." [from ProQuest Central: About]

To reach ProQuest Central, go to Canvas, scroll down to Yocum Library on the left side, and click on it. Scroll down to "ProQuest Central." If you click on that, it will take you to the search page.

Yocum Adds New Online Databases

Today a library can be open 24/7 for its patrons by accessing library resources online through the Internet. These online sources are available to patrons of libraries that subscribe to them.

The Yocum Library recently added three online databases. With these additions, we now provide faculty, students, staff, and alumni the ability to access over 45 online databases for research projects and general use.

To access these online resources, patrons must have their library's passwords. Members of the RACC community can find the current database passwords in the myRACC Portal.

Here are the three newest additions to our online databases:

1. Reference USA is a nationwide compendium of business and

    residential listings.

2. Morningstar Investment Research Center is a comprehensive

    analysis on over 41,000 investments (stocks, funds and ETFs).

3. Value Line provides reliable, unbiased investment research and

    data. Remote access to Value Line is a two step process. You

    must first authenticate with your barcode and PIN, and then log

    in to Value Line.

Yocum's Online Database of the Week: ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source™ provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more.

This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 850 titles, with over 715 titles in full-text, plus more than 12,000 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields.

This database can also be searched as part of ProQuest Central.

The information above is from ProQuest Nursing & Allied Source.

You can reach ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source by clicking on the link. You can also reach it via The Yocum Library's online database A to Z search. If you are off campus, you will need the password which is available in the password sheet in CANVAS.

The Yocum Library is Available 24/7!

Today, a library can be open 24/7 for its patrons by accessing library resources online through the Internet. At RACC's Yocum Library, you have access to numerous online databases, hundreds of e-books, a variety of e-magazines, and more.

 

These resources are available to Yocum Library patrons with access to the library's passwords. Members of the RACC community (students, faculty, and staff)  can find the current database passwords in CANVAS. You can also find additional online assistance with YODA and CUFTS.
 

To discover which databases are best for your topic, ask YODA (Yocum Online Database Aid). 

 

To discover which database includes a specific journal, use the CUFTS tool created by Simon Fraser University. 

 

You can also access the links to YODA and CUFTS on The Yocum Library's website.

Yocum Library's Online Database of the Week: Oxford Reference

Who's watching the Olympics? If you go to the Oxford Reference database (URL below), one of our online databases, you can take a quiz to see how much you know about the Olympics, in general.

Warning: It's not that easy! However, it is interesting. Go to http://www.oxfordreference.com/newsitem/118/how-much-of-an-olympics-fan-are-you-quiz take the quiz. Let us know how you do!

If you are not a student, faculty, or staff member at RACC, you  won't be able to access it. If you are part of the RACC community and you're using the database off campus, you can access the password sheet in your myRACC portal. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see it.

Oxford Reference "[b]ring[s] together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias, Oxford Reference."

Yocum's Online Database of the Week: Gale Global Issues in Context

Are you looking for research about global issues from a larger, non-U.S. perspective? Gale's Global Issues in Context is the database that can give you the information you seek. The material below is a description of the database from the publisher's web site. 

For more information, click on the links under Scope and Depth to be taken right to the database. (If you are off campus, you will need the password which is located in MyRACC portal at the bottom of the page after you log in). 

Scope and Depth
 
Global Issues In Context spans continents and cultures to bring essential, balanced information to researchers across many academic disciplines. Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics and more in a single search, Global Issues In Context not only focuses on broad issues such as poverty and nuclear proliferation, it also prompts a close appraisal of targeted issues, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Syrian Civil War, Genetically Modified Foods, Internet Control and Security, and Privacy Rights.

Authoritative Content

• Updated daily with more than 660 geographically diverse full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals for a truly global view
• 100 Gale proprietary reference titles, including Human Geography: People & the Environment, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Middle East Conflict Reference Library, and Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations.
• 250 Country topic pages and more than 400 Issue pages covering:
• Business and Economics
• Conflict and Diplomacy
• Environment and Climate Change
• Government, Politics, and Law
• Health and Medicine
• Science and Technology
• Society and Culture
• Women, Children, and the Family

Multimedia

• Images, videos, and podcasts
• Interactive maps
• Thousands of charts and graphs and other statistical information

Yocum's Online Database of the Week: Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context

This week's online database is Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context where, according to the database web site, you can "discover pro/con perspectives from authoritative voices. 

If you're working on a persuasive topic for an English Composition
essay, a speech for Fundamentals of Speech, or a persuasive  assignment from any other class, you might want to check out this online database for opposing viewpoints on many major controversial issues. 

"Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to marijuana. This cross-curricular research tool supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes," the database's About Us page explains.

"Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop information literacy, critical thinking skills, and the confidence to draw their own valid conclusions."  

This database includes the following resources:

• More than 20,100 pro/con viewpoints.
• More than 19,200 reference articles, including topic overviews
• More than 12,700 charts and graphs, along with other statistical information
• 300+ profiles of federal agencies and special-interest groups
• Special coverage of the annual debate topic determined by the National Speech and Debate Association
• Full-text newspapers and periodicals from multiple perspectives, including National Review, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Commentary, and CNN Wire

Source: Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

Yocum's Online Database of the Week: The New York Times

The Yocum Library has an institutional subscription to The New York Times through its NYTimes Pass, which gives you complimentary access to NYTimes.com and eligible NYT apps for one year.

The pass does not include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords or The New York Times Crosswords apps. NYTimes apps are not supported on all devices. Access to archived articles within the date range 1923-1980 is limited. Other restrictions may apply.

Create an account using your RACC email address. You can find the link to this database in the All Subjects section of the Yocum Library online databases.