OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS
DATABASES: MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, & NEWSPAPERS
The Shelton State Libraries provide off-campus access to its catalog and selected resources. To use expanded features, library users may access the library's Advanced Search Catalog (Encore) with their library barcodes, available at any library desk or by email for eLearning students.
Your user name for Advanced Search (Encore) is your first and last name (in that order -- e.g., john smith). Your barcode number appears on your library card. You may also request your barcode by email (dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu ).
To search specific databases individually or to find out more about them, click on one of the following:
Alabama Virtual Library
CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition
CQ Researcher & Global Researcher
Biography Reference Bank Select
Current Issues: Environment
Current Issues: Health
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
Wilson Omni File
About periodicals and online databases available through the Shelton State Libraries
The Shelton State Libraries carry almost 400 current periodicals (magazines, journals, and newspapers) in traditional print format and continue to maintain selected titles in microfilm backfiles. All subscription and backfile information is included in the library catalog, where you can search by title or subject for details.
On the Martin Campus, newspapers are shelved near the circulation desk and periodicals are shelved under the windows. Back issues are stored in the Periodicals Room beside the Copy Room. All print, microfilm, or bound periodicals are shelved by title in alphabetical order. On the Fredd Campus, newspapers are stored in a standing rack and current periodicals are stored in a circular floor stand. No back issues are kept.
All online databases are available on campus with no login or password required. Off-campus access is available for most of the databases as indicated below. In general -- and for eLearning students in particular -- the best way to access databases when off campus is through the Advanced Search Catalog. Remote access to the databases requires your name and library barocode. If you do not know your library barcode, you may ask at any library desk and get a card with your barcode on it. If you are an eLearning student who does not have classes on campus, you may email dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu for your barcode information. After logging on with your library barcode (from the Advanced Search Catalog), enter your search term. On the following screen, click on the name of one of the databases or the orange arrow in the "Articles & More" column on the right. This will lead you directly to articles that appear in the database you selected. You will see more details about what is ava ilable in these databases in the column on the left.
Alabama Virtual Library (AVL)
Available on campus with no login/password required
* Includes multiple databases with magazine, journal, and newspaper full-text articles
* For general topics, see, especially EBSCOHost Web and Academic Search Premier
* Specific databases for a variety of subjects (education, nursing, business, etc.)
* Provided by the Alabama Legislature at no additional cost to users
* For all Alabama schools (K-12, college and university) and public libraries
* Arranged by age group or subject
* Passwords and User IDs for HOME ACCESS to the AVL can be obtained in the Brooks-Cork Library on the
Martin Campus, renewable every three years, at no charge! Ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.
* Logo used with permission
CQ Historic Documents Online Series Edition
No additional documents will be added to this database after 12/31/09.
Available on campus ONLY with no login or password required
Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents Series now contains 32 volumes of primary sources. Each volume includes approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. In CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition you can find the entire collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents collection. The online edition is clearly organized and easy to use.
* Search by keyword, topic, or title of document.
* Articles include introductions providing context for the selected documents
* Source information provided
* Primary source (actual text) provided
* Users may create their own "personal accounts" and set preferences and profiles
* "How to Cite" section included to help in documentation for papers and speeches
* Cumulative index guides users to documents in print version of Historic Documents
Note: The Brooks-Cork Library does not hold any print volumes prior to 1973.
* Licensed for use on campus only (not available via Internet)
* Students enrolled in Distance Education classes who wish to use this resource and cannot locate comparable materials
through the AVL may send an email request to dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu with specific requests.
CQ Researcher & Global Researcher)
Available on campus with no login/password required
Available off-campus with no login/password required IF accessed through Advanced
Search. To access, log in using name and library barcode; enter search term. On
following screen, click on CQ Researcher in the "Articles & More" column on the right.
* Online in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues
* Global Researcher (located on the main page of CQ Researcher) extends reports to global issues
* Regular reports on health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and U.S. economy
* Great choice for speeches, position papers, persuasive essays, etc.
* Excellent source for locating topics (Click on "Browse by Topic" on the left)
* E-Learning students should access this resources as indicated above through Advanced Search. Library barcode required.
through the AVL may send an email request to dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu with specific requests.
* Logo used with permission
Biography Reference Bank Select
Available on campus with no login/password required
Available off-campus with no login/password required IF accessed through Advanced
Search. To access, log in using name and library barcode; enter search term. On
following screen, click on Biography Ref Bank in the "Articles & More" column on the
right.
* Online access to more than 236,000 biographical profiles, with more than 36,000 images
* Search by name, profession, gender, ethnicity, birth/death date, titles or works, and keywords
* Hotlinks to related full-text articles and book reviews
* Search by keywords, date of birth, profession, place of origin, gender, ethnic background, or any combination
* 1,000 profiles added annually
* Links to related full-text articles and book reviews
Current Issues: Environment
Available on campus ONLY with no login or password required
* Focuses on environmental issues from alternative energy to global warming adn more
* Online access to 50 topics, with 10 topics added yearly
* Approximately 30 full text articles per topic
* Sources include respected journals to popular newsstand magazines
* Links to primary sources and helpful web sites
* Can be searched simultaneously with other titles list on the Wilson web page (simply click all of the databases you
wish to search)
* Good source to identify topics for speeches or papers
* Students enrolled in Distance Education classes who wish to use this resource and cannot locate comparable
materials through the AVL may send an email request to dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu with specific requests.
Current Issues: Health
Available on campus ONLY with no login or password required
* Focuses on a wide range of health topics from eating disorders to food safety and more
* Online access to more than 65 topics, with 20 added yearly
* Approximately 30 full text articles per topic
* Sources include peer-reviewed journals to popular newsstand magazines
* Links to primary sources and helpful web sites
* Can be searched simultaneously with other titles list on the Wilson web page (simply click all of the databases you
wish to search)
* Good source to identify topics for speeches or papers
* Students enrolled in Distance Education classes who wish to use this resource and cannot locate comparable
materials through the AVL may send an email request to dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu with specific requests.
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
Available on campus ONLY with no login or password required
* Presents carefully selected articles from key publications on social, scientific, political, and global issues
* Online access to more than 65 topics, with 20 added yearly
* Approximately 100,00 full-text articles
* Balanced presentation of all sides of controversial issues
* Links to primary sources and helpful web sites
* Can be searched simultaneously with other titles list on the Wilson web page (simply click all of the databases you
wish to search)
* Good source to identify topics for speeches or papers
* Students enrolled in Distance Education classes who wish to use this resource and cannot locate comparable
materials through the AVL may send an email request to dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu with specific requests.
Wilson File --Available through December 31, 2010
Available on campus with no login/password required
Available off-campus with no login/password required IF accessed through Advanced
Search. To access, log in using name and library barcode; enter search term. On
following screen, click on Wilson Omni File in the "Articles & More" column on the right.
* Provides full text of articles from over 1,750 publications and abstracts and indexing from over 3,500 publications.
* Cover goes back as early as 1982 and ensures that every search is as deep as it it broad.
* Covers topics in education, general science, humanities, social sciences, business , applied science and technology,
biology and agriculture, legal periodicals, and library and information literature
This page maintained by D. Grimes, Director of Library Services, Shelton State Community College. Updated 2/1/10.