The Fred L. Mathews Library at Southwestern Michigan College provides numerous online database resources to support the research needs of patrons of the library and SMC’s students and faculty.
The links included in the following list of databases are available on-campus in any computer lab or kiosk located at either the Dowagiac campus or Niles Area Campus. Passwords are required for off-campus use and access is restricted to registered students at Southwestern Michigan College. Students may contact the library at (269) 782-1339 to obtain login credentials.
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Electric Library |
- Covers a wide range of subjects utilizing eight different media types: magazines, newspapers, reference books, maps, pictures, TV and radio transcripts, audio/video and weblinks
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International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship |
- Publishes timely articles that describe innovative methods and introduce novel approaches to all aspects of nursing education.
- Edited by faculty at leading North American universities
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ProQuest Nursing Journals |
- Covers nursing, allied health, alternative medicine and consumer health related topics with over 470 titles in full text
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ProQuest Research Library |
- Covers a wide range of academic subjects, including over 2,550 titles in full text.
- Is the best place for articles in the humanities, social sciences, business, education and health
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Readers’ Guide Full Text Select |
- Searchable full-text plus abstracting and indexing for a broad selection of the most-wanted popular periodicals, as far back as 1994
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Biography Resource Center |
- More than 422,000 biographical entries covering more than 335,000 people from more than 135 reference books as well magazine articles
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Current Issues – Environment |
- Full-text articles from such respected publications as Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Smithsonian, National Geographic, and the Atlantic Monthly on more than 250 environmental issues.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library |
- Reference books in eBook format, cross-searchable through an easy-to-use interface
- Includes the Information Plus series and the series of Essential Primary Sources on Social Issues and many more
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History Resource Center: U.S. |
- Covers U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present with primary and secondary sources.
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Nursing Resource Center |
- A comprehensive resource designed to match the "Nursing Process" through organizing information by diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. Resources prepare students for clinical exams, providing homework help, or NCLEX-RN test prep.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
- Focuses on Social Issues
- Has viewpoint articles, material from reference books, statistics & magazine & journal articles
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Science Online |
- Includes essays, diagrams, experiments, biographies, news articles, timeline & more
- Covers biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space & astronomy, weather & climate
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World Book Online |
- Resources include encyclopedic content, e-books, dictionary, atlas, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.
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Library of Michigan (MEL) |
- Free databases are also available for all Michigan residents from the Library of Michigan. See the Michigan eLibrary channel in SMC Wired.
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New York Times Historical Newspapers |
- 1851-2004, starting with the very first issue
- A great place to find Primary Source Information
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