Popular Databases
Available to current students, faculty and staff.
FAQs for accessing Collin databases
Academic Search Complete 
Includes Full-text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer reviewed journals,
magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety
of subjects
Biography Reference Bank
Includes Full-text
Coverage: Current and historical information
Reference book articles, magazine articles,
images
Use for: Biographical information on notable
people past and present
Issues and Controversies
Includes Full-text
1995-present
Includes primary sources, newspaper editorials,
and editorial cartoons
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in
English, Health Sciences, Speech, Social
Sciences
JSTOR
Includes Full-text
Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All
issues of included journals.
Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and
historical information about any topic
Literature Resource Center
Includes Full-text
Current and some historical information
Reference book articles, Scholarly journal
articles, magazine articles, Web sites
Use for: Literature and literary criticism
MLA International Bibliography
Mainly citations. Links to some full-text
Use for: English – literary criticism
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Includes Full-text
Updated regularly
Includes viewpoint articles, full-text magazine
and newspaper articles, primary source
documents, statistics, images and podcasts
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English,
Health Sciences, Speech, Social Sciences
Project Muse
Includes Full-text
Mid 1990s-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: In-depth information. Arts, English,
Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics
Find a Specific Journal Title
See if a particular journal, magazine
or newspaper is available
Finding Books and Video
Find Composition & Rhetoric Topics books and videos in the library catalog.
Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.
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