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Social Science Databases: Research Tools

Accessing the Databases

NEW: All STCC students, faculty, & staff are now automatically registered in the library system!

When accessing the databases from off campus, you will be prompted to sign in.

USERNAME - Students can login with Student ID; Faculty & Staff should login with library barcode.

PASSWORD - Last name in all CAPS

If you are unsuccessful logging in, see libguides.stcc.edu/LoginSupport

Gale in Context: U.S. History

Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in United States history. Full of full-text magazines, academic journals, primary source documents, images, videos and audio files.

Ethnic Diversity Source

Ethnic Diversity Source (TRIAL)
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.
It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

Gale in Context: World History

Gale in Context: World History
Information on the most important people, cultures, topics and events that have formed the history of the human race.

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest Online
Billions of records ready to reveal your family's story, powered by Ancestry.com

Military & Government Collection

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A collection of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

Library of Congress Digital Collections

Library of Congress Digital Collections are free and open access and contain written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music from their vast holdings.

Jewish Virtual Library

The Jewish Virtual Library
Open Access online resource providing information about Jewish history, Israel, U.S.-Israel relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and Judaism, and current affairs, through articles and images.
A comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism with more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps.

Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice

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Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods with particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling. Includes full text articles.

Social Work Reference Center

Social Work Reference Center
Social Work Reference Center is an information resource for social workers and mental health professionals. It covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
The database provides full-text coverage of topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This link opens in a new window
Over 1,600 entries designed so that each one is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
An excellent (and extensive) collection of materials on the African diaspora. The Schomburg web site offers online exhibits, manuscript finding aids, and more.