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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Covers the latest developments in technology with a focus on computer science, aerospace, energy science, information science, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, software, engineering, and more. This database combines the Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database and Computer Science Database.
Searches the USDA's National Agricultural Library pertaining to agriculture and related fields.
Partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations providing resources in fisheries, aquatic, and marine sciences.
Full-text of the British Nursing Index (BNI) supporting the practice, education, and research of health professionals in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Transcripts and nearly 500 hours of video from 1997–2014 of 60 MINUTES television news. News segments come with a short documentary on a specific news topic. Also includes CBS News program Sunday Morning.
Covers communications disorders literature focusing on speech-language pathology and audiology.
Reporting and analysis on key issues in the news. Unbiased coverage on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, the economy, and more. Reports written by journalists are footnoted and fact-checked. Current year plus 10 year rolling backfile.
Supports research on crime, legal and social implications, law enforcement, and security. Includes the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database with other scholarly and trade journals.
ERIC database plus a supplemental index of education research database by the U.S. Dept. of Education from 1966-present.
Recent and archived newspapers, newswires, and news sites from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin American, and Australia. Includes the Canadian Newsstream, Global Breaking Newswires, International Newsstream, and U.S. Newsstream database collections.
International abstracting and indexing in the humanities covering items published in the UK and other English speaking countries.
Video streaming collection offering documentaries, movies, and educational videos. Requests for unsubscribed material can be sent to refdesk@pct.edu or by calling 570-320-2409 for librarian assistance.
Combination of Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) and other journals in librarianship covering library users, information retrieval, information management & technology, archives, and online information.
Covers clinical and biomedical literature.
From 1950-current, resources on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences.
Research, policy, and practice in criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. Includes international, federal, state, local, and government reports and other publications creating an organized search of the government online resource.
Covers all aspects of philosophy both analytical and continental dating from the 1860s to present.
Includes the PAIS and WPSA databases covering international political science, public administration/policy, and related fields.
Focus on engineering, computer science, biology, energy technology, and materials science included in peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, reports, and more. This resource includes the Advanced Technologies & Computer Science Collection, Biological Science Collection, Engineering Collection, and Materials Science Collection databases.
Covers comprehensive resources for teaching, learning, and research including leadership, technology, pedagogy, policy, special education, and more. Also includes the Education Magazine Archive.
Peer-reviewed journals, clinical skills videos, and more from various health and medical Proquest resources covering anatomy, biology, clinical medicine, genetics, and other health topics.
Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with other behavior science disciplines.
Resources in the fields of philosophy and covering a wide range of religions.
Covering international politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, and library science.
Focused on sustainability and related disciplines aligned with environmental, social, and economic impact. Subjects cover agriculture, biodiversity, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and more.
Archive of magazine and primary sources of religions including complete Acta Sanctorum examining the lives of saints, the Patrologia Latina, works of the Church Fathers from 200 A to 1216, the complete Weimar Edition of Luthers Werke, and more.
Covers sociology and social work for interdisciplinary research in both fields.
Covers topics ranging from physical and health education to fitness and recreation, the business of sports, kinesiology, physical therapy, motor learning, and sport sociology and psychology.
