Catalog+&+Databases

= Welcome to the Camden County Technical Schools' Catalog & Databases! =

Here you will find access to our online catalog which provides information about the collection of print materials available to students at CCTS. This page also has information on the various databases available to all members of the CCTS community. The databases may be accessed both at school and remotley from home. Please see Ms. Korn or Mr. McDivitt for help!

|| **This online catalog currently reflects the collection available at the Gloucester Township Campus. The collection at Penn Tech will be available online soon...stay tuned!** ||
 * ===Information Commons Center Catalog===

For help searching our EBSCOHost databases, please see the following tutorials:
Academic || This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. //Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition// also features the //Lexi-PAL Drug Guide,// which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. ||=  || Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. || ** Please see JerseyClicks! ** ||
 * Basic Search
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 * Reading an article in EBSCO//host//
 * Using a visual search
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 * = [[image:aspremier100.gif link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph"]]﻿ || This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/intro_to_ehost/intro_to_ehost.html"]]﻿ ﻿ ||
 * = ABC CLIO: American Government || //American Government// explains the foundations of our government, connects these concepts to the issues of the day, and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the political and economic systems of the United States by comparing them to those of other countries. With //American Government//, users can learn from a wealth of short biographies, videos, quotes, and primary source documents. The information in this database is authoritative and engaging, and the unique presentation encourages active, informed, thoughtful citizenship. ||= [[image:abc.jpg width="79" height="66" link="@http://www.abc-clio.com/SchoolResources/SchoolsGuidedTourV3.htm"]] ||
 * = ABC CLIO: American History || From the explorers of the Americas to the issues of today’s headlines, //American History// investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation’s evolution. //American History// goes far beyond simply providing names and dates to memorize; it illuminates American politics, science, culture, philosophy, and economics to make the subjects as fascinating and engaging as they should be. From the Civil War to Woodstock, this authoritative and recently updated database explores the ongoing development of the United States, putting past events in context with modern times to initiate critical thinking. ||= [[image:a11.jpg width="79" height="66" link="@http://www.abc-clio.com/SchoolResources/SchoolsGuidedTourV3.htm"]] ||
 * = Biography Collection Complete || Biography Collection Complete offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/brc/brc.htm"]] ||
 * = [[image:bspremier100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=buh"]] || //Business Source Premier// is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. The //Business Searching Interface// is designed to help users research items such as economic or country analyses, investigate market trends or potential, and find current competitive information or landscape analysis information. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/bsi/bsi.html"]] ||
 * = ** Contemporary Authors ** || //Contemporary Authors// helps researchers discover biographical details on approximately 116,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. The most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century, and authors from around the world are featured in this award-winning reference resource. ** This database is offered through JerseyClicks. See Ms. Korn for access information. ** || [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center"]] ||
 * = EBSCO//host// & EBSCO//host// Espanol || EBSCOHost Web allows you to search all of EBSCO databases through an integrated interface making searching easier! ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/intro_to_ehost/intro_to_ehost.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:ERIC-button(100x50).gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eric"]] || //ERIC,// the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://www.eric.ed.gov/WebHelp/ApplicationHelp.htm"]] ||
 * = ﻿﻿ [[image:europamer.gif width="96" height="78" align="center"]] || European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 is a valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. The bibliographic database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery. ||  ||
 * = [[image:Funk-and-Wagnalls-New-Encyclopedia-button(100x50).gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=funk"]] || This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:greenfile100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=8gh"]] || //GreenFILE// offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. ||=  ||
 * = [[image:WebButton_HealthSource_100x50.jpg align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hxh"]] || This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. //Health Source: Consumer Edition// provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines. ||=  ||
 * = Health Source: Nursing/
 * = [[image:hrc100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=khh"]] || //History Reference Center// offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. ||=  ||
 * = ** Informe ** || Created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users, this full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations.
 * [[image:jerseyclicks.gif width="147" height="16" align="center" link="@http://www.jerseyclicks.org/homepages/jclicks/jclicksclassic.asp"]] || // JerseyClicks // is New Jersey's statewide portal for searching the statewide full-text databases offered by the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Library Network, and funds from the Library Services and Technology Act. These high quality databases cover subjects such as health, history, business, education, science, current events, literature, and popular fiction. The suite also includes Informe, our Spanish language full-text database. || ** Please see Ms. Korn or Mr. McDivitt for access information for JerseyClicks! ** ||
 * = ** Job & Career Accelerator ** || Create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams. Access millions of job listings. || ** Please see JerseyClicks! ** ||
 * = Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society || This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy, providing authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on today's most important issues. ||= [[image:a11.jpg width="91" height="76" link="@http://www.abc-clio.com/SchoolResources/SchoolsGuidedTourV3.htm"]] ||
 * = [[image:kidssearch100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=srck5"]] || Kids Search offers students and easy-to-use and geographically appealing interface, with an emphasis on searching by topics, such as geography, arts & music, health, or sports. || [[image:srck5_logo.gif align="center" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/KidsSearchInterface.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:Library,-Information-Science-&-Technology-Abstracts-button(100x50).gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lxh"]] || //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts// (LISTA) indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:litreference100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lfh"]] || //Literary Reference Center// (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a comprehensive database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/lrc/LiteraryReferenceCenter.html"]] ||
 * = Marshall Cavendish Digital || A customizable, Web-based, digital collection of reference works featuring remote access and the same high-quality, well-illustrated, authoritative, accurate, and in-depth content for which Marshall Cavendish is known. The database is searchable by category or title. ||= [[image:mclogo.gif width="214" height="38" link="@http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com/mcdigitalhome"]] ||
 * = [[image:masultra100.gif align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ulh"]] || Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. //MAS Ultra – School Edition// also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = MasterFILE Premiere || Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, //MasterFILE Premier// also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCO//host.// ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = Middle Search Plus || //Middle Search Plus// provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. //Middle Search Plus// also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * ** ﻿Newspaper Source Plus﻿ ** || //Newspaper Source Plus// includes more than 700 full-text newspapers, providing more than 31 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 699,000 television and radio news transcripts || Please see JerseyClicks!  ||
 * = NoveList Plus || NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction. With its intuitive interface and extensive proprietary content, NoveList Plus will help you to answer the question of what to read next. ||= [[image:aaa11.gif width="111" height="56" link="@http://web.ebscohost.com/novp/search?vid=1&hid=113&sid=5c78d878-4914-4520-8e94-be4691bc4a95%40sessionmgr115"]] ||
 * = Points of View || The //Points of View Reference Center// is an interface intended for public, academic, and high school libraries. //Points of View// is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use //Points of View// as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each //Points of View// Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/POV/pov.html"]] ||
 * = Primary Search || //Primary Search// provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * ** Professional Development Collection ** || Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. //Professional Development Collection// is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. ||= **Please see JerseyClicks!** ||
 * ** Reference USA ** || Provides detailed, current directory information on more than 12 million U.S. Businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses and 11 million Canadian residents. || ** Please see JerseyClicks! ** ||
 * = Referencia Latina || //Referencia Latina//, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries; 50,000 images; 2,500 health reports; a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for over 100 reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Its intuitive, theme-based Spanish-language interface is designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users with limited online research experience. ||= [[image:1a.gif width="107" height="65" link="@http://web.ebscohost.com/slrc/search/basic?vid=1&hid=113&sid=23166ad5-8a06-4eb8-b443-9837bb2a6706%40sessionmgr110"]] ||
 * = Regional Business News || This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. //Regional Business News// incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Click here for a complete title list. Click here for more info. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * [[image:History_stacked_small_logo.gif width="95" height="35" align="center" link="@http://history.salempress.com/"]] || //Salem History// is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets. ||  ||
 * ** Salud en Espanol ** || //Salud en Español// is EBSCO's interface designed for the everyday consumer of Spanish-language health care information. Salud provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. || ** Please see JerseyClicks! ** ||
 * Science Image Collection || Currently, EBSCO//host// has a single Image Collection that is used for a variety of databases such as //Academic Search Premier//, //MAS Ultra//, //MasterFILE Premier// as well as //Middle Search Plus// and //Primary Search//. The Image Collection contains images from Archive Photos, Canadian Press, Motion Picture & Television Archive and MapQuest as well as a variety of images from the public domain. ||  ||
 * = Science Online || Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. ||= [[image:Science_Icon.gif width="272" height="25" link="@http://www.fofweb.com/Science/default.asp?ItemID=WE40"]] ||
 * = [[image:searchasaurus100.gif width="90" height="45" align="center" link="@http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=sas"]] || //Searchasaurus// is a full text database for school research and reading. || [[image:sas_logo.gif align="center" link="http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/Searchasaurus.html"]] ||
 * = Student Research Center || The //Student Research Center// provides students in secondary education with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information that they seek from their EBSCO databases. Through the //Student Research Center//, users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, as well as explore the top searches of the day. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/SRCInterface.html"]] ||
 * = Teacher Reference Center || //Teacher Reference Center// provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = Teen Health & Wellness || //Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers// provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. All content is reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and career counseling. ||= [[image:te.gif width="205" height="24" link="@http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/"]] ||
 * = TOPICSearch || //TOPICsearch// contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. ||= [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = World Book Web || The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites. ||=  ||
 * World History Image Collection || Currently, EBSCO//host// has a single Image Collection that is used for a variety of databases such as //Academic Search Premier//, //MAS Ultra//, //MasterFILE Premier// as well as //Middle Search Plus// and //Primary Search//. The Image Collection contains images from Archive Photos, Canadian Press, Motion Picture & Television Archive and MapQuest as well as a variety of images from the public domain. || [[image:ebsco.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="@http://support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search/basic_search.html"]] ||
 * = World History: The Modern Era || //World History: The Modern Era// is the latest update of the reference standard of electronic history reference materials for high school and high-level middle school coursework. ||= [[image:aaa1.jpg width="78" height="65" link="@http://www.abc-clio.com/SchoolResources/SchoolsGuidedTourV3.htm"]] ||
 * ** Please note that a password is required to access these databases from home! Please see Mr. McDivitt or Ms. Korn for more information. **