Periodicals Collection
Search our online Periodicals Collection for full-text journal, magazine and newspaper titles to learn which online databases house them and for what dates. Please use the Library catalog to find print journals, magazines and newspapers.

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ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Search more than 750 business periodicals for industry news including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
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Academic Search Premier
Access nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. This scholarly collection offers articles in most disciplines including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
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Alt Press Watch
Alt Press Watch features a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.
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Applied Science and Technology
Covers more than 480 scientific and technical publications - includes subjects like aeronautical engineering, automotive engineering, chemistry, computer technology, environmental engineering, food industry, mathematics, and transportation.
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Cambridge Journals Online

Online subscriptions to the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies and China Quarterly.

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Directory of Open Access Journals
A database including more than 2,500 academic journals covering all disciplines.
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eLibrary
Articles, photos, maps, and transcripts from magazines, U.S. and foreign newspapers, radio and television news programs, and reference books.
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Eric
The ERIC database provides indexing and abstracting for documents and journal articles in the field of education, from 1966 to the present. ERIC is a free database, available to anyone over the Internet.
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Ethnic News Watch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text database containing articles from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Articles are available in English and Spanish. Covers a wide range of disciplines and subject areas.
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General Reference Center
General Reference Center is a periodical and reference database that can be used to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Use General Reference Center to find information on the latest current events, popular culture, business, the arts, sciences, sports and hobbies.
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History Resource Center U.S.
Access resources on historical events, issues and personalities from this one-stop source which includes 5,000 primary documents, 200 scholarly journals, and many reference encyclopedias.
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete
Academic and industry coverage from over 300 periodicals, company reports and other sources. Look here for articles on culinary arts, food & beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management & administration, market trends and more.
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New York Times Historical
Find full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue in 1851 through 2003. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Make this the first stop for your argument papers, or any time you need an overview on over 4,700 current event issues. Find pro and con essays, magazine and journal articles, reference pieces and primary documents to support your research.
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PubMed free database
"PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. "
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Ulrich’s Available from SSCC networked computers only.
"Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory™ is a bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. It covers all subjects, and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription."
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Washington State Newsstand

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Access Science
Access Science is an online encyclopedia for science and technology that provides access to over 7,100 articles and 2000 biographies. This resource also features late-breaking science and technology news and links to related web sites.
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ALLDATA Online, Automotive Repair Information Available from SSCC networked computers only.
ALLDATA Online provides the equivalent of over 5,000 full-text original equipment repair manuals. It includes maintenance schedules and tables, wiring diagrams and images unlimited toll-free technical support, and parts and labor for estimates.
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College Source Available from SSCC networked computers only.
College Source features over 12,000 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools, along with a profile of every accredited college in the U.S. Includes a search feature so users can find colleges by Major, Enrollment, Tuition, Degrees, State, or Affiliation.
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Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Contemporary Authors provides biographical background on modern writers, including authors, poets and playwrights. Entries may include biographical information, list of published works, interviews, critical reception of author's works, and sources for more information. 
CLC offers critical essays of twentieth and 21st century works. Access both these sources here.
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CQ Researcher

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CultureGrams

Find reports and profiles on hundreds of countries and regions around the globe, including maps, statistics and visuals.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica Online provided access to the complete Britannica Encyclopedia. In addition to the 118,000 articles, this resource links to over 300,000 web sites that have been selected and reviewed by Britannica editors.
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Gale Virtual Reference
Find encyclopedia articles in these topic areas: African-American History, Countries and Culture, Drugs and Alcohol, Environment, History of Ideas, and Medicine.
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Net Library
NetLibrary is a collection of over 6,600 electronic books or E-books. These E-books can be accessed through the Catalog of the Seattle Community College Libraries, or by going directly to netLibrary. E-books can be browsed online or checked out for a period of 3 days. Pages may be printed out or copied, one page at a time. To check E-books out, you will need to physically go into an SCC Library and create an account. After that, you will be able to access NetLibrary on campus or off-site.
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WOIS On-line Career Information Available from SSCC networked computers only.
The WOIS database contains job descriptions for more than 340 occupations, as well as information on training programs and schools in Washington state.
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WorldCat

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Online Databases - King County Library System 
The King County Library provides access to a number of online databases that may be searched over the Web. Access to the databases requires a King County Library card, which may be obtained by any resident of King County.
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• Altavista
• Dogpile (metasearch)
• Google, Google cheat sheet
• Lycos
• Northern Light
• Search.com
• Web Crawler

• About.com
• Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Open Directory Project
• Yahoo