General/Multidisciplinary Databases


General Topics
Biography
News & Current Events

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Arts & Humanities
Sciences
Social Sciences

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General Topics
Database Description Provider
General OneFile Citations, abstracts or full text for articles on all topics, from: academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers, business and technical publications, law journals. (Database formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile) Database provided by the GCC Library.
Academic OneFile Scholarly, peer-reviewed, full-text journal articles from the world's leading journals; also includes magazines, newspapers, reference book excerpts and podcasts. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Academic Search Complete Index of 10,000+ journals and magazines, with full text for 6,100 titles. Broad topic coverage. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
JSTOR JSTOR includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The database is full-text searchable, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references. Database provided by the GCC Library.
MasterFILE Premier Index to periodicals covering general topics. Full text of 1950 titles. Includes an "Image Collection" of photographs, primary source documents, biographies and full text of 500 reference books. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center An excellent source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Points of View Reference Center Features essays and othe full-text articles that present multiple sides of a current issue. Contains 255 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument) and Critical Thinking Guide. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Searchable full-text online versions of 59 specialized encyclopedias, handbooks and reference sources. All topical areas: biography, business, crime, cultures, endangered species, health, popular culture, religions, sciences, and much more. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
CREDO Reference Full text of over 300 reference sources from 50+ publishers, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations. Allows you to continue your search in other GCC databases. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Associates Program Source Containing nearly 1,000 full-text journals, this resource provides comprehensive coverage of the most-relevant associate program level content. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Encyclopedia Americana Online encyclopedia
(Select from Grolier Online welcome menu.)		 Database provided by the GCC Library.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online encyclopedia
(Select from Grolier Online welcome menu.)		 Database provided by the GCC Library.
Canadian Reference Centre Contains Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. Also includes 84,000+ full-text biographies and an image collection with 400,000+ photos, maps and flags. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
CountryWatch CountryWatch provides specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world. Includes current and historical statistics, news, maps. Database provided by the GCC Library.
WorldCat

Books and other materials in libraries worldwide (NOT A PERIODICAL INDEX) Database provided by the GCC Library.
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Biography
Database Description Format
Gale Virtual Reference Library Searchable full-text online versions of 59 specialized encyclopedias, handbooks and reference sources. All topical areas: biography, popular culture, and much more. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
CREDO Reference Full text of over 300 reference sources from 50+ publishers, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations. Allows you to continue your search in other GCC databases. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Canadian Reference Centre Contains Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. Also includes 84,000+ full-text biographies and an image collection with 400,000+ photos, maps and flags. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
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Career
Database Description Format
Chronicle Career Library - Occupational Briefs Chronicle Occupational Briefs present information on more than 2,000 occupational titles, including 650 comprehensive occupational descriptions. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Vocational and Career Collection Provides full-text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related periodicals, covering topics such as computer & data processing, electrical technology, nursing, interior design, law enforcement & criminal justice, marketing & advertising, hospitality & tourism, construction, and others. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Academic OneFile Scholarly, peer-reviewed, full-text journal articles from the world's leading journals; also includes magazines, newspapers, reference book excerpts and podcasts. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Database provided by the GCC Library.
General OneFile Citations, abstracts or full text for articles on all topics, from: academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers, business and technical publications, law journals. (Database formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile) Database provided by the GCC Library.
Academic Search Complete Index of 10,000+ journals and magazines, with full text for 6,100 titles. Broad topic coverage. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
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News & Current Events
Database Description Format
Custom Newspapers Index with full text to over 150 national and international newspapers. Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
National Newspaper Index Index to 5 major national newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, Christian Science Monitor. Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
New York State Newspapers Index and full-text for 7 newspapers published in NY State. Includes the New York Times, NY Post, Buffalo News and several Syracuse papers. Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
New York Times- Historical Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. For the New York Times 1995-present use Academic OneFile.) Database provided by the GCC Library.
General OneFile Includes New York Times 1985-present. Citations, abstracts or full text for articles on all topics, from: academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers, business and technical publications, law journals. (Database formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile) Database provided by the GCC Library.
Newspaper Source Plus Includes 1,570 major national and international full-text newspapers. Also includes television and radio news transcripts, videos and podcasts. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
The Daily News (Batavia, NY) Online text of the Batavia, NY daily newspaper 2000-present (via NewsBank.) Additional national news magazine content and special features. Database provided by the GCC Library.
ProQuest Newspapers Includes full-text of six major newspapers: Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Detroit News, Seattle Times, and USA Today, and several major international English-language newspapers from around the world. Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center An excellent source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Points of View Reference Center Features essays and othe full-text articles that present multiple sides of a current issue. Contains 255 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument) and Critical Thinking Guide. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
MasterFILE Premier Index to periodicals covering general topics. Full text of 1950 titles. Includes an "Image Collection" of photographs, primary source documents, biographies and full text of 500 reference books. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
Informe Index and full-text of 50 Spanish language periodicals and newspapers. Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Database provided by the New York State Library's NOVEL project.
NewsVoyager Links to daily or weekly U.S., Canadian, international and college newspaper websites. Searching by title, type, section and location. Free sites, contents varies. Free Website
CountryWatch CountryWatch provides specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world. Includes current and historical statistics, news, maps. Database provided by the GCC Library.
Regional Business News Full text for 50+ regional business publications nationwide. Database provided via the GCC library's participation in the SUNYConnect Project.
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