Databases A-Z

Subject & Class Guides

Check out the Subject & Class Guides to find the best databases to use for research in a specific subject or for a specific course. Bonus! You'll also find other recommended resources and citation help for APA, MLA, or another style that is common in that field.

Featured Databases

The most frequently-used databases

Academic OneFile

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Searches magazines, journals and newspapers covering a variety of topics. Includes peer-reviewed journals.

Academic Search Complete

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Articles from scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, and more, covering a variety of subjects. One of our favorite places to start!

CINAHL Complete

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Full-text nursing and allied health journals. Also includes Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons, which provide concise overviews of diseases and conditions and outline the most effective treatment options.

Credo Reference

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Find background information and learn the main ideas of your topic in this collection of over 900 reference books, including dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Ebook Central

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Full-text access to over 150,000 electronic books from multiple disciplines.

JSTOR

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Full text access to scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, and sciences, with an embargo for current issues of 2-5 years.

New York Times

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Full text access to NYTimes.com. Create an account with your Helena College email address to access the site from anywhere - including via the mobile app.

O'Reilly (formerly Safari Books Online)

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Alternate Name(s) Safari Books Online

Technology, digital media and business books online.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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Pro/con viewpoint essays and topic overviews on hot social issues. Link to articles, reference entries, and primary sources supporting each argument.

PubMed

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Citations for biomedical and life sciences journal articles. Includes links to full-text content, when freely available or available through the library.

Taylor & Francis

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Full-text scholarly articles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Be sure to refine your search to Only show content I have full access to.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Magazine Stand

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Alternate Name(s) MontanaLibrary2Go

Curated magazine collection that highlights 130 of the collection's most popular magazines.

MLA Handbook Plus

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MLA Handbook Plus is the MLA's subscription-based digital resource. Users can now access the 9th ed. online

Log into the Databases from Home

To access the library's resources off-campus, log in with your

NetID (hcs, hce or hcf#) and password.

Additional Resources

Open Access
Scholarly information freely available to everyone - no logins required!
eJournals A-Z
See if the library has access to a specific journal, issue, or article.