Research Databases
There are three ways to explore the research databases. You can browse by subject, browse by vendor, or view the entire collection alphabetically. - BHCC Research Tips - Feedback
Please Note: to use these resources from home or another remote location via the World Wide Web, all users must obtain a BHCC ID card and have an active library barcode attached to the card.
Additional Resources:
Reference Index: Search inside the pages of our printed reference books.
Electronic Journals: Find journals in all databases by title, ISSN, or subject.
Periodicals in Print: Browse our collection of magazines, newspapers and journals.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Download full-text books and audio files from NetLibrary and Overdrive.
Research Tools:
NoodleTools - An easy-to-use citation tool. Create MLA & APA works cited lists and bibliographies.
RefWorks - A research management, writing, collaboration and citations tool for serious researchers.
Visual Thesaurus - An interactive writing tool for exploring the relationships between words.
Database & Tool Descriptions:
NOTE: YOU MUST DISABLE YOUR COMPUTER'S POP-UP BLOCKER IN ORDER TO USE THIS DATABASE. The ARTstor Digital Library Charter Collection is a repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images (pictures) and related data and the tools to actively use those images.
A to Z Maps is an online database of free maps.
The career research resources of Career Insider as provided by Vault provide in-depth information on careers and industries around the globe.
Academic world's primary source of news and trend analysis. Includes fully searchable full-text, job announcements, reports on developments in information technology, and links to other Internet resources in higher education.
Lengthy, original, and comprehensive reports and analysis on current news topics such as health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Reports include history of issues and analysis of multiple sides of each issue.
Full-text encyclopedias and guides to most areas of study. Includes titles like: law and medical dictionaries, art and art image guides, food, music, science, and technology encyclopedias. For help, see these Credo tours.
Provides access to multiple databases of scholarly journals and newspapers -- most including full-text articles -- divided into several collections: general academic, business, nursing, psychology, and more. For help, see the following tutorials: EBSCO Basic Search Tutorial, Advance Search Tutorial & Visual Search Tutorial
Full-text, general subject magazines, newspapers, and reference books as well as transcripts, maps, pictures, web links and audio-visual files.
A multidisciplinary database that provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. ESPM is a Proquest/CSA product.
The Educational Resources Information Center, (ERIC), is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. ERIC, established in 1966, is supported by the: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement and the: National Library of Education.
This database contains more than 850,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. You can access ERIC online through the World Wide Web or via commercial vendors. You can also access ERIC in print with the Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.
FirstSearch is designated for use by faculty and students working on intensive projects, is accessible through the use of a password. Upon completion of a specialized workshop, the library staff will provide this password for use in accessing the FirstSearch service.
FirstSearch provides access to over 60 research databases that can provide citations to books and magazine articles published on a broad range of subjects. Each record in FirstSearch displays information indicating whether the BHCC Library owns the material. For some databases, full text documents are available and can be viewed online, printed or e-mailed.
Provides access to multiple full-text databases of scholarly journals and newspapers on subjects ranging from literature and literary criticism to biography to health to business and technology research. For help, see the Gale tutorial.
Contains the backfiles (older issues) of over 50 scholarly journals; the most recent several years (usually 3-5 years) of any particular journal are not available via JSTOR. Includes almost one hundred years worth of articles, depending upon the start date of each individual journal, and is an ongoing project with and the number of archived journals constantly increasing. For help, see the JSTOR tutorials.
Provides access to national and international newspapers, business and industry reports, and legal information including law reviews, federal and state laws, and individual cases.
Library-Produced Database Guide: LexisNexis Tips
MEDLINEplus is a database produced by the: National Library of Medicine (NLM).
In addition to providing access to the NLM's MEDLINE database containing thousands of journal article abstracts on all manner of medical topics, MEDLINEplus offers links to medical dictionaries, directories for finding doctors or hospitals, and other medical organizations and publications which provide information to consumers.
- A Spanish-language version of this resource is available at:
http://www.medlineplus.gov/spanish/.
NetLibrary provides online access to the full-text of over 3,300 eBooks and nearly 2,000 eAudiobooks on subjects as diverse as computer programming, current literature, medicine, business, and law. NetLibray also provides access to an additional 1,600 Project Gutenberg books, representing classic historical and literary works that have moved into the public domain. For help, see the NetLibrary & NetLibrary Audiobook tutorial. To use NetLibrary materials, you must create an account. See the Access Collections tutorial for details.
Several helpful citation aids including NoodleBib, which is an excellent resource for creating bibliographies, works cited, or reference lists. Both MLA and APA style citations are supported. For help, see NoodleTools Bib Overview Tour.
Overdrive provides online access to downloadable Audiobooks.
A collection of topic overviews and analysis presenting both sides of many current and controversial issues. Great for opinion and argument papers. From EBSCO.
ProQuest provides access to three databases: Ethnic Newswatch, Criminal Justice Periodicals Index, and Massachusetts Newsstand.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index provides access to over 200 publications in criminal justice, encompassing corrections administration, criminal and family law, drug rehabilitation, industrial security, law enforcement, and social work; some full-text included.
Ethnic NewsWatch contains over 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press; searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages and more than 100,000 articles in Spanish.
Massachusetts Newsstand offers electronic access to the editions of record for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and more. For help, see the Proquest (Massachusetts Newsstand) help guide PDF.
RefWorks is restricted for use only by persons with BHCC email addresses. For assistance, please see the RefWorks tutorials.
Serials Solutions is a tool that allows you to find specific electronic journals and to pinpoint their location within BHCC's collection of research databases. If you know the journal you are looking for, you can search by title or ISSN. If you don't know the title, you can browse by subject or by using the A-Z title list.
Over 330 full-text journals, many peer-reviewed, focusing on General Science, Applied Science and Technology, and Agriculture. Subjects include the study of food and energy issues, the environment, biological and chemical sciences, and engineering and computing technology. For help, see the Science Full Text tutorials.
A writing tool and database for finding words and meanings, related terms, definitions, audio pronunciations, and synonyms and antonyms. Uses an animated search interface which requires Java(tm) on your PC and takes about 30 seconds to start up. Click Support for more information. For a 20 minute video tour of Visual Thesaurus, click here: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/educators/training/session1/.