Library Reference Resource Databases

Additional online library resources are provided that include subject specific topics as well as general reference sources.

Reference Resource Databases

• AP Images

  Numerous images and audio files from the Associated Press. Licensed for academic use.

• AccuWeather.Com Premium

  Local and national weather reports, radar, and satellite images.
  Available at Hawkeye Community College sites only.

• CQ Researcher

  Comprehensive reports and analysis on a wide variety of current issues.

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

  Online encyclopedias and reference works on wide variety of subjects & disciplines.

• LexisNexis Academic

  Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.

• OCLC FirstSearch - World Almanac

  Full-text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of U.S. Politics, World Almanac for Kids and World Almanac Knowledge Source.

• OCLC FirstSearch - WorldCat

  WorldCat lists books and other materials found in thousands of libraries worldwide. It includes descriptions of materials dating from before 1000 B.C. to the present. It is often used to identify resources to request via interlibrary loan.

• ReferenceUSA

  Search the business directory for information on over 12 million U.S. businesses. A residential directory is also available.

• Thomson Micromedex

  Access to Micromedex Healthcare Series and CareNotes System.