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Subscription Databases
Renton Technical College Library offers students,
faculty and staff in-library and Internet access to these subscription
databases. If you are accessing these databases from off-campus, you
will be asked for your Renton Technical College identification number
and your last name.
If you are having trouble getting to one of the databases,
click here
for our tips on solving problems connecting to remote sites. If you are
having trouble using the databases, click
here for help sheets.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Review repair procedures, service bulletins,
recall information, and wiring diagrams for American and foreign-made cars
and trucks.
Camio
A library of pictures of mankind's "creative output",
including photographs, paintings, textiles, architecture
and more.
CINAHL with Full Text
Nursing and Allied Health journals and magazines. Over 600 titles
are full-text.
Credo
New! Credo offers
nearly 450 encyclopedias and dictionaries on
health, food, history, business, music,
literature, biography and more.
CultureGrams
Information on the daily life of over 180 world
cultures. Also includes population statistics, maps, and pictures.
eLibrary
Search books, journals, newspaper, and magazine
articles and television transcripts.
Gale Encyclopedias
Search Gale encyclopedias for information these subjects:
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Nursing
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Medicine
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Biotechnology
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Psychology
and Mental Health
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Education
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Law
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Multicultural studies
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Science
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History
Groliers
Three databases, allowing you to search for
information on culture or science, or use two different encyclopedias.
NoodleBib
(Help in formatting your APA and MLA bibliographies.)
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
(150 encyclopedias and dictionaries on medicine, art,
literature, information technology and many other subjects.)
ProQuest
(Journals, magazines, and reference books)
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ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
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Ethnic NewsWatch - magazines and newspapers
from ethnic and minority sources. Many bilingual (English/Spanish) titles.
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Alt-Press Watch - titles from the alternative and
independent presses.
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Platinum Full-Text Periodicals
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ProQuest Newspapers - including the New York Times and Washington Newsstand
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Reference - almanacs, encyclopedias, and directories
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Teachers Journals
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Video on searching ProQuest
Reference USA
Search for local and national companies
in your industry. Listings include such information as phone
numbers, owners names, and size of business.
Salem Health - Magill's Medical Guide
A medical guide and encyclopedia. Search for information
about diseases, anatomy, and newsworthy medical topics.
WOIS
Career, education, training information.
Also practice tests - try the GED, ADVAB, ACT, SAT, and CLEP practice tests.
World Almanac
Search Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs (World
Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac
of US Politics and the World Almanac for Kids) and WAYFINDER the
catalog of Washington State Libraries.
World
Conflicts Today Find
information on 10 conflicts that shape our world.
Including Afghanistan, the Basque Country,
Chechnya, Columbia, Darfur, Iraq, Jammu and
Kashmir, the Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland, and the
Palestinian Territories.
Free Databases
These databases are available free to anyone with internet access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
More than 3500 free full text scholarly and scientific journals.
Drugs.com -
Free pharmacology information.
FindArticles.com
This free database offers full text of many popular magazines.
GreenFILE
Research environmental issues in this index of more than 600
journals.
HighWire Press
A free database of scientific journal articles, published
by Stanford University affiliated HighWire Press.
MedlinePlus
Index to articles and webpages on health. MedlinePlus
is published by NLM and NIH.
ThomasNet
Allows you to search for U.S. and Canadian product manufacturers.
Lists thousands of products, ranging from O rings to plastic skeletons.
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