ICC doesn't have it?
Consider requesting items not currently available at ICC through the following services:
- I-ShareI-Share is an Illinois wide catalog for physical materials. Request books, DVDs, etc. from other colleges and universities throughout Illinois.
- How to Use I-ShareThis short tutorial will show you how to request books and other physical items from I-Share
Access World News
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| Access World News is a great database to read news from all over the United States and all over the world. Click on the link below to start searching. |
- NewsBank-Access World News This link opens in a new windowA collection of National and International newspapers is available in full text.
What is a database?
- A database is a virtual collection of information.
- Usually this collected information is scholarly, meaning it is written by experts and reviewed by a board of experts.
- Each database offers a different set of collected information.
- Access to most databases is through subscription. You will need to enter the database through the library's website. If you are off-campus you will be prompted to enter your ICC computer login and password.
Multi-Discipline Databases
Multi-discipline databases cover a wide variety of materials from different academic disciplines. These library databases have information for just about every topic. For a more in-depth database on your area of study see the A-Z Database List or ask a librarian.
- Academic OneFile - Gale This link opens in a new window
Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. - Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. - ProQuest Research Library - ProQuest This link opens in a new windowThe database includes more than 3,700 titles—over 2,500 in full text—from 1972 forward.
- Gale in Context: College This link opens in a new window
Student Resources In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events.
Electronic Reference Materials
- Guide to Countries of the World (Oxford Reference)Type in a country's name, and reliable, basic information will appear as an encyclopedia entry.
- A - Z Maps Online - World Trade Press This link opens in a new windowA to Z Maps Online provides custom-developed maps by World Trade Press from original GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data. This is the world's largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
- Africa -- An Encyclopedia for Students (Gale)The reference encyclopedia goes in depth for all the countries of Africa.
News Articles
- NewsBank-Access World News This link opens in a new windowA collection of National and International newspapers is available in full text.