LibGuides: Big Database Changes: Introduction

Database Changes

JSTOR and ProQuest are in, EBSCO is out! Get an overview of all the changes to the library databases that will be available to you and your students.

What We Are Losing

Most EBSCO Databases
Newsbank
Infobase LearningCloud
Some of Films on Demand

What We Are Keeping

CINAHL Ultimate CINAHL is is the definitive research tool for nursing & allied health journals, with full-text articles. Nursing students, please note that resources older than five years can only be used for the purpose of historical context.How to Guide: How to Use CINAHL Ultimate
EBSCO eBooks Access EBSCO eBooks on multiple topics in COM Library's collection. eBooks can be viewed online in COM Library, on your computer and in many cases downloaded to computers or mobile devices.How To Guide: How to Use EBSCO eBooks 
LearningExpress Library Access online practice tests and interactive skill building tutorials, prepare for professional certification, licensing, aptitude, college admissions, and GED tests, improve workplace or basic reading, writing and math skills.
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Texas eBooks Access EBSCO eBooks on Texas in COM Library's collection. eBooks can be viewed online in COM Library, on your computer and in many cases downloaded to computers or mobile devices.How To Guide: How to Use EBSCO eBooks 
Films on Demand Stream thousands of high quality academic, technical and archival streaming videos from sources like BBC, HBO, National Geographic, PBS, TED and more 24/7 on or off campus.Apps: Android, iOS How To Guide: How to Use Films on Demand (FOD)

Keeping Films on Demand Humanities and Social Sciences
6,400 full-length videos

Anthropology
Area Studies
Art and Architecture
Communication
Criminal Justice
Education
English and Language Arts
Geography
History
Music
Philosophy and Religion
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
World Languages

What's New

Academic Video Online (AVON) Stream documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations from providers like BBC Landmark, Film Platform and Sony Pictures Classics. Some Spanish language content is available. (search for your topic and filter by language). How To Guide: How to Use Academic Videos Online (AVON)  Tutorials: Academic Video Online: Platform Overview, Academic Video Online Video Player Key Features Change the Database Language:  Look for the person icon in the upper right hand corner> click on English> Select your preferred language.   
Artstor Artstor features millions of high-quality images and media from some of the world’s top photo archives, museums, libraries, scholars, and artists, including rare materials not available anywhere else. Artstor’s collections also include Open Access collections from partner museums freely available to all. All content in Artstor is rights-cleared for education and research — you are free to use it in classroom instruction and handouts, presentations, student assignments, and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities.How to Guides: How to Use JSTOR   How to Use JSTOR Workspace Guides: An Introduction to Searching on JSTOR, Images on JSTOR: Getting Started
AtoZ Food America Recipes for six US regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines. Includes regional cookbooks, immigrant culinary influences, historic cookbooks and television commercials, “how to” food preparation videos, and more.How To Guide: How to Use AtoZ Food America 
AtoZ World Food The world's largest database of global food culture and recipes. With thousands of international recipes, hundreds of culture and ingredient articles and essential culinary resources for 174 countries of the world.How To Guide: How to Use AtoZ World Food 
JSTOR A digital library of academic journals, books, images, and primary sources. It covers more than 60 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics. It includes thousands of top academic journals from 1665 to 2015 (for certain titles); millions of primary sources, thousands of open access eBooks and high quality art images and media.How to Guides: How to Use JSTOR, How to Use JSTOR Text Analyzer, How to Use JSTOR Understanding Series, How to Use JSTOR Workspace  Guides: An Introduction to Searching on JSTOR, Images on JSTOR: Getting Started
O'Reilly for Higher Education Login in with your COM Account to access step by step tutorials 24/7, thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, hours of videos, self paced courses and more on the most current knowledge, trends, conversations, and real-world experiences in business and technology from top providers such as Adobe, Cisco, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft, O´Reilly, Pearson and Wiley.Apps: Android, iOSHow To Guide: How to Use O'Reilly for Higher Education
World News Digest Topic based news database with current news coverage as well as coverage from 1940 of major historical events from a variety of news sources, governments, and organizations—including ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, NPR and Reuters.How To Guide: How to Use World News Digest