library

The Five Towns College Library provides access to all of the following research databases through Blackboard.

 

American Film Scripts

Full text of film scripts along with information about both the writers and characters

 

Bloom’s Literary Reference

Literary criticism and summaries, as well as biographies of the writers, and relevant images and video clips

 

Books in Print

Check bibliographic and retail information for books, audio books, and films; also includes author biographies

 

Contemporary World Music

More than 25,000 streaming audio files from every continent

 

CQ Researcher

In-depth, authoritative coverage of current events and social issues with additional resources for both students and teachers

 

Ebrary

Browse or search the full text of more than 30,000 books; also includes a classical sheet music collection

 

EBSCOhost

Contains Academic Search Elite, Business Source Elite, ERIC, Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition, International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text, MAS Ultra - School Edition, MEDLINE, Newspaper Source, Professional Development Collection, Regional Business News, Serials Directory, Library / Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Military & Government Collection, GreenFILE, MasterFILE Premier, Teacher Reference Center, Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text, and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Databases, Music Index Online.

 

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Contains the complete general academic encyclopedia and all supplements, as well as an atlas, timelines, and a dictionary and thesaurus

 

Faulkner Security Management Practices

In-depth reports for business, information technology and communications, security, and risk management

 

Galenet Literature Resource Center

Includes both primary and secondary sources, literary criticism, biographies, reviews, and multimedia

 

Grove Music Online

Full text of many of Grove and Oxford’s music publications including The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

 

International Index to Music Periodicals

Contains approximately 450 journals in the music field, some with full text and some with just citations and abstracts

 

Issues & Controversies

Objective reports on newsworthy topics.

 

Jazz Music Library

More than 28,000 tracks of streaming audio files in the Jazz genre

 

JSTOR Arts & Sciences III

Concentrations in languages & literature, music, film, art, and the performing arts

 

Krauss Curriculum Development Library

Resources for teachers, including lesson plans and support materials

 

Music Reference Online

Includes much of Alexander Street Press’s published material on music

 

Naxos Music Library

Massive streaming audio file database with a concentration in classical music

 

Pop Culture Universe

Full text articles and images from both American and World popular culture resources

 

ProQuest

Includes Business, Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, and Multidisciplinary Databases, as well as a large newspaper database

 

Theatre in Video

Streaming videos of both classical and modern drama

 

Vault Career Library

Industry profiles, insider company surveys, and career advice

 

Wilson Web

Includes databases in Business, Education, Science, Humanities, and Social Sciences, as well as the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature and a collection of biographies