Looking for a great source of content for your class project, research paper or personal knowledge? Our online databases can be accessed using your LC login credentials from any computer with a browser and internet access. Access to online databases is also available through Blackboard. Follow these instructions to access online databases via Blackboard.
If you have problems, contact the library at (618) 468-4301 or by email.
If you are enrolled in the High School Partnership program but do not yet have your L&C username and password, please use the link below to access the college's online databases.
High School Partnership Online Database
STREAMING VIDEO
Check out our collection of online streaming videos, including feature films, documentaries and educational videos.
- Kanopy BASE (10,000 carefully selected educational and feature films spanning all subjects, with more than 55% of the titles exclusive to Kanopy)
- Master Academic Collection (40,000+ documentary and entertainment films)
- Feature Films (700 popular films)
- World Cinema (1100 documentaries, miniseries, and international-themed films)
Databases by Subject
Credo Reference Library; Master Academic Collection of online streaming videos
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Credo Reference Library
Credo Reference is a digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing a choice of over 240 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, an ideal place to start any research.
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Master Academic Collection
40,000+ documentary and entertainment films
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Feature Films
700 popular films
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World Cinema
1100 documentaries, miniseries, and international-themed films
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Archival Films & Newsreels
5100+ news clips, interviews, and documentary series spanning the late 1800s to the late 1960s
Academic Search Complete - a good place to start
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Biography Reference Source eBook Collection
Selection of biographic titles covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.
- MAS Ultra: School Edition (high school reading level)
Provides full text for top high-school magazines.
- Primary Search (grade/elementary school level)
Full text for the most popular children's magazines.
- ARTstor
Nonprofit digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for academic purposes.
- Saskia Digital Art Collection
30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture, and architecture, including images from many important collections.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Art & Architecture Online Streaming Video Collection
A collection of documentaries and interviews illustrating the history, theory and practice of art, design and architecture.
- American History Online Streaming Video Collection
Provides the largest and richest collection of videos available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events with over 2,000 hours of video.
- World History Online Streaming Video Collection
A wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.
- Business Source Premier
Access to 1,022 full-text journals related to business.
- eBook Business Collection
Thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business.
- Regional Business News
Content for Regional Business News is provided by leading publishers in business news, including The Washington Post, PR Newswire US and more.
- Small Business Source
State-specific resources with demographic data and other information to meet the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- American History Online Streaming Video Collection
Provides the largest and richest collection of videos available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events with over 2,000 hours of video.
- World History Online Streaming Video Collection
A wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.
- LearningExpress
Includes academic skill-building, test prep and career-related resources.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Explore all sides of hundreds of contemporary social issues | Includes viewpoint essays, reference articles, journal articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more | Useful for debates, persuasive speeches, and papers on controversial issues.
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety Online Streaming Video Collection
Hundreds of topics, each with an Overview (objective background/description), Point (argument) and Counterpoint (opposing argument).
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety Online Streaming Video Collection
A collection of documentaries, training videos, and interviews illustrating the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety.
- Current Affairs in Video
A streaming video resource featuring a collection of issue-based documentaries from around the world.
- Dental Assistants Journal
2012 to current (For username and password, please contact the library at (618) 468-4301)
- Advances in Dental Research
Available from 1987 - current (No issues published in 2004 & 2007)
- Dental World
Available from 1988 – current
- Journal - Canadian Dental Association
July/August 1998 - current
- Journal of Dental Hygiene
2004 – current
- Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
January/March 2005 – current
- New York State Dental Journal
October 2003 – current
- MEDLINE Ultimate
Full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to 2,442 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications.
- CINAHL Plus
Provides access to 393 active full-text nursing and allied health journals.
- Nursing Online Streaming Video Collection
Collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers.
- Education Research Complete
This database provides indexing and full-text coverage of scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education.
- ERIC (EbscoHost)
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources.
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21.
- Chronicle of Higher Education
The nation’s largest newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities.
- Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
- Testing & Education Reference Center
Test prep resource to help users prepare for the NCLEX, ACT, GED and other tests.
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Full-text database for studies in library and information science.
- Change: The Magazine for Higher Learning
Academic magazine devoted to the study of higher education.
- Education Online Streaming Video Collection
Provides a collection of streaming videos developed specifically for training and developing teachers.
- Prehospital Emergency Care
Available from 1997 – current
- Hobbies and Crafts Source
"How to" instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas.
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Ethnic Diversity Source
Resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. - eBook Diversity & Ethnic Studies Collection
Thousands of high-quality e-books on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- History Reference Source eBook Collection
Full-text books related to history.
- History Reference Source
Full text and selective content from more than 140 leading history journals.
- Harper's Weekly
America's leading 19th-century illustrated newspaper from 1857 through 1912.
- Military & Government Collection
Full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
- American History Online Streaming Video Collection
Provides the largest and richest collection of videos available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events with over 2,000 hours of video.
- World History Online Streaming Video Collection
A wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.
- Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistical data on American social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences - including economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration and trade.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 (1684-1820)
Access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1820.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 (1821-1837)
Access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1821 and 1837.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 (1838-1852)
Access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1838 and 1852.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 4 (1853-1865)
Access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1853 and 1865.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5 (1866-1912)
Access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1866 and 1912.
- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
More than 740 periodicals and documents related to gun regulation in the United States.
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
Essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world.
- Legal Source
Database for legal research with 960 active full-text law journals.
- Nexis Uni
More than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources provide business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies.
- Library and Information Science Source
Full-text database for studies in library and information science.
- Book Collection: Nonfiction
A cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books.
- eBook Subscription High School Collection
Classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials
- eBook Subscription K-5 Collection
Thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books.
- Salem Press Collection
eBook collection providing information on major literary authors, themes, and works.
- Literary Reference Source
Thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
- Literature Resource Center
Literary criticism, biographies, bibliographies, articles, compare and contrast pages, full-text author's works, and reading lists.
- Humanities Source Ultimate
Collection of 1,787 active full-text humanities journals.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus
Contains biographical essays that reflect extended coverage of the 2,500 most studied authors and include up-to-date lists of each author's principal works and current secondary bibliographies.
- NoveList
Readers' Advisory database for discovery of popular reading titles by genre, theme, subject, author, award-winners, and more.
- NoveList K-8
Subset of NoveList, geared towards younger readers | Readers advisory tool | Book reviews | Teaching tools for classroom use.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Nexis Uni
More than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources provide business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies.
- Newspaper Source Plus
Full text for nearly 500 U.S. newspapers.
- Alt HealthWatch
Full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
- CINAHL Plus
Provides access to 393 active full-text nursing and allied health journals.
- Consumer Health Complete
Database for consumer-oriented health content.
- Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection
Full-text books related to consumer health.
- Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
A peer-reviewed journal, part of the "Incredibly Easy!" book series for nurses by contributing experienced clinicians.
- Health Source: Academic Ed.
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
- Health Source: Consumer Ed.
Provides access to full-text consumer health magazines.
- Testing & Education Reference Center
Test prep resource to help users prepare for the NCLEX, ACT, GED and other tests.
- Nursing Online Streaming Video Collection
Collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers.
- Health and Society in Video
Explores today's latest medical progress in health and wellness issues and their impact on society. This resource includes documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews.
- MEDLINE Ultimate
Full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to 2,442 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications.
- CINAHL Plus
Provides access to 393 active full-text nursing and allied health journals.
- Health Source: Academic Ed.
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
- Health Source: Consumer Ed.
Provides access to full-text consumer health magazines.
- MEDLINE Ultimate
Full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to 2,442 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Cochrane Collection
Leading journal and database for systematic reviews in health care. CDSR includes Cochrane Reviews (systematic reviews) and protocols for Cochrane Reviews as well as editorials and supplements.
- OT Seeker
Database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions.
- Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
Database of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
- AOTA
Website for the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- NBCOT
Website for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
- PubMed
More than 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Best Bets
Evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature.
- Nursing Online Streaming Video Collection
Collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers.
- APA PsycARTICLES
Database of full-text peer-reviewed articles published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated journals.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21.
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety Online Streaming Video Collection
A collection of documentaries, training videos, and interviews illustrating the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Hundreds of full-text journals offer particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
- Science in Context
Science-based full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
- Science Reference eBook Collection
Full-text books related to science.
- GreenFILE
Interdisciplinary environmental topics from both scholarly and popular sources.
- Environmental Studies in Video
Environmental Studies in Video will contain 500 hours of film covering all realms of environmental studies, particularly ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology, planning, and environmental science.
- Academic Search Complete
Resource for scholarly investigation providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals.
- Ethnic Diversity Source
Resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. - eBook Diversity & Ethnic Studies Collection
Thousands of high-quality e-books on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Nexis Uni
More than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources provide business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies.
- Harper's Weekly
America's leading 19th-century illustrated newspaper from 1857 through 1912.
- History Reference Source
Full text and selective content from more than 140 leading history journals.
- Military & Government Collection
Full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection
Scholarly journals covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
- American History Online Streaming Video Collection
Provides the largest and richest collection of videos available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events with over 2,000 hours of video.
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety Online Streaming Video Collection
A collection of documentaries, training videos, and interviews illustrating the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety.
- World History Online Streaming Video Collection
A wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.
- LGBTQ+ Source
Includes full text for many top LGBTQ+ publications.
- Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistical data on American social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences - including economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration and trade.
- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
More than 740 periodical and documents related to gun regulation in the United States.
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
Essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world.
- Testing & Education Reference Center
Test prep resource to help users prepare for the NCLEX, ACT, GED and other tests.
- LearningExpress
Includes academic skill-building, test prep and career-related resources.
- American Welding Society Codes & Standards Library
AWS standards and journals, as well as other sources of content.