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Distance Education & South County Students
Distance Education & South County Students

Library Resources

The library's web site provides a wealth of information resources for Hartnell College students. Students can access the library's online catalog to look for books or they can use one of the many electronic databases that Hartnell College library subscribes to find articles in magazines, journals and newspapers.

Electronic Resources
Available to Hartnell students, faculty and staff

Your CatCard number and library record are used to access
electronic resources from off campus.

Online Catalogs and Digital Library Resources:
Hartnell Online Catalog
MOBAC Libraries
California Libraries Catalog [Online catalog for selected California libraries]
CSUMB Library
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California State Archives
Library of Congress
Electronic Books [Create an account for off-campus access to NetLibrary. FAQs]
Hartnell Periodicals List
Check to see if your instructor has placed materials on reserve

Quick Reference Resources:
Ask.com [Online question answering service]

Article Databases:
CQ Researcher [Current Issues]
EBSCOhost [Magazine, newspaper, nursing, book index and health periodicals.]
EBSCOhost Espanol

Full Text Electronic Journal Holdings [Available only on campus or by remote logon]

Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource in Context [One-stop source for current social issues]
ProQuest Newspapers [Selected Newspapers, logon using guest1, student1]
Salinas Californian Online [Available only on campus or by remote logon]

Reference Databases:
AccessScience
Book Index With Reviews
College Source [College Catalogs Online]
Columbia Encyclopædia
CountryWatch
CultureGrams [Information about world cultures, facts about U.S. states]
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online [On-campus access only]
GovEngine.com [Links to Local, State and Federal Government Sites]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary

Statistics:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Center for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics
FedStats [Gateway to statistics from U.S. Federal Agencies]
National Center for Education Statistics
RAND California [Statistics]
U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
World Health Organization Statistical Information System

Below are some links especially designed for students taking online classes or classes in south county. Their goal is to introduce students to the Hartnell College Library and its resources. The exercises are designed to give students hands-on searching practice using the online catalog and full-text electronic resources such as EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier, ProQuest National Newspapers and CQ Researcher.