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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
Internet Public Library
California State Archives
Library of Congress
Electronic Books [Create an account for off-campus access to NetLibrary. FAQs]
List of Videos by Discipline
Hartnell Magazine 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
Ethnic NewsWatch [Spanish & English articles from ethnic, minority and native press]
Full Text Electronic Journal Holdings [Available only on campus or by remote logon]
ProQuest Newspapers [Selected Newspapers]
Salinas Californian Online [Available only on campus or by remote logon]

Career and CalWorks Databases:
COIN Community Library, [Online Career Guidance. User ID: hartnell Password:calif ]
Learning Express Library [Academic and Career Resources. New users will need to create a user name and logon]
ProQuest [Select Career and Technical Education database]

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]
GaleNet Databases [Literature and Authors]
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.

Online Catalog (PDF file)

Electronic Resources (PDF file)

Library Resources for College Research (Powerpoint Presentation)

Link to California State University, Monterey Bay Distributed Learning and Extended Education web site