Online
Databases - here is
your access
to thousands of articles and other information
Rio Hondo College Library subscribes to a number
of electronic or "online" databases that contain journal, magazine and
newspaper articles, literary criticism, biographical
information, almanac and directory information, a complete encyclopedia and
much more.
For journal articles, we recommend that you
start with ProQuest or
SIRS Researcher. ProQuest
is a comprehensive collection that offers access to scholarly full-text
journals in a wide range of popular subject areas such as business,
education, literature, political science, and the sciences. Included in
ProQuest is a special add-on module of 301 journals in Psychology.
SIRS Researcher is somewhat smaller, but all the articles are full-text
and it includes a good range of small local and regional newspapers. It's
sometimes hard to decide which database is more relevant to your needs. To
help you decide, we have included a short summary that highlights each
database - and you can always call or
email a
librarian with your questions!
 To access any database from on-campus --
whether that be in the Library, one of the computer labs, or the Learning
Assistance Center -- just click on the "On-campus
users click here" link for that database.
If you are using a computer away from the
college, click on the "Off-campus users click here"
link. You will be taken to the authentication screen, where you need to
input information that identifies you as a Rio Hondo College student. Follow
the instructions on the screen, then click the "Proceed" button.
You should arrive at a screen
that lists all the databases to which you
have
remote access. Please note that the Hours of
Operation for the authentication service are 8:00am in the
morning until 12:00 midnight.
This means that if
you are an early riser or a midnight owl, you cannot use this one-click
access method. For access BEFORE eight in the morning or AFTER
midnight, you will need to click on the link for "remote access" as seen below:
Where do you get the password to view the page? Call
the Reference Desk at (562) 908-3484, or come into the library and ask at the
Reference Desk on the 2nd or 3rd floors. We also announce this password during
orientations. The Passwords page gives username and password information for
each database, which will need to be accessed separately. Again, you only need
to go this route if you want access after midnight or before 8:00 in the
morning.
All of our online databases give you the choice of:
There is still a great deal more
to discover on the Library Web site, so let's take a better look at
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