SMCA Databases

SMCA Research Databases and Information

Located under the resources tab and Research Center tile in MySMCA, students and teachers have access to several professional and educational databases.

DATABASES

• General
  Academic OneFile
  This database site includes full-text, collegiate-level articles and essays from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Students and faculty members can search by either subject or publication. With it’s search engine filter system, Academic OneFile is the best site to find scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles. 
  
  General One-File
  General One-File provides periodical articles and multimedia on a wide range of topics. This is an exciting database, as students and faculty have access to (almost) every article from (almost) every periodical! If you want to search for an article from the July 2003 edition of the New Yorker, General One-File is the perfect site for this type inquiry.
  
  InfoTrac Newsstand
  This database is similar to General One-File; however, InfoTrac’s concentration is on the daily news, with access to newspapers from around the globe. At their fingertips, students and faculty have a searchable archive of more than 1,000 newspapers.
  
  JSTOR
  Another collegiate-level, interdisciplinary archive of more than 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as books and other valuable academic material.
  
  **JSTOR is immediately available via any computer on campus without a username and password. If you access JSTOR off-campus, the username is crusaders; the password is studyhard.
  
  NewsBank
  Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local sources. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device using the username and password.  No username/password needed for access on campus.
  USERNAME: crusaders
  PASSWORD:  studyhard
  
  Student Resources in Context
  This is an exciting database to for students who want to research an unfamiliar topic. Student Resources in Context has reliable reference content with full-text articles, primary documents, images, and multimedia on a variety of subjects: history, business/economics, literature, sports, world religion, science/health, government, and more. This database is user-friendly and provides useful links not only to scholarly articles, but radio stories, videos, and critical essays/opinion pieces by subject. For example, under the category/subgategory of Government/Imperialism, there are links to NPR stories, reference sources such as The Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics, geopolitical maps, stories from PRI, Africa News Service, videos from A&E and The New York Times, and more.   

• Biography
  Biography in Context
  Outstanding research on individuals spanning history and cultures. Includes reference With access to reference articles, videos, images, journals, and current information, Biography in Context is similar to Student Resources Context, but with a specialized focus on--obviously--biographies. The biography categories are: American Presidents, Artists, LBGTQ figures, Notable Women, Politicians/Dignitaries, Scientists, Singers, World War II, Writers, and Young Adult Writers.

• Controversial Issues
  Issues and Controversies
  This database presents both sides of an issue--clearly and without bias--through a straightforward presentation of key facts, arguments, history, and current context of today's most important and timely issues. 
  
  Opposing Viewpoints in Context
  Similar to Student Resources in Context and Biographies in Context, through Opposing Viewpoints in Context, students can explore all of today's social issues through pro/con essays, topic overviews, full-text magazines and academic journals, news articles, primary sources, statistics, images, videos, and links to vetted websites. The categories are: business and economics, energy and environmentalism, health & medicine, law & politics, national debate topics, science, technology & ethics, society & culture, and war & diplomacy. A few examples of subcategories include: the DREAM act (immigration issues), genetically modified food, government intelligence & surveillance, and online ethics.

• Foreign Language
  Informe Academico
  Informe Academico is a Spanish language site with a collection of full-text articles from Hispanic magazines, academic journals, and newspapers covering a variety of topics. 
   

• History
  Modern Genocide
  On this site, students can research the full scope of human history from the mid-15th century to present. Includes subject entries, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, and timelines.
  
  Modern World History
  The full scope of human history from the mid-15th century to present. Includes subject entries, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, and timelines.
  
  U.S. History in Context
  Similar in style to the other “In Context” databases, students have access to the most-studied events, issues, and current information of American history through full-text periodicals, essays, video and audio, reference works, primary documents, and scholarly analysis. With categories such as: African American perspectives, American colonies, biographies, court cases and the supreme court, economics, events/decades/cultural trends, government documents, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, political constructs & movements, and wars & conflict. 
  
  World History in Context
  The World History in Context database includes reference works, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites. Categories include: bios, civilizations & cultures, economics, cultural trends, human rights, political constructs & movements, religion, and wars & conflict.

• Literature
  Bloom’s Literature
  An extensive array of literary criticism and essays on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors, and over 2,000 video clips.
  
  Literature Resource Center
  Comprehensive resource for overviews, literary criticism, reviews, and biographies.
  
  Scribner Writers Series
  Original, scholarly-signed essays on the lives and works of authors in a historic context.
  
  Twayne Authors Series
  In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers within the context of the time period in which they lived, as well as the influence of literary movements.

• Professional Educators
  Educator Reference Complete
  A great site for the SMCA faculty, Educator Reference Complete contains more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Education. Find full-text articles from classroom management to education administration to literacy & learning disabilities in journals such as: Academy Magazine, Affilia Journal of Women and Social Work, American Historical Review,  American Journal of Family Law, and Anthropology and Education. (And that’s just a few from the A’s!!!)

• Science

JoVE - Science Journal
This resource gives students and teachers access to the entire database.  Search through 16,000+ videos illustrating key concepts, research techniques and experiments across multiple science disciplines.   When you sign in, use the Single-Sign-On option and use your SMCA email.

Science in Context
IIncludes full-text articles from magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites. Categories include: biographies, biology, chemistry, earth/environmental science, health/medicine, meth/engineering/technology, and physics/astronomy.

• World Religions
  World Religions
  Offers thorough coverage on the beliefs, practices, and histories of religions around the world.