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Locating articles

The library subscribes to several general and subject-specific databases that include humanities content. In addition, these cross-disciplinary databases include citations to articles about the humanities and related subjects, many of which are full text.

Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary. Includes full text
America: History & Life with Full Text
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Includes full text.
ARTstor
Curated collections of approximately 1. 6 million digital art images and associated catalog data. ARTStor is not available off-campus.
Issues & Controversies
Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
JSTOR
Cross-disciplinary database. Includes full-text articles from over 2,000 publications.
ProQuest Central
Citations, abstracts, and full-text articles and graphics from more than 10,000 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Useful books

Books at the COC Library are shelved by Library of Congress Classification. In this system, books in the humanities (history, literature, art history, film studies, and philosophy) can be found across the library's physical book shelves. The library's eBook collections contain additional titles. Please find a selection of print and ebook titles below. To find more books, please visit the library website and locate items through OneSearch.

Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
Call Number: Valencia Stacks GN281.4 .D37 2019b
Farming Across Borders: A Transnational History of the North American West
Call Number: eBook
Postnational Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Literature
Call Number: eBook
The Hate U Give
Call Number: Valencia Stacks PZ7.T4543 Hat 2017
The Mountains in Art History
Call Number: eBook
The History of Art
Call Number: Valencia Stacks PZ4.7.J825 His 2017
The Feel-Bad Film
Call Number: eBook
Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and His Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian
Call Number: Valencia Stacks PN1997.L575 J47 2015
Writing Philosophy: A Student's Guide to Reading and Writing Philosophy Essays
Call Number: Valencia Stacks B52.7 .V38 2018
A Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Call Number: eBook

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Academic Video Online
Provides access to almost 70,000 video titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
College Complete eBook Collection
Provides access to more than 46,000 eBooks from leading academic publishers.

National Humanities Alliance
The National Humanities Alliance is a coalition of organizations dedicated to advancing humanities education, research, preservation, and public programs.
Cool 4 Ed
The three State of California Higher Education Systems are working together to provide you easy access to quality FREE and OPEN eTextbooks that everyone and anyone can use for teaching and learning.
Purdue OWL
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University provides writing resources and instructional material, including citation style guide examples for MLA, APA, and Chicago.

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