Guest Databases beginning with "C"
Alphabetical list of databases:
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I-J-K
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O-P
Q
R-S
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U-V
W-X-Y
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Databases by subject
Specific database services
Databases marked "IN LIBRARY USE ONLY" can be searched exclusively
from the Public Access/Gov Docs computers in the Library.
indicates a TexShare database
| Database | Description | Full Text | Service |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States. |  |
Gov |
| Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption | Free registration to the NCIS/BiblioLine Web site required to access this database. If in the Library, ask at the Reference desk for login information. Bibliographic resource on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. Citations and abstracts are to books, journal articles, final reports from federally-funded grant, conference papers, unpublished papers, reports on completed or continuing research, as well as descriptions of service programs and prevention and treatment strategies. Materials cited are primarily in English-language, originating from U.S. research and service programs. Provided by NCIS in association with the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. | |
National Information Services Corporation |
| Chronicle of Higher Education
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Username and password required. Ask at the Reference desk for login information. The online version of the print journal is fully searchable and features daily reports on developments in higher education, information technology, and distance education, as well as regularly updated databases of grant opportunities, job announcements, and links to Internet resources for higher education | |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Covers over 1200 professional journals in nursing, 17 allied health disciplines, and health sciences librarianship. Offers access to healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software in nursing, audiovisuals, and book chapters. Contains complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association | |
EBSCOhost |
| Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System | Computerized database from the National Park Service containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. Currently contains approximately 2.5 million soldier names from over 30 states and territories. Also includes regimental histories, significant battles, and other historical information | Gov | |
| Classical Music Library
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Database can be accessed by a maximum of four users at any one time.
Fully searchable, comprehensive database of distinguished musical recordings. It includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings that users can listen to over the Internet. Selections range from Medieval to contemporary music, from the earliest Gregorian chants to avant-gard works by modern composers—including symphonic music, vocal and instrumental music, choral works, and other forms. The audio selections are cross-referenced to a database of supplementary reference information, which includes thousands of program notes, biographies of composers, images sorted by composer, concerts on a theme, midi files, a glossary and a history of music . Users may register to build individualized playlists and download favorites. Downloading songs to a personal computer involves a small fee for copyright/royalty purposes. |
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Alexander Street Press |
| Clinical Pharmacology | Search ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER to find current, concise and clinically-relevant drug information for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Drugs may be searched by their generic or brand names. | |
EBSCOhost |
| Cochrane Library
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
The Cochrane Library is a collection of systematic reviews for evidence-based medicine to inform people providing and receiving medical care, and those responsible for research, testing, funding and administration. It contains the following databases: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (full text), The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (bibliography), The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (bibliography), The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (full text), The Cochrane Methodology Register (bibliography), The Health Technology Assessment Database (bibliography), and The NHS Economic Evaluator Database (bibliography). | |
The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Communication & Mass Media Complete
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource in the communication and mass media fields. CMMC offers cover-to-cover ("core") indexing and abstracts for over 300 journals, and selected ("priority") coverage of over 100 more, for a combined coverage of over 400 titles. Furthermore, this database includes full text for nearly 200 journals. Many major journals have indexing, abstracts, PDFs and searchable citations from their first issues to the present (dating as far back as 1915) | |
EBSCOhost |
| Communications Abstracts
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field | CIOS | |
| Community of Science Funding Opportunities
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
COS Funding Opportunities lists available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding. The database contains information for recipients anywhere in the world, working in any discipline, with sponsors coming from the public and private sector, including local, state and national governments, foundations and societies, and corporations. The database is updated daily and includes more than 24,000 records representing over $33 billion in funding. Each COS record includes an abstract and information on deadlines, amount of award, any eligibility criteria, and contact information for more information from the sponsoring organization. | |
Community of Science |
| Computer Source
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications. | |
EBSCOhost |
| Consumer Health Complete
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
CHC is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. | |
EBSCOhost |
| Contemporary Authors
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Provides detailed biographical information on more than 100,000 authors from the twentieth century. Covers fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, playwrights, prominent print and broadcast journalists, editors, photojournalists, syndicated cartoonists, screenwriters, television scriptwriters, and other media people. Authors who write in languages other than English are included if their works have been published in the United States or translated into English. | |
Gale |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
A collection of biographical and critical essays on contemporary writers (defined as writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959). For each writer CLC provides a biographical essay that outlines the author's life, works and critical importance; critical essays or excerpts taken from books, journals, newspapers and interviews; a listing of principal works; and resources for further reading. | |
Gale |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Criminal Justice Abstracts covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice. | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |