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Database Tips

Access online library materials through the library databases!

To access the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your LSC email/password or your 14-digit library barcode.

Discovery Search Search (nearly) all the library collections from one place, including articles, books and e-books, videos, and more.
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You can search without signing in, but once you click to access something, you'll be prompted to use your library barcode number or your LSC username/password.
A-Z Database List Sort & filter by subject and content types to find the specific collection you need.

Ebook Central
Over 100,000 e-book titles covering a full range of academic topics. General reference works are also included.
EBSCO eBook Collection
Search complete e-books. Read in browser, or create an account to download books to various devices.
O'Reilly Learning
Here you'll find technology e-books, interactive learning courses and more ranging from basic computer use to more advanced topics for programmers, coders and other IT professionals, as well as web design, graphic design, photography, marketing.
Personalized features not available through the public library platform: you won't be able to create playlists, save highlights, etc.

If you can't get around paywalls locating this type of source through Google, pop into these databases.

US Major Dailies (ProQuest)
US Major Dailies provides access to The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. The content is available by 8 a.m. each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1985.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Over 30 million digital pages of newspapers dating back to the 18th century, including some international newspapers.
New York Times: Create an Account
Find both news and reviews as well as access to historical NY Times issues dating back to 1851.

First time user: To get access, you need to first register for an NYT account.
1. Click the link. You will have to enter your LSC library barcode.
2. Select Create Account and complete registration fields. Use your LSC email address!
3. Once you have an account, you may access NYTimes.com and NYT mobile apps like any subscriber, or go through this link but select "log in."

Note: Site passes will expire after 365 days. To renew, you will have to activate a new pass by repeating this process.

If Google Chrome shows a warning about this link, hit Ignore. You must use the proxy to get the special access.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.

JSTOR
Complete historical full text of all issues of peer-reviewed journals in a wide range of humanities and social science fields. Includes Artstor. (pronounced jay-store)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
Search all Gale databases at once with Gale PowerSearch.

SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
Full-text from an international collection of scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.
Includes the Natural Science Collection, Science Collection, and Technology Collection
Gale in Context: Science
[Access ends Aug. 31, 2025, due to cuts to the TexShare program funding via the IMLS de-funding] Articles, experiments, videos, and podcasts on the most significant science topics of today. Contains magazine as well as academic journal and news articles.
Science (Gale OneFile)
Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.

Consider which disciplines apply to your specific topic when choosing your databases.