Need to pick an author for a report but don’t know where to start? Gale Literary Database(link), found under Contemporary Authors, is a great way for students who have an idea but need help narrowing down their choices.

A useful feature in Gale Literary Database is the “Dictionary of Literary Biography.”  It allows users to find authors by browsing:

• genre
• topic
• age
• nationality

Contributed by Gina Otvos, Library Specialist.

Fellow gamers!

Interested in reading about the newest games from the most popular Video Game publications around like Electronic Gaming Monthly or Computer Gaming World?

Or maybe you’d like to travel back in time and read articles about those 90’s games right at the peak of home console gaming?

Or maybe you’re writing a research paper on one of the most popular hobbies of ALL TIME?

Well, WHO KNEW that South Texas College Library has a database called the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center that has ALL of that and a lot more!!

Once you’re on the database, click on the Indoor Recreation category link and you can select Video Games to bring you a TON of articles dating back all the way from 1997 to the Present from the best Video Game publications in the country!  PUSH START and have fun!!

http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/online-databases/?libpage=H

Blog post contributed by Ricardo Rosales.

The Library has added Safari Tech Books Online to its collection of research databases.  Safari Tech Books Online is a digital e-book subscription service specializing in computer science books.

The collection consists of several thousand current titles covering a wide range of computer science and information technology topics including:

• programming,
• professional certifications,
• IT networking,
• project management,
• home computing,
• and more.

Access to Safari Tech Books Online is limited to two simultaneous users.

The Safari Tech Books Online collection can be accessed from the Library’s Online Library page at http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/online-databases?libpage=S

Contributed by Jesús Campos, Director of Technical Services.

We have added several Emerald e-journals to the Library’s digital research databases.  This new subscription includes journals in Business Management and Strategy; H.R., Learning and Organizational Studies; and Public Policy and Environmental Management.  Together these collections, which are available through the Emerald search platform, include 87 scholarly journals that focus on leadership and management in a wide variety of contexts.

The Emerald subscription supports the Bachelors programs in Technology Management, Medical Health Services Management, and Organizational Leadership as well as administrative office careers and business-related programs.

Emerald can be accessed from the Library’s Online Library page at http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/online-databases?libpage=E

Contributed by Jesús Campos, Director of Technical Services.

We have added WestlawNext Campus Research to the Library’s collection of research databases.  Campus Research is a comprehensive resource for legal research, business information, and news.  Campus Research provides access to federal and state case law; statutes; regulations; administrative codes; European Union information; law reviews and journals; American Law Reports, and the American Jurisprudence 2d legal encyclopedia.  Campus Research also provides access to more than 4,900 news and business information publications including newspapers, magazines, newswires, Hoover’s Company information, and foreign language publications.

Campus Research is especially suitable for paralegal studies, political science, and business-related programs.

WestlawNext Campus Research can be accessed from the Library’s Online Library page at http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/online-databases?libpage=W

Contributed by Jesús Campos, Director of Technical Services.