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Education

Chronicle of Higher Education
Higher ed. news and issues. Access via Campus Pipeline under the "My Pipeline" tab.

Communication & Mass Media
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field including advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and more.

Credo Reference
Reference books; 66,000 art, science & medical images; 90,000 atlas pages. Create customized exportable data tables; visual concept maps of search results.

ebrary
Over 20,000 online books covering all NSCC academic disciplines including Nursing and Allied Health, Computer Technology, Business, Criminal Justice, College Success, Testing Guides and Career Information.

Educator's Reference Complete
Academic journals, reports, and premier reference sources on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.

Educators Collection
Customized subject specific journal content.

ERIC
Educational Resource Information Center

Films on Demand
Over 6,200 full-length programs and 65,800 video segments streamed on demand from Films for the Humanities, BBC, CBC, PBS and others. Subjects include humanities, science, business, health, technical education, careers and counseling. Watch an entire episode, or just one indexed segment keyed to your search.

Information Science & Library Issues
Content from nearly 100 leading industry journals providing current and accurate information for the information professional, including such topics as data processing, metadata architectures, and more.

Libguides
Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians. Know what we know - find it in LibGuides!

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Librarianship, information science, cataloging, online information retrieval, information management and more. Indexes nearly 600 periodicals, books, research reports, and proceedings back to the 1960's.

Professional Development Collection
Comprehensive specialized collection of scholarly education journals and reports.

Teacher Reference Center
Coverage of education topics such as Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedogogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Math, and Teacher Education.

Vocation & Careers
Content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.