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Biographical Information

Biography: Gale In Context This link opens in a new window
Background information on people who have shaped the world. The database is regularly updated to provide the most up-to-date information.
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
More than 700,000 full-text biographical articles, 35,000 images and additional summaries from both academic journals and popular magazines.
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
More than 400,000 biographical articles. Search by keyword or locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan, birthplace, birthday, and more.

Reference eBooks

When do you use REFERENCE Sources?

When you are just getting started and want to find some background information on a science topic?

Reference materials include dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks which provide an overview of a topic or provide you with statistics.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
790+ e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for quick, accurate facts and background information.
Reference Library - Gale Virtual This link opens in a new window
300+ e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia.

Citing Sources with MLA Citations

Library sources all come with suggested citations! Start there. If you are using a non-library source, these links might help.

See Bristol Community College's Quick Style Guide to MLA-8.
View Purdue Owl's sample paper and Works Cited list examples. (There are popup adds on this cite; you can X them closed.)
See MLA Style Center Guides and Tutorials.
Try MLA templates to gather necessary citation elements.

Literary Analysis & Biography

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
This database is a great resource for literary analysis or literary criticism assignments often included in English classes.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A collection of resources that includes science and social science journals, data, and analysis. Use the Image tab to find art and social science images.

Digging Deeper

These databases include many types of articles: scholarly, academic, and popular.

Choose "limit to peer review" or "limit to academic journals" to exclude popular magazines and newspapers from the results.

Be sure to also choose "limit to full-text" so you only get results that will let you access the full article.

All articles come with suggested MLA citations!

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A rich, multi-disciplinary database which includes thousands of full-text peer-reviewed journals, select open-access journals, and ahead-of-print content.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window Collection of full-text magazines, e-books and primary source documents.

Films on Demand

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
More than 40,000 documentaries in their entirety which can viewed in searchable segments. Each video has captioning and transcripts.

QVCC Learning Center

The QVCC Learning Center has gone viral and now offers online, real-time appointments via Microsoft Teams. Students can make appointments as usual via https://qvcc.edu/learning-center/ click on Open for Business ( follow the instructions ) and meet with a consultant via video and text chat. Appointments will be available during the usual hours.

How to schedule an appointment with a QVCC Learning Center Tutor
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