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The NTC library provides print journals, newspapers, and online databases with many full-text articles. If you need assistance with accessing or searching databases, please call 1.888.NTC.7144 or 715.803.1115, 1216 or 1056, or stop in and ask for help at the library reference desk.

Title List: Journals, Magazines & Newspapers

ONLINE JOURNALS AND NEWS DATABASES QUICKLINKS:
(scroll down for more information, please)
Magazine or Journal Articles
(with and without full text)
Access World News
AGRICOLA
AGRIS/CARIS
BadgerLink
CINAHL via EBSCO
Career and Technical Education
Criminal Justice Periodicals
Opposing Viewpoints
Ovid Nursing Journals
ProQuest Nursing Journals
Selected ProQuest Newspapers
Pro Quest Research Library
Wilson OmniFile Select
Wisconsin News




Career and Job Search Tools
Jobnet
Selectory Online (company information)

  

Encyclopedias and
Other Reference Resources

ALL Data for Cars (NTC computers only)
Credo Reference Books
Encyclopedia Britannica
Facts on File Reference Suite
Gale Electronic Reference Books
Global Road Warrior
Salem Health
Selectory Online (company information)
State of Wis. Government and University Directories
Thomas Register

Wisconsin Blue Book
Salem History
Salem Science


Learning Tools
Delmar's Nursing Skills

TEMPORARY ACCESS FOR DATABASE EVALUATION

Thomson Healthcare's Micromedex Healthcare Series. (Restricted to current NTC healthcare related students and staff. Please contact the NTC library or a current NTC instructor for logon and password information.)

ONLINE JOURNALS AND NEWS DATABASES

This is an A-Z list of links to our online databases for finding journal and newspaper articles and other online resources. If you are asked for a “UserID/Password” for a database, please call 1.888.NTC.7144 or 715.803.1115.

Access World News Research Collection
Provides unique current and archived news content for information on topics, events, issues, people, businesses, and more through this in-depth resource. Easy online access to local, in-state, national and international news sources, including newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, news web-only content and video. Alerts and "my personal" functionality helps students and faculty track and manage their research projects.

AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators.

AGRIS/CARIS
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology. It was created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1974 to facilitate information exchange and to bring together world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture

ALL Data for Cars (NTC computers only)
Used by many auto shops, ALL Data provides a wide range of information about motor vehicle maintenance and repair. The database includes recall information, technical reports describing known issues with a particular make and model, schematic diagrams for all vehicle systems, parts information, usual repair times, diagnostic checklists, and more.

BadgerLink 
Provides access to thousands of magazine, newspaper and other reference materials as well as links to hundreds of  reference and research web sites.

CINAHL via EBSCO
Cumulative index for Allied Health Literature: Provides indexing and abstracting for over 1,600 current nursing and allied health journals and publications.

Career and Technical Education
Vocational and technical periodicals covering all aspects of the VO/TECH curriculum: architecture, mechanics, electronics, medical, etc.

Collegiate Thesaurus
Click on Encyclopedia Britannica for access.

CREDO Reference Books
Searchable online collection of approximately 100 topic-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and general reference titles that includes a number of foreign language dictionaries.  Some titles include audio clips for pronunciation or video clips to illustrate concepts or processes.

Criminal Justice Periodicals
Subjects included in the database are social science, education, and humanities. Information can be found on most criminal justice topics, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law.

Delmar's Nursing Skills
A nursing skills web-based database that provides a comprehensive review of over 210 nursing skills, including assessment tests and video presentations. The first time you go to this web site you will need to register. Your instructor will give you the instructions for registering. You will select a user ID and password that you will enter each time you log on to this site.

Ebrary Electronic Books
Searchable online access to nearly 20,000 books that support  common Community College programs.

Encyclopedia Britannica  
Includes articles, biographies, photo essays, dictionary, illustrations, multimedia articles, year book, geography, and internet links.

Gale Electronic Reference Books
The electronic version of established reference books and topical encyclopedias, these articles provide an excellent starting point for many projects. The essays provide overviews of various topics as well as authoritative historical and background information. The electronic format provides increased access as well as search capabilities, making it easier to locate hard-to-find material.

Global Road Warrior
A source of country information, this database contains critical information for survival and success while traveling internationally. Key topics for each country include quick facts, climate, society & business cultures, demographics, money & banking, travel essentials, city views, points of interest, security information, health & medical, transportation, communications, and technical/Internet infrastructure, embassies/consulates, the businesswoman, essential terms and maps.

Jobnet
Includes state of Wisconsin job openings and information as well as nationwide job postings via America's Job Bank.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Click on Encyclopedia Britannica for access.

NetLibrary Electronic Books 
 Searchable online access to more than 4000 books.  Nearly 600 of these titles were chosen to directly support NTC programs and approximately 3500 are publicly accessible “classics.”

Opposing Viewpoints
It draws on the Opposing Viewpoints social issues as well as core reference sources to create a dynamic online library of current event topics--the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors.

Ovid Nursing Journals   
Searchable online access to current and back issues of approximately 50 core nursing periodicals.

ProQuest Nursing Journals
250+ leading full-text journals in nursing and allied health.

Reference Suite: Facts on File
Facts.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics, and people of the last 60+ years.

Reuters News
Click on Reference Suite: Facts on File for access.

Science Today
Click on the Reference Suite: Facts on File for access.

Selectory Online
Wisconsin Manufacturers Directory and Wisconsin Business Service Directory contain nearly all the manufacturers in the state as well as all service businesses.

Selected ProQuest Newspapers
Searchable online access to the Marshfield Herald-Tribune, Wall Street Journal and Wausau Daily Herald

State of Wisconsin Government and University Directories
State government resources and the UW system links.

Thomas Register
Use this resource to locate information on U.S. and Canadian manufacturers, locate hard-to-find parts and components, and examine thousands of supplier catalogs.

WISCAT
Use to search holdings of over 1,100 libraries of all types throughout the state of Wisconsin. Use this for interlibrary loan requests.

Wisconsin Blue Book
What makes Wisconsin unique? The information contained in the 2003-2004 Wisconsin Blue Book will help provide an answer.

Wisconsin Manufacturers Directory (Also known as Harris InfoSource)
See Selectory Online.

World Almanac
Click on Reference Suite: Facts on File for access.

World Almanac Encyclopedia
Click on Reference Suite: Facts on File for access.

World Atlas
Click on Encyclopedia Britannica for access.

 

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