History
Tutorials
Project Muse teaches you how to get precise results from this database containing academic journals in a wide variety of disciplines.
Factiva teaches you how to use this international news database to retrieve the latest news on your topics.
Remote Access Guide shows the step-by-step process for accessing subscription databases from off campus.
Library Subscription Services
The following sources may be accessed through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
Journal Articles and Books
America: History and Life is an extensive database for U.S. and world history. This resource has citations, abstracts and some full-text articles from more than 2,000 journals.
Project Muse is a database with more than 300 full-text journals covering a wide range of topics, including literature, social science and theatre.
EBSCO provides citations and abstracts or the full text of articles.
Factiva is a leading provider of news articles and business information.
CQ Researcher contains comprehensive reports on the issues that shape our world.
Literature Resource Center has critical analyses, biographical information and bibliographies of authors and their works.
Reference Works
American Decades
American History Through Literature 1820-1870
American History Through Literature 1870-1920
The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
A Dictionary of World History
Dynasties of the World
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Melton's Encyclopedia American Religions
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
The Oxford Companion to Military History
The Oxford Companion to United States History
The Oxford Companion to World War II
Who's Who in Classical World
World Maps
Other Resources
MLA Documentation is a citation guide for PVCC student research papers and reports.
Strunk's Elements of Style provides information for writers on grammar, usage, and style.
