University/College Library Getting Started

Getting Started

Databases to search for magazine, journal, newspaper articles, and e-books can be accessed off-campus using your BCCcard library number, beginning with 23301. Your pin# is the last four digits of your Social Security number. FAU students, please enter the 14-digit number on the front/back of your FAU Owl Card, beginning with 219. Please do not type the letter "A" at the beginning or end. Your pin# is the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If you are looking for:	Start by looking in:
A research topic	Opposing Viewpoint Resource Center or CQ Researcher or Issues & Controversies
Books	U/CL Catalog
Electronic books	E-Books or Digital Collections or Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedia	Virtual Reference Library or New World Encyclopedia
Magazine articles for almost any subject	Gale PowerSearch
Scholarly/peer reviewed journals	Academic Search Premier
Electronic Magazines/Journals	A-Z Journal Listing
An analysis/criticism of a short story/play/poem	Gale's Literary Index or MagillonLiterature or Literature Resource Center or JSTOR
Information on the Web	Ask.com or Clusty or Google or Yahoo!

Use of the databases and electronic journals is governed by license agreements which restrict use to BCC/FAU students, faculty and staff. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure these products are only for individual, noncommercial use without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information.