LibGuides: Resource Development's Guide to Library Resources: Home

1. Log in to the Library via Atlas

Log in to the Library via Atlas:

1. Log in to Atlas.

2. Click the Employees (or Courses) Tab.

3. Click Search the Library (in the right column).

4. The library search page will open in a new browser tab. Copy and paste the link to this guide into the new tab:

http://libguides.valenciacollege.edu/lifemap

If prompted for a Borrower ID:

If you have not logged in to the library, following the links in this guide will prompt you to enter a Borrower ID and PIN. The Borrower ID is your VID number, with the V. The PIN is the last 4 digits of your VID number.

If you were employed with the college prior to 2008, your Borrower ID may still be set to a barcode number that appeared on the back of your Valencia ID card.

Logging in through Atlas (using the instructions above) should avoid this login prompt.

If you have problems logging in, please contact your campus library for assistance.

2. Select a Database

Select a Database:

These databases may be the most helpful:

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for thousands of publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. It includes PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Funded by: Statewide Allocation
Education Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers, this extensive collection includes full text for more than 1,700 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles including book reviews. Coverage in Education Source spans all levels of education and includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing. Funded by: Statewide Allocation
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Content included in the database is almost entirely full-text. Includes direct links to over 50% of the ERIC titles in full text. Funded by: State Library of Florida
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Housed in the familiar EBSCO interface, ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. A guide to published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, it Includes 1.1+ million records from 1,016 journals and other documents from 1966 to the present. Updated monthly. Funded by: Statewide Allocation
DemographicsNow (Gale) This link opens in a new window
View the tutorial! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5AIx1sQKVo

All Library Databases:

To view a full list of library databases, log in to the library via Atlas as shown in Step 1.

When the library catalog opens, click Databases by Subject in the toolbar.

E-Journal Subscriptions:

To find out if we subscribe to a specific journal, log in to the library via Atlas as shown in Step 1.

When the library catalog opens, click Journals A-Z.

Search for the title of the journal you want to find.

How to Search

To search the databases most effectively, use keywords and avoid using long phrases.

Example of question:

How can community college nursing programs more effectively serve Hispanic students?

Keywords in the question:

students
Hispanic
nursing
community college

Consider using synonyms or related terms:

college students, higher education students, undergraduate students
Latino, Latina
retention, success, persistence, attrition

Enter keywords in the database's search form. Place quotation marks around short phrases (e.g. "learning support"). Try various combinations to yield different results.

Important Tip:

While most articles are available with full text, some do not have full text available.

If an article does not have full text, please contact a librarian to initiate an Interlibrary Loan.
To find only full-text articles, check the Full Text checkbox: