Gale's Student Resource Center has been eagerly accepted in the library community because it provides students with the content and context needed to develop and strengthen critical thinking skills crucial to academic success. Now, a College Edition of this highly acclaimed source is available, specifically designed for college undergraduates. This Web-based application features thousands of background and topical essays, biographies and critical analyses. The Student Resource Center -- College Edition also provides students with access to thousands of fascinating primary source documents. Letters, diaries, government documents, speeches, photographs, maps, audio clips, and video clips from U.S. history provide historical context and a personal connection to noteworthy events and experiences.
Student Resource Center -- College Edition offers current magazine and journal coverage from your choice of two full-text periodical databases: Expanded Academic ASAP or Academic ASAP. With up to 2,000 indexed titles, 1,000 full-text and 668 referred titles, these databases link to information and references on topics such as astronomy, economics, education, literature and art, religion, law, history, psychology, humanities, current events, sociology, political science, communications, the general sciences and more. The database also includes access to a growing collection of vocational and technical titles that will be expanded over time.
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"SRCCE [Student Resource Center - College Edition] is a very good collection of resources presented in an easy-to-use interface. It is ideal for distance learners and especially students without access to a good library. Recommended for public and academic libraries."
-- Library Journal (03/01/00)