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Information Literacy: Be Savvy about your Sources: A-Z Resources by Topic

Information-savvy: Having a shrewd understanding of how to deal with information. Alternative descriptions: "Information Competency" or "Information Fluency"

Table of Contents: Resources by Topic

Search for Automotive Information

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Auto Repair Source replaced by Chilton Library
ChiltonLibrary - Automobile Reference (Badgerlink - MyFVTC Access)

Chilton Library (Badgerlink - WI Library Card Access)

Search for Agriculture, Gardening, Horticulture, Natural Resources

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Agriculture (Gale OneFile)
Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)
FOD: Subject Index Films on Demand Educational Videos. FVTC Library subscriptions; Access with active MyFVTC ID# and password credentials.
Gardening/Landscape & Horticulture (Gale OneFile)

Public Access

DATCP Home Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics (datcp.wi.gov)
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

Wisconsin Natural Resources Topic List (dnr.wisconsin.gov)

Find Audio Books / E-Books / Printed Books

Library buys books so you don't have to!

Audiobooks

Print Books in Library

In Library: Print Books Sorted with newest at top.
Sometimes we have titles in more than one format.

FVTC Library Catalog
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(Use your picture ID to check out items)

E-Books Online - Off-campus access with MyFVTC credentials

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E-Books through Ebsco QUICK SEARCH

H.W. Wilson: The Reference Shelf (Salem Press E-Books)
From Hate Crimes to UFO's. Curent Issues.
PrepStep for Success (Off-Campus Access through ACTIVE MyFVTC credentials)
Note:
Register under Fox Valley Technical College and access using a Library Link.
Emails used for old registrations may no longer work - use a different email address. You lose your MyFVTC email after graduation.

Selected Print & E-Books by Program or Topic

E-Books Online - Public Access

Search for Business & Marketing; Interior Design Resources

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Business (Gale OneFile)
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
Business Source Premier Interface (BadgerLink) Company Profiles - Datamonitor companies... Country Reports - Economics, political background... Industry Profiles - Overview, market value... Market Research Reports - Market insight, emerging trends...
Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)
EBSCO Business Resources (EBSCO from BadgerLink)
Nexis Uni®
Business and Law Research
Reference Solutions (Ebsco | Data Axle) Business Research
Regional Business News (EBSCO from BadgerLink)

Public Access

Catalogs to search Library Holdings

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Worldcat Catalog

Public Access

FVTC Library Catalog
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(Use your picture ID to check out items)
WISCAT- Wisconsin Catalogs

Search for Computer & Information Sciences Resources

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Search for Criminal Justice/Law/Public Safety Resources

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (EBSCO)
◦ Helpguide: EBSCO Resources
Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)
Nexis Uni®
Business and Law Research

Public Access

Article introducing: Free All-Digital Jury Instructions

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov)

Search for Culture & Country Profiles

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Public Access

. The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Search for Resources using General Purpose Resources

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Public Access

Wisc-Online Learning Objects This link opens in a new window

Search for Health & Medical Resources

MyFVTC Access Only

FVTC Library Subscriptions

CINAHL Plus with Full Text - ADVANCED Search (EBSCO)
◦ Help Guide: CINAHL
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
International Clinical Educators (ICE) video database
OvidSP: SEARCH Nursing Journals
◦ Helpguide: OVID - Nursing, health & medical
OvidSP: NURSING JOURNALS - Title List

Badgerlink Subscriptions

EBSCO Health Resources (EBSCO from BadgerLink)
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (BadgerLink)
MEDLINE (EBSCO from BadgerLink)
PTSDpubs (Was PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress) This database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health sequelae of traumatic events.(1871 - current) Literature related to traumatic stress - journal articles

Films on Demand for Nursing and other Health Sciences (MyFVTC Access)

Public Access

A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia (medlineplus.gov)

MEDLINEPLUS (medlineplus.gov)

Merck Manuals (merckmanuals.com)
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Bookshelf (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
OpenMed.com Health Site Directory - Medical Dictionary (openmd.com) Directory of Popular Health related websites, with notes about ease of use, free, or subscription. Use multiple sources.

PUBMED (/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Includes: MeSH Database & Clinical Trials

Search for Household Related Resources

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Public Access

How to access TOXNET information

MedlinePlus: Pet Health (medlineplus.gov)

Toxic Substances Portal (atsdr.cdc.gov)

Search for Hospitality & Culinary Resources

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Search for Continuing Education & Life Long Learning Resources

Internet Search Tools

MyFVTC Access Only

BadgerLink (MyFVTC Access)
Articles, books, multimedia.
PrepStep for Success (Off-Campus Access through ACTIVE MyFVTC credentials)
Note:
Register under Fox Valley Technical College and access using a Library Link.
Emails used for old registrations may no longer work - use a different email address. You lose your MyFVTC email after graduation.

Search for Multimedia: Audio/Visual Resources

At the Library

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Films On Demand (FOD) Educational Videos
◦ Helpguide: Films on Demand (FOD) Access
Feature Films from FOD Entertainment films for education.
Use Chrome. Turn off VPN.
◦ Helpguide: FOD Features (Films on Demand) Access
International Clinical Educators (ICE) video database
Actual stroke patients shown in hospital. Please show respect for people who are sick but still willing to provide valid and necessary training for health care education.
LinkedIn Learning
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◦ Helpguide: LinkedIn Learning Access
◦ Helpguide: LinkedIn Learning Topics
PrepStep for Success (Off-Campus Access through ACTIVE MyFVTC credentials)
Note:
Register under Fox Valley Technical College and access using a Library Link.
Emails used for old registrations may no longer work - use a different email address. You lose your MyFVTC email after graduation.

VIDEOS / MULTIMEDIA by Program or Topic

Audio-visual and Interactives Online - Public Access

Wisc-Online Learning Objects This link opens in a new window

Search for News & Popular Magazines

MyFVTC Access Only

Public Access

Search for Spanish Resources

MyFVTC Access Only

Britannica Escolar (Britannica from BadgerLink)
Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes y educadores. Spanish encyclopedia for younger students and educators.
EBSCO - Espanol
*NEW EDS INTERFACE!!!!(EBSCO from BadgerLink)

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Information Literacy Home

*A-Z Resource INDEX (Databases & More)
◦ Database Helpguides

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