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Paralegal Technology

This is a guide of selected sources that support the Paralegal Technology program at Houston Community College.

How to Use HCC Library Databases

Databases

Academic Search Complete
Provides more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals, with indexing and abstracts for 10,900 publications. Content goes back as far as 1865. Covers many academic disciplines including art, music, literature, history, sociology, psychology, government, and science. (Some full-text)

EBSCO eBook Collection
Approximately 29,000 research-oriented books, fully searchable by author, title, keyword, and any word in the text. (Full-text)

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. Viewpoint articles cover issues from many perspectives, beyond pro and con. Users can dive deeper with periodical content that covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more. Viewpoints are collected from the opinion sections of a variety of published sources, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Conservative, and National Review.

Gale Legal Forms
Access a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas.
Legal Collection
Provides full text for nearly 250 scholarly law journals. (Full-text)

Legal Information Source

Provides detailed how-to instructions covering a wide range of legal issues and includes access to legal reference books and legal forms.

ProQuest Research Library
A general purpose database that includes the full text of many magazines and journals from a number of fields and disciplines. Good for popular, current event, opinion-oriented, practical, and how-to topics. (Some full-text)

SIRS Issues Researcher
A suite of databases providing access to periodical articles, reference materials, pictures, government documents, and selected Internet sites, related to a wide range of topics. (Full-text)

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