LibGuides: Guided Pathways: School of Public Safety

About

The School of Public Safety is one of the largest public safety training centers in Southern California and is located at the Ben Clark Training Center. The School of Public Safety prepares hundreds of students to work as law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, correctional officers, dispatchers, probation officers, crime analysts, and specialists in emergency management and homeland security. For more information about the School of Public Safety, please visit the campus site at https://www.mvc.edu/academics/schools/public-safety/.

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Known as a discovery layer, OneSearch can help you search for books, eBooks, articles, videos, images, periodicals and more in a single search.

eBook Collection - formerly NetLibrary This link opens in a new window
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Access digital full text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction. Includes publicly-accessible titles.

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Public Safety

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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A multidisciplinary research database that offers access to thousands of scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and other publications across a broad range of academic subjects. It provides full-text articles and abstracts, making it a valuable resource for students and researchers that are looking for credible and comprehensive sources.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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A multidisciplinary database offering access to thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, and other sources across subjects like science, social sciences, humanities, and business. It provides full-text articles and abstracts, making it ideal for academic research at various levels.
America's News (Newsbank) This link opens in a new window
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Provides comprehensive access to current and archived U.S. news sources, including newspapers, newswires, blogs, and broadcast transcripts. It covers local, regional and national perspectives, making it a valuable resource for understanding U.S. events issues, and trends across various time periods. Items like The Press Enterprise can be found through this database.
NOTE: Access to this resource will expire on June 30, 2024.
Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
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Provides encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas, including history, science, culture, and current events. There are concise articles and multimedia resources, making it a valuable tool for seeking out reliable information for academic work or general knowledge.
JAMA This link opens in a new window
Some articles are available for free. Some articles may required a subscription or fee to access. The MVC Library does not currently have a subscription to JAMA. Students can check OneSearch to see if specific articles are available through another full text database.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Articles published before 1923 are available for free. Articles published after 1923 require a subscription or fee to access.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center This link opens in a new window
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Pro and con arguments for current social, political and scientific issues. Provides facts, references, articles and links to appropriate web sites. The Critical Thinking Module supplements the database with interactive features, audio content and curriculum standards.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 290 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
US Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
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The New York Times (1980-present)
Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
Washington Post (1987-present)
Los Angeles Times (1985-present)
Chicago Tribune (1985-present)

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Audiovisual

Films on Demand: Master Academic Package This link opens in a new window
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Educational films and documentaries, browse by producers (BBC, PBS, HBO, NatGeo, and many more) and subject-specific categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Science and Mathematics, Health and Medicine, Technical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Careers & Job Search, Guidance and Counseling, Archival Films and Newsreels.

TED Talks
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.