Find the best library databases for your research.
The library subscribes to several databases, streaming media platforms, and individual journal subscriptions. Also listed on this page are open access or free resources that align with our curriculum at Evergreen and are recommended by librarians. To search accross all our journal titles, go to the library catalog.
Other name(s):
Academic Video Online: Premium, AVON, ASP, Alexander Street Press
Streaming media. Our largest streaming media collection spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Streaming media. Docuseek is a film platform hosting documentary films from distributors like Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films, Film Movement, First Run Features, and more. Request new purchases through the library, or browse our existing collection by clicking Browse Films in the top menu.
Streaming Media. Films On Demand is a comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos in 30+ subjects, including the humanities, science, business, literature, health, and more.
Streaming media. Kanopy is a video streaming platform which offers a broad collection of 26,000 documentaries and full length features. Producers include BBC Active, Bullfrog films, California Newsreel, Criterion Collection/Janus films, Documentary Educational Resources, First Run Features, Green Planet Films, Media Education Foundation, National Film Board of Canada, New Day Films, PBS, Psychotheraphy.net, the DEFA Film Library’s (East) German Film Collection, and more. The library purchases new content by request.
Other name(s):
Movie Discovery
Ma'aleh Film School Collection
Streaming media. Films from the Ma'aleh Film School, a media school in Jerusalem, provided by Movie Discovery. This collection also contains films pertaining to the following subjects: technology, science, environment, history, and art. This collection is being made available thanks to a grant secured by Evergreen faculty member Nancy Koppelman.
Streaming Media. A select number of titles individually purchased by the library for classes and coursework. A good place to look for newer releases and popular films.
Library Research Guides
Our librarians have created guides to help you with your research. Click the button below to browse our current guides.
Aggregate search. Some full-text. Ebscohost is a multidisciplinary database of databases and a good starting point if you want to see a broad scope on a topic.
Aggregate search. Full-text. This platform will enable you to search across all Gale databases and collections. Includes: Gale OneFile, Gale In Context, and Gale eBooks. Select which databases to search under the search box.
Full text. Find global information on topics related to business, economics, education, government, health, international studies, politics, science, social issues, sports, STEM and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content.
Mostly full-text. 2,500 journals and reference works and a full range of science and social science including herbal medicine, consciousness studies, mindfulness.
New / Trial Databases
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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Full-text. Black Life in America is an article-based, multidisciplinary database examining the experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. Coverage includes: Late 20th Century (1976 - 2000), Early 21st Century (2001 - present).
Full Text. Index. Black Studies Center consists of scholarly journals, commissioned overview essays by top scholars in Black Studies, historic indexes, and The Chicago Defender newspaper index from 1910-1975. Collections included: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, Black Studies Periodicals Database (formerly IIBP), The Chicago Defender Index, and Black Literature Index.
Full text. Bloomsbury Food Library provides comprehensive and authoritative information about the global history of food from pre-history to the present day and includes encyclopedias, references works, e-books, images, and more.
Other name(s):
Movie Discovery
Ma'aleh Film School Collection
Streaming media. Films from the Ma'aleh Film School, a media school in Jerusalem, provided by Movie Discovery. This collection also contains films pertaining to the following subjects: technology, science, environment, history, and art. This collection is being made available thanks to a grant secured by Evergreen faculty member Nancy Koppelman.
Full text. Follow this link to sign up for a free New York Times account provided by The Evergreen Library.
Step 1: Click the link above.
Step 2: Search for and click “The Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA”
Step 3: Follow the steps based on whether you are On or Off Campus
If you already have an account with the NYT that you pay for, you will need to cancel your subscription before claiming this free access.
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American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside
Independent Voices
Student Activism
Full text. This open access database consists of three collections: American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside, Independent Voices, and Student Activism. Content includes alternative and independent press newspapers, images, and other ephemera.
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