LCC Library: Online Research Center

Online Library Catalogs

Search for books, videos, and other materials in the library's collections. Learn more.

Hawaiʻi Voyager: LCC Library's catalog. Also find materials in other University of Hawaiʻi libraries.
Course Reserves Search: Search Hawaiʻi Voyager for materials in the Leeward CC Library Reserve Collection.
Public Library Catalog: Search for materials at the Hawaii State Public Library System

Internet Search Sites

Search for information on the Internet. Learn more.

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Try Google Scholar. More about it.

Print Resources

Leeward CC Library Collections: How materials in the Leeward CC Library are organized, and where they are located.
Leeward CC Periodicals List: Magazines, journals, & newspapers at the Leeward CC Library.

Research Guides

The Handout Rack: Handouts and guides published by the library.
LibGuides: Subject-specific research guides prepared by Leeward CC librarians.

Need Help?

Visit or contact a reference librarian for help with doing research. Phone 455-0379, e-mail lccref@hawaii.edu, send a text message to
779-220-0379, or chat online.

Alternate Access

Back-Up Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lccref is a back-up web page with links to our research databases, which you can use if this website is unavailable. Bookmark the site today.
Mobile Library Website: http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/lib/m is for users of smartphones and other mobile devices. Search the library catalog, mobile-enabled research databases, and view LibGuides. Scan this QR code to access.

Under Development

Currently being prepared & tested for future use.

SFX OpenURL Link Resolver: Lists periodicals and provides access to articles from different research databases.
OneSearch Discovery Tool: Searches across a wide range of library information resources. Learn more.

Online Research Databases

Search for information from a broad range of different publications. Learn more.

Periodical Search Tools

EBSCOhost Research Databases

Academic Search Premier, and other EBSCO databases, providing articles from thousands of magazines, journals, newspapers, and other publications.

EBSCO A-to-Z

Listing of periodical titles available in full-text, from all of Leeward CC Library's research databases.

ScienceDirect

Articles from Elsevier science journals.

Hawaiʻi & Pacific-Region Periodicals

Learn more about finding information from Hawaiʻi/Pacific periodicals in print and electronic format, including special information about the Honolulu Star-Advertiser website.

Hawaiʻi Newspaper Index — Index to The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin, going back to 1989 (online index) and 1929-1994 (printed index). Not a full-text database.
ProQuest Newspapers — Full-text articles from The Honolulu Advertiser (Nov. 30, 2002 - June 6, 2010), Honolulu Star-Bulletin (March 18, 1996 - June 6, 2010), and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 7, 2010 - present).
Hawaiʻi Pacific Journal Index — An index to newpapers, magazines, and journals published in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region. Not a full-text database.

E-Book Search Tools

Credo Reference: Articles from hundreds of reference books and other sources.
ebrary: More than 82,000 electronic books you can read on your computer. ebrary titles can also be found by searching in Hawaiʻi Voyager.
EBSCOhost eBook Collection: Includes University of Hawaiʻi Press titles that used to be available from NetLibrary.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: An electronic bookshelf of reference books published by Gale.

Are you having difficulty accessing any of these databases from off-campus?

Subscribed Online Resources

These are individual online periodicals and reference sources subscribed to by the library.

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Online version of the newspaper for college faculty and administrators.
CollegeSource Online: College catalogs, describing courses and programs, from schools around the world.
CQ Researcher: Comprehensive reports on current issues. (Having difficulty accessing this from off-campus?)
Dictionary of Literary Biography: Information about the lives and work of thousands of authors.
Encylopædia Britannica Online Academic: Online version of the classic encyclopedia.
Facts on File Databases: The history databases American Women's History Online, Ancient and Medieval History Online, and Modern World History Online; the current affairs database Issues & Controversies; and the science database Today's Science, from Facts on File.
Issues & Controversies: Presenting different sides of current issues, from Facts on File.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Presenting different sides of current issues, from Gale.
Today's Science: Science news written especially for students, from Facts on File.
Webster's New International Dictionary Unabridged: Online version of the classic dictionary, with advanced searching and features.