Over 45% of NIU students started their education at a community college!   That’s an impressive number.  We’re very proud of these students, because they come from some of the best community colleges in the U.S.  Even better, they do extremely well at NIU.  With 20 community college districts, our region provides tremendous opportunities for people who want to begin a college education or train for a new career close to home.

With your needs in mind, we are expanding access to NIU’s bachelor’s degree-completion programs.  Our goal is to increase the locations where you can begin and complete an undergraduate degree close to home.

Our partnerships with community colleges help develop local support for students and employees who want more education.  Historically, students lived and studied at college for four years.  Times have changed!  People now complete undergraduate education at times and places that complement their lives, their family, and their work schedules.  We’re doing our part to give you new options.

I invite you to check out our Community College Partnerships webpage or to give me a call for more information.  I can be reached at 815-753-9677 or at pcrawford@niu.edu.

Find out what we’re offering, and where it’s being offered!

Thanks,

Paul Crawford

Keep in mind first of all, that in order to access these you’ll need to sign into your library account. What follows are descriptions of some of the top databases we have access to through the NIU Libraries.

MLA: Covers recent listings, some full text, of articles in journals covering topics of Literature, Language, Linguistics, and Folklore. Not useful for science or business topics.

JSTOR: Covers articles in journals under topics of Arts and Sciences, Business, Language and Literature, Health and General Sciences, Ecology and Botany, Mathematics and Statistics, and Music and does it fairly broadly. The benefit to JSTOR is that the articles can all be found in full text. However, JSTOR is an archive, which means that the articles are generally 1-5 years out of date. It’s still a great way to find major articles in your research area with very little hassle.

LexisNexis Academic Universe: Covers all recent articles and publications in Business, Legal, and Medical fields. Very thorough listings, though rarely full text.

Computer Science Index: Covers all recent articles, especially at higher levels, including artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and computer systems and architecture.

CINAHL: Covers citations of recent publications for health and human sciences, nursing, and other topics, and includes a substantial listing of full-text articles.

Engineering Village: Listings of engineering and technology articles and publications, including some full text.

For a full listing of databases available through the NIU Libraries, view them listed by subject.