ENGL 101: Monk, M. (Winter 2025): TCC Library databses - film and books
Film and books
The TCC Library catalog offers you access to thousands of e-books. In addition the Library also subscribes to several film databases that include a wide variety of types of film about hundreds of topics. Some film collections include popular films.
e-Books
- Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 180,000 electronic books, with broad coverage on academic topics. Viewable with your web browser; also downloadable to e-readers or e-reader apps with some restrictions. - eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Brand new to our collection: Over 200,000 electronic books, covering a large selection of multidisciplinary academic subjects. Books can be read through a web browser or downloaded. - Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
This is the same database that was featured in the Reference Sources tab above. Digitized reference works, covering many disciplines. Very useful for background information on a topic.
Or search the TCC Library Catalog (once there, narrow your results to e-books, to eliminate print results):
Example of an eBook found with a catalog search for cosplay:
Planet Cosplay: costume play, identity, and global fandom by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781783209569Publication Date: 2019
Film
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Over 20,000 streaming videos appropriate for academic research. Videos can be watched in their entirety, or as individual segments. - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Over 67,000 videos covering a wide variety of subject areas. Programs include documentaries, interviews, performances, news, raw footage, and archival materials. Also includes The PBS Video Collection of over 600 titles.
- Example of video from Films on Demand, searched using the keyword: e-sportsDocumentary: "Rise of the Super Gamer"
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