GC Library: Hospitality : Articles & Databases

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Search GC Library's recommended databases and online journals to find college-level articles you need for your research. Log in with your GC account for off-campus access. If the article you are looking for is unavailable through Galveston College Library, place a request via Interlibrary Loan Request.

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Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It provides access to over 5,300 full-text periodicals, including approximately 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.

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Academic Video Online
Academic Video Online is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription that supports a broad range of academic disciplines, from anthropology to zoology. It includes a variety of curricular-relevant video materials such as documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations.

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Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
Provides access to academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition. The database includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
eBook Central
eBook Central provides authoritative, full-text eBooks across a wide range of subject areas, along with tools to support information discovery and management.
Films on Demand
The Films on Demand Master Academic Collection encompasses a broad array of core academic collections, available for individual purchase as well. With a vast library comprising over 341,000 video clips, 45,000 full-length videos, and spanning more than 28,000 hours, this comprehensive package caters to diverse educational needs. Encompassing subjects such as English, World Languages, Engineering, Technology & Society, Education, Sociology, Earth Science, Criminal Justice & Law, Counseling & Social Work, Communication, and Business & Economics, it provides extensive coverage of essential academic disciplines. Additionally, this collection includes specialized areas like Art & Architecture, Psychology, Political Science, Physical Science, Philosophy & Religion, Music & Dance, Mathematics, History, Area Studies, Health & Medicine, Archival Films & Newsreels, Geography, Anthropology, and Environmental Science, ensuring a comprehensive resource for academic exploration.
Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile)
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. The database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries as well as a wealth of information on state parks and information, planning a vacation, and full-text travel guides from Fodor's.
JSTOR Open Access
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, eBooks, and primary sources. This database includes content across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The library does not subscribe to JSTOR, this content is accessible through open access.
New York Times
Galveston College provides complimentary access to the New York Times to current students, faculty, and staff. A GC institutional email address is required to access New York Times. Use this link to access your very own year-long subscription to The New York Times, 1851-present. Once registered, you can sign on directly to NYT via the website or app. After a year, you will re-authenticate your NYT subscription.
Vocational & Career Collection

Vocational & Career Collection is designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this database provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public.