Library Services

The Library’s extensive web site can be found at www.bucks.edu/library. The Library’s electronic catalog can be searched on or off campus via the Internet. It not only allows you to search for book titles, but includes access to over 5500 electronic books. Access to thousands of full-text journals, newspapers, and databases is available to you from the library’s Online Resources page. These databases are available both on and off campus. Off campus access requires user login. Available databases include:

  • ARTstor- a repository of digital images and information
  • Biographies Plus Illustrated biographical profiles with images and links
  • Cinahl-nursing and allied health
  • Consumer Health Completeinformation on all areas of health and wellness
  • Contemporary Authors-a biobibliographic guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields
  • CQ Researcher- reporting and analysis on issues in the news
  • Ebscohost-full-text journal articles and indexes. Provides multiple full-text databases: general, business, health, newspapers, among others
  • Education Full-Text- journal articles and indexes on education
  • Grove Art Online-all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to present
  • Grove Music Online- reference work for musicians
  • JSTOR- scholarly journals in the arts and humanities
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic- citations and full text information in five research categories: news, business, legal research, medicine, and general reference
  • Literature Online Reference Edition (LION)- full-text collection of English and American literature featuring criticism, leading reference titles and biographies
  • MLA Bibliography by the Modern Language Association of America- includes literature, languages, linguistics, folklore
  • Oxford English Dictionary- OED Online
  • Oxford Reference- huge general reference database
  • Opposing Viewpoints- provides information on social issues from diverging points of view
  • PsycArticles-full text database of psychology articles
  • Safari Tech Books Online- computer and information technology books online
  • ScienceDirect- science journals
  • Wired.MD- consumer health information

BCCC libraries are located in Newtown, Perkasie, and Bristol, with computers available for research and MS Office applications. Reference assistance is available by calling 215-968-8013 or by using Reference Desk Online via the library web site.

Other contacts:

  • Newtown: 215-968-8009
  • Upper Bucks Campus: 215-258-7721
  • Lower Bucks Campus: 267-685-4825
  • Website: www.bucks.edu/library