Informational Databases
Badger Link
Contains the EBSCO suite of databases and many other resources. To access off-campus, click http://www.badgerlink.net/lib_card.html and scroll down to La Crosse –Western Technical College Library. Library Barcode Number is your Western ID Number.
CREDO Reference
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, biographies, and quotations covering the full spectrum of human knowledge.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index (CJPI)
Includes US and international criminal justice journals, law enforcement and corrections administration, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security information.
GreenFILE
Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, this multi-disciplinary database focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment.
Health Reference Center
Integrates millions of articles from nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and consumer health information sources.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to over 6000 news, business, and legal publications.
ProQuest Nursing Journals
Reliable healthcare information from journals, evidence-based resources, and dissertations.
RAB Instant Background
Marketing and demographic stats from over 200 businesses and industries. To access:
- Click the link above
- Click the “SIGN IN” tab
- User Name: library@westerntc.edu Password: rabuser Click GO
- Click the FOR ADVERTISERS box
- Click INSTANT BACKGROUNDS at the bottom of the screen
Teacher Reference Center
Indexes top periodicals and trade journals for educators.
Free Full-Text Article Databases on the World Wide Web
The services below are very limited in scope and are inferior to the high-quality subscription databases, above, that Western Library purchases.
- Looksmart / FindArticles
- MagPortal
- Scirus
- HighWire
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- PubMed Central
- Scientific Commons
- OAIster (pronounced "oyster")Free digital resources from over 600 libraries and other institutions (including the Library of Congress)


