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Astronomy: Databases and Films

Films: A streaming course in astronomy: Kanopy's 24-episode "Great Course"

Kanopy, a streaming service offered through the Cañada College Library, includes this 24-episode "Great Course" in Astronomy. Some episode titles are: Radio Astronomy and the Invisible UniverseMapping the Hydrogen Sky, Tour of the Green Bank Observatory, and Galaxies and Their Gas. Find Kanopy on the Library homepage under the list of databases. Sign in to Kanopy with your G number, the same way you sign into Canvas. Enjoy!

General Databases
These databases are for general research.

Academic Search Complete

Gale eBooks

JSTOR Database

Films on Demand

Science and Astronomy Databases
Search these databases for articles on astronomy.

ProQuest Science Journals Database

Access Science database

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AccessScience is an authoritative and dynamic online resource that contains incisively written, high-quality reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines. An award-winning gateway to scientific knowledge, it offers links to primary research material, videos and exclusive animations, plus specially designed curriculum maps for teachers. With these and other online features, AccessScience is continually expanding the ways it can demonstrate and explain core, trustworthy scientific information in a way that inspires and guides users to deeper knowledge.

Science in Context

Astronomy Magazine

Discover Magazine