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Bakersfield College Library Catalog
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Bakersfield College eBook Collection
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Digital Archives

JSTOR
Digitized back issues of academic journals
Gale 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Facsimile-image database of American
newspapers of the 1800s
Gale Slavery and Anti-Slavery
History of slavery from the original books,
newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc.
Times (London) Digital Archive 1785-
Digitized version of the Times of London
EBSCO AAS Historical Periodicals
American periodicals published between
1684 and 1912
EBSCO Civil War Primary Source Documents
Digital New York Times and L.A. Times
Digitized version of Los Angeles and New York
Times from 2008 to the present

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EBSCOhost
Journal and magazine articles from various
disciplines
Gale Academic OneFile
Journal and magazine articles from various
disciplines
Gale Biography in Context
Reference, journal, and magazine articles
regarding significant people, past and present
Gale Literature Resource Center
Overviews, literary criticism, and reviews
on writers from all disciplines
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Viewpoints, reference articles, and statistics
covering today's hottest social issues
CQ Researcher
In-depth coverage of the most important
issues of the day
EBSCO Applied Science & Technology Source
Journal and magazine articles in the applied
sciences and computing disciplines
Oxford Music Online
Includes Grove Music Online and other
Oxford music reference resources
EBSCO Newspaper Source Plus
Full-text coverage of many of today's major
newspapers, newswires and news magazines
EBSCO Full Text Finder
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available full-text in BC's databases.

Library Hours

BC Library Summer Hours

Open June 11-July 26
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Friday through Sunday

Delano Center Library Summer Hours

Open June 11-July 19
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Friday through Sunday

Phone: (661) 720-2015

Closure Days for Summer 2018

May 12-June 10
July 4th

The library will close for the semester after noon on Friday, May 11th and reopen Monday, June 11th.

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Reference Desk: (661) 395-4466

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