Florida
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Florida
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Books & other materials
- Florida Almanac
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk F309.3 .M38
- Check catalog for other campus locations
- Florida Business Directory
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk HC107 .F6 F44434
- Check catalog for other campus locations
- Florida Handbook
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk F306 .F597
- Check catalog for other campus locations
- Florida Services Directory
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk HF5065 .F6 H37
- Check catalog for other campus locations
- Florida Statistical Abstract (U. of Florida BEBR)
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk HA311 .F55
- Check catalog for other campus locations
- Profiles of Florida
- Book
- Lake Worth Reference (2nd floor) Desk HC107 .F6 P764
- Lake Worth Circulation (3rd floor) HC107.F6 P764
- Check catalog for other campus locations
Library catalogs
- PBCC's library catalog is LINCCWeb (Lake Worth Campus)
- Able to search PBCC's libraries and LLRCs and expand search to all Florida community college libraries.
Instructions to LINCCWeb:
- From Library web page, http://www.pbcc.edu/x32.xml
- Choose Books & Library Catalogs
- Choose Campus Library (Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens, Belle Glade, or Boca Raton)
- Use LINCCWeb Search - the PBCC Online Library Catalog
- Books on shelf: search, choose title, write call number, retrieve from shelf
- eBooks: search, choose title, choose “Click here to view this ebook.”
- Type borrower ID (24901… number on Panthercard) & PIN (MMYY of birth)
Databases
InfoTip! Access articles & databases
1. Go to2. Login with Student ID & PIN 3. Choose Library
4. Choose Articles & Databases 5. From alphabetical (A-Z) list, choose a database
| Databases, A-Z | Databases By Subject |
Suggested databases
- Florida's Newspapers (Newsbank) On Campus | Off Campus |
- Search 39 newspaper sources within Florida, including the Palm Beach Post, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, Boca Raton News, and others.
Other academic periodical database possibilities
- Google Scholar
- Useful for searching academic journals and other materials. To retrieve full text articles, many are available at PBCC libraries, online or on the shelf. Consult the list of online databases at PBCC or Ask a librarian (Belle Glade, 561.993.1192; Lake Worth, 561.868.3712; Palm Beach Gardens, 561.207.5801) for more information.
Periodicals
- Familiar with a particular periodical title and wish to know if PBCC has an electronic version of the title?
- For instance, is Men's Health, Newsweek, Prevention, Psychology Today, Time, or Women's Health available in a PBCC database?
- Use the links below to search by title and locate the database that contains the periodical
Search for periodicals by title within college online databases
On Campus
Off Campus
- Periodicals on library shelves
- Various periodicals not available in electronic form may be available on a shelf in college libraries. Search each campus library catalog individually or all at once
Websites
Business & economics, Florida
- Econocast
- Demographic estimates for Florida metropolitan areas (Fishkind)
- FRED
- Florida Research and Economic Database
- Monthy Fund Index
- Real estate data for Florida metropolitan areas (Fishkind)
Counties
- Florida Association of Counties
- Information about counties in Florida
- Florida County Map
- Fishkind
- Florida Facts
- Florida Information
History, Florida
- Florida Historical Society
- Official website
- Florida History
- Official Florida history website
Maps
- Florida Historical Maps
- Access visual aids to Florida history
- Florida Maps
- Local Florida maps online
- Florida State Maps
- Maps at the Florida state-wide level
Newspapers
- Florida Newspapers
- Directory of newspapers
Palm Beach County
- 211: Crisis and Information Services
- Where to Turn guide online
- Palm Beach County Government
- Official website of The Palm Beach County government
State government
- Florida Courts
- Directory of Florida courts
- MyFlorida
- Official Florida government website
- Online Sunshine
- Website of Florida legislative information
- Florida governor
- Official website of Florida governor and lieutenant governor
Library tools
| Tips & Tutorials (APA, MLA, and more) | |
| Noodle Tools for organizing and citing sources; creates alphabetized reference / works cited lists & note cards |
| Ask A Librarian by email |
| Library Instruction Request - by Faculty |
| PBCC Library bookmarks |
| Turn It In Plagiarism detection tool for professors. Faculty: Register and ask students to submit research papers in Turnitin. Green-friendly solution! Turn in paper electronically and save trees! (Contact Brian Kelley ) |
