CCSF Library: English as a Second Language (ESL): Databases

What are databases?

Databases are digital containers of information that are searchable. Google is an example of a database--a collection of information from the Internet that is searchable.

CCSF library offers databases helpful to English language learners to find information at their level of English. CCSF library databases are only available to current CCSF students and require a RAM ID to log in.

Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
CREDO Reference helps search for topics and works similarly to an encyclopedia
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary library of high-quality, unlimited-user e-books from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, and more. Small searchable and downloadable collection of electronic books on a variety of subjects.

▶Check out our video on how to use e-books for research.