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McKenna Library
Research. Study. Find the information you seek.
Go to database. A source for full-text articles from a wide range of disciplines including: Academic Search Ultimate (multidisciplinary), Business Source Elite, Greenfile, ERIC (education), Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and others. If the full-text of an article is not provided by the database, a link to request ILL of the article is provided.
Images, eBooks and eJournals (open access/subscribed content) from humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Nexis Uni provides full-text access to general, regional and international news, legal information, biographical information, company news and financial information. Go to Nexis Uni database.
Biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty, staff, and administrators.
Credo
Searches in hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos. Moreover, our other databases can be accessed through Credo when searching your topic. A great place to start your research.
Encyclopedia Britannica
The full-text with pictures of the complete encyclopedia — updated daily.
Flipster
Flipster is a free digital magazine service provided courtesy of the McKenna Library. Click on the Flipster link to access a site where you can browse among the magazines offered to you by the library. You can then click to view Newsweek (en espanol), Oprah, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, or Time within your browser. This means you can access Flipster from any computer, laptop, or mobile device, as long as you are connected to the Internet.
Oxford English Dictionary
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium.
Wall Street Journal
Students have access to Wallstreet Journal credentials through the McKenna Library Moodle Page. Online coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world. Top stories, photos, videos, detailed analysis and in-depth reporting. Sign in is required and up to four simultaneous users are allowed.
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 12:30 p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Library Team
Need something we don’t have? We can borrow it for you!
Contact us to request free Interlibrary Loan delivery:
[email protected] | 574-239-8391
McKenna Library is pleased to announce the Library Research Prize.
This initiative, now in its first year and generously funded by the estate of Grace Smith, was developed by professors Thomas Spencer (archivist), Angel Cortes (humanities chair), and Lori Harding (library director). The LRP recognizes outstanding student research and creative projects that demonstrate meaningful and effective use of library resources and services.
If you completed a paper, presentation, project, or creative work for a Holy Cross College course during the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters, you are invited to submit a reflective essay describing your research process and learning experience.
This year’s submission deadline is Monday, April 20, 2026.