Launch Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer

2. Click on MCC Library

4. WebCat Online Catalog Use to find books, videos, CDs, DVDs, instructors’ materials in our library.

5. Library map of shelves Click WebCat to start Page also includes helpful hints for searching

7. Enter search terms here Click on Search Everything

8. (Locations to avoid: PROCESSING ILL CHECKED OUT) Locations in Library

9. Note navigation buttons. (DO NOT use the browser buttons.) Click on VIEW to see more details

10. Publishing information Proper subject term. May click on this term to find materials specifically about Schizophrenia. Call number & location

11. To Print: Right click on screen

12. Then, click on print.

13. Use printer P-L163-01 Click Print

14. R – General Medicine RA – Public Aspects of Medicine RB – Pathology RC – Internal Medicine • RC - First line: alphabetical • - Second line: simple numeric • .G694 - Third (and fourth) line: alphabetical then decimal • 2001 - Last line: date published Let’s find where this book is located using the library map Book: Schizophrenia Revealed

15. Library map of shelves

16. Mouse over shelves to see where your book is located.

17. RC Located on shelf marked: RA 645 .N – RG 628

18. RC 514 .G694 2001 (STACKS) is in this range.

20. This is it. Note arrangement of books.

21. Student workers are able to quickly reshelve books. When you are finished with a book, please leave it on a reshelving cart.

22. Reserve Desk

23. Look up item by course name = english Look up item by course number = mcc eng Look up item by instructor = agard

24. WebCat • Use WebCat to find books, videos, CDs, DVDs, and instructors’ reserves • The library has many locations for materials. The most commonly used are: REFERENCE, HIGH DEMAND, STACKS

25. Questions?

26. Library Exercise Complete questions 1, 2 and 3 on the exercise sheet. This will involve: • Using WebCat, find 2 books on your topic. • Print out the full “view” of the record. • Bring the books to your instructor or the librarian.

27. Finding Magazine and Journal Articles • Use an online source such as InfoTrac, WilsonWeb or FirstSearch • About 15,000 journal, magazine & newspapers are available • Up-to-date and comprehensive • Many scholarly publications are available

28. Magazines vs. Journals

30. Click on ►Research Databases to find magazine, journal and newspaper articles.

31. Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

33. Click on InfoTrac

34. All databases are selected. Click in “Select All” box to toggle from “ALL” to “NONE”.

35. Then, select Academic OneFile

36. Full text and Peer-reviewed, scholarly

37. 1. Enter search term(s) • Select “Subject” or “Keyword” • Hit “enter”

38. 741 articles are ACADEMIC JOURNALS. We could also click on Magazines, Books, News and Multimedia sources.

39. Brief information lists title, author, journal info and article length. Scroll down for more articles

40. Article type Click on title to see the article. (This brief information gives title, author, journal information and article length.)

41. Use “Print” or “Print Preview” to print the article.

42. The small box that pops up is the full text of the article. (Right click inside the box to print the article.)

43. For this exercise, print page 1 only. Do not print “ALL”

44. End of article contains information for “Works Cited” page.

45. InfoTrac • Use to find high-quality journal, magazine and newspaper articles • Up-to-date and comprehensive • Use from home or off-campus with MCC student login • If you find little with a subject search, try a keyword search.

46. Questions?

47. Library Exercise • Complete questions 4 and 5 on the exercise sheet.

48. Finding a Good Database • Ways to choose the best databases for your topic • Online lists • Print handouts • Ask a librarian

49. Databases by Subject

50. Choose your subject area from above table