This research guide provides information about selected print and electronic resources available through MCC Libraries, and links to various sources on the Web pertaining to the topics of drugs, alcohol and substance abuse covered in the course HED 209 Drugs & Behavior.

How to Find Books

Search the MCC Library Catalog to locate books and other materials on your topic. You can search the catalog by keyword, subject, author and title.

Books held in the circulating collection at the Leroy V. Good Library (Brighton campus) that have call numbers beginning with letters A - P are located on the 3rd Floor, while books that have call numbers beginning with letters Q - Z are located on the 4th Floor. Books held in the circulating collection at the Damon City Campus Library have "City" in front of their call number.

To Access the MCC Library Catalog

Some terms to use to search for books include:

Also use specific names of drugs: cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc.

Reference Books

Atlases, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and other specialized reference books provide background information and are often a good place to start your research.

Since Reference books are not part of the Libraries' circulating collection, they cannot be checked out. You can photocopy pages from books in the Reference collection. Photocopies are 10 cents per page.

The following books are part of the MCC Libraries Reference collection. Note that books located at the Damon City Campus Library have the label "City Ref" in front of their call number. Books located at the LeRoy V. Good Library (Brighton campus) have the label "Ref" in front of their call number.

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How to Find Articles

Locating Online Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Articles

The MCC Libraries subscribe to a number of electronic databases you can use
to search for articles on your particular topic. Some databases are full-text and therefore have entire articles from certain magazines, journals, and newspapers available for you to print directly from the computer.

In order to search MCC Libraries article databases from off campus, you must first connect to the campus EZproxy server. Instructions for logging in to EZproxy are located on the "Access from Home" Library web page and are also provided below.

To Access MCC Libraries Article Databases

To log-in to EZproxy, students must use the same username and password combination required to access their MCC Student E-mail Account. MCC
students can learn more about their college e-mail account by visiting the
"MCC Students" web page at http://www.monroecc.edu/Students/ and clicking on the "Lookup My Account" and "Common Questions" links in the "Email Help & Setup" drop down menu on the right side of the page.

The following databases are useful for researching aspects of drug, alcohol and substance abuse:

Database help guides are available on the MCC Libraries website in the Searching Article Databases section of the Publications, Research Guides, & Tutorials web page.

Article Search Tips

• Select a recommended database from the list above.

• Use subject terms and keywords appropriate to your topic.

• Search more than one database to locate articles, since there is variation in the subject terms used by each database, and also differences in the type and number of journals, magazines, and newspapers covered.

• If the full-text article is not available directly from the database make sure you write down or print off the citation for the article. You will need the citation information (title of the publication, author, title of article, volume, date, issue, and page numbers) to check if the article is available from the Libraries' print periodicals collection, or if you want to submit a request for Interlibrary Loan.

• Ask a Librarian if you need help using any of the Library's resources.

About the Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries

The TDNet Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries is a complete A to Z listing of all the online periodicals (magazines, journals and newspapers) the Library subscribes to electronically through our article databases. It also contains links to many free full-text electronic journals that are available directly on the Web. This listing can be helpful if you already have the citation to the article and want to check if we subscribe to a certain periodical online, or if you would just like to browse the contents of a specific publication exclusively online. Once on the "Electronic Journal List" page simply type the title of the publication you are looking for in the search box then press the "Go" button.

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Locating Print Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers

MCC Libraries currently subscribe to some print periodicals that cover drug, alcohol and substance abuse issues. The chart below lists selected periodical titles available at either the Brighton campus Leroy V. Good Library (LVG) or the Damon City Campus Library (DCC).

Recent issues are located in the Current Periodicals section of the Library. To locate older issues do a search on the title of the periodical in the MCC Library Catalog. A Librarian can assist you in identifying other periodical titles available in our collection, or in our article databases, that may contain information on your topic. The Magazines vs. Journals guide explains the differences between these types of publications.

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MCC Course Web Links

The following web page was developed in collaboration with MCC faculty to support the content of both on campus and SUNY Learning Network (SLN) online courses.

• HED 209 Drugs & Behavior Web Links

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Citing Your Sources

Visit our Citing and Writing Resources page to learn more about grammar usage, the writing process, and citing styles such as the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines.

Remember to check with your instructor to find out what citing style you should follow to properly document books, articles, websites, or other materials used in completing your assignments.

P. Czaja, Revised 3/2008, http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library

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