Library Research Tips for Students

• Beginning Your Information Research at MCC Libraries - Come to the Information Desk at the Leroy V. Library (Brighton Campus) or the Reference Desk at the Damon City  Campus Library. Reference Librarians are available to answer your questions about what information resources and services the MCC Libraries have to help you with your assignments.

• Getting Additional Help With Your Research - For in-depth assistance with your library research, consider scheduling an appointment to meet with one of our Librarians. Use the Individual Research Consultation Online Form to schedule a session.

• Library Glossary - Need help learning library language? Visit our Library Glossary to look-up commonly used library terms and their definitions.

• To Find Books - Search the MCC Library Catalog to locate books held at the Brighton and Damon City Campus Libraries.

• To Find Articles - Looking for articles on a certain topic? Visit our Find Articles & Other Information Web page to search for information on your topic in journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Access from Home section also contains instructions for signing on to our article databases from your home computer.

• Interlibrary Loan - Sometimes the MCC Libraries do not own a copy of the book or article you are looking for. When this occurs, you can submit a request to our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service to see if we can obtain the item you need from another library. To learn more about this service go to our Interlibrary Loan Policies section. To access online request forms for books, journal and magazine articles, go to our Online Interlibrary Loan Request Page.

• Evaluating Web Sites - Take our online tutorial to learn how to evaluate the quality of information found on Internet Web sites.

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