Library Resources

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Library Resources

• Locate
• Evaluate
• Use Information

Career Resources
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Reference Books

• Overview of Topic
• 1st Floor of Library
• Library Use Only
• Ok to Photocopy
• NEED A COPY CARD
• 1
• Add money to card
• 1, 5, 10, 20 (max to 50)

No COINS
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Reference

• Reference HD-HF
• description of career
• educational requirements
• salaries
• working conditions
• Look up your career in the index

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Index Table

• Specific Career Books
• Peach Tape on Spine
• Reference (no check-out)

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Index Table

• Find out which schools have programs/degrees you
  need
• College Blue Book
• Degrees Offered by Subject

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Book Catalog

• http//www.mccfl.edu
• Library
• Book Catalog

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Electronic Resources

• MCC has 81 Databases
• Subject databases
• i.e. business, health, literature
• Type of Information databases
• i.e. newspapers, magazine articles, reference,
  ebooks
• Access with MCC Borrower ID
• G00
• Library PIN
• Last 4 of G00 is Library PIN

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In a Databases

• Information is owned
• Information is from published sources
• Library must Subscribe
• Password is needed
• Usually not advertisements

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Keywords

• banker
• Mortgage broker
• Financial advisor
• Different ways to find topic.
• Databases organized differently.
• What works in one, may not work in another.

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AND

• AND
• SPACE
• PLUS
• Makes your search result smaller

nursing AND salary
nursing salary
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Phrases

• Treat complex keywords as phrases.
• pediatric nurses
• Use quotation marks
• Tie words together to represent a unique idea or
  concept.

pediatric nurses AND working conditions
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Electronic Resources

• MCC has 81 different databases.
• Access from Home, Labs or Library
• Download (USB or 3.5 disk)
• Email (free)
• Print (fee)
• Copy Card 1
• Apply to card
• 1, 5, 10, 20 (up to 50)

2 one dollar bills minimum needed
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Database Choices

• Academic Search (EBSCO)
• Mostly Full-text
• eBooks (NetLibrary)
• Full-text
• Custom Newspapers (Gale)
• Some Full-text with summary

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Access Online Databases

• NEED Student ID number
• G00
• Capital G
• Zeros not Os

Library PIN last 4 of G
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Online Databases

• Access MCC Virtual Library
• http//www.mccfl.edu
• Library
• Electronic Resources

ID needed
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The Internet

• Anyone can post any information
• Not all information is correct
• Some mis-information is on purpose

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Internet

• Use a good search tool
• google.com lii.org answers.com
• Search tools search differently
• Read Help Files for search tips
• Evaluate EVERYTHING

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Internet

• What can I do with this Major?
• http//www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/default.
  html

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Internet

• Americas Career InfoNet
• http//www.acinet.org/acinet/
• Wet Feet http//www.WetFeet.com

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Internet

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics http//www.bls.gov/
  
• Search the Occupational Outlook Handbook
• ONet http//online.onetcenter.org

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Internet

• Braintrack College Index
• http//www.braintrack.com/

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Evaluating your Information

• Date
• Is it current?
• Facts
• Are they accurate?
• Author
• Is the author an expert?
• Sponsoring Organization
• Are they known or respected?

• Audience
• Children-College-Business
• Bias
• Trying to persuade you?
• Original Purpose
• Inform
• Persuade
• Entertain
• Sell
• Hurt
• Help

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Essentials

• askalibrarian.org
• Bradenton Reference Help
• [phone]
• Venice Reference Help
• [phone]

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MCC Library Hours

• Bradenton Campus
• M-TH
• 745 a.m.-1000 p.m.
• F
• 745 a.m.-430 p.m.
• Sunday
• 200 p.m.-600 p.m.

• Venice Campus
• M-TH
• 745 a.m.-900 p.m.
• F
• 745 a.m. - 430 pm