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Tutorials and Guides






General Research Skills

  • TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (University of Texas)
  • TexShare Tutorials (Texas State Library)
  • Welcome to the InformationAge (University of Georgia)
  • Web Searching, Sleuthing, and Sifting (The Learning Site)
  • Internet Tutorials (University of Albany)



    MCC Library Guides
  • Formatting Basics in Microsoft Word (doc)
  • Library Floor Plan
  • Library Lingo: Glossary of Library Terms
  • Renewing Library Books Online (doc)
  • Student Email Information (doc)



    Database Guides
  • Business Source Premier: Enhanced Interface Tutorial (Ebscohost, flash)
  • CQ Researcher Search Tips (pdf)
  • E-Books Tutorial (MCC Library, flash plug-in)
  • Ebscohost Advanced Search Help Sheet (pdf)
  • Ebscohost Advanced Search Tutorial (Ebsco, flash)
  • E-Journal Portal/Journal Linker Guide (doc)
  • Electric Library: Quick Start Guide (pdf)
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center Guided Tour(Gale, flash)
  • Literature Resource Center Guided Tour (Gale, flash)
  • MEDLINE and CINAHL Tutorial (MCC Library, flash plug-in)
  • NetLibrary Quick Start Guide (NetLibrary, pdf)
  • ProQuest Newsstand Tutorial(MCC Library, flash)
  • STAT!Ref Search Guide (STAT!Ref, pdf)
  • TexShare Database Tutorials (TexShare)
  • Wilson Web Quick Tips (pdf)



    Microsoft Office Guides
  • PowerPoint: Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial (Internet4Schools.com)
  • PowerPoint 2000: Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial (Bay City Public Schools)
  • PowerPoint 2003: Creating Your First Presentation (Microsoft.com, includes audio)
  • PowerPoint 2003: PowerPoint in the Classroom (ACT360)



    Search Strategies
  • Boolean Searching (NYU)
  • Search Strategy Tips



    Searching for Articles
  • Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals (Cornell)
  • Magazines vs. Journals (Austin Community College)
  • Is it a Popular Magazine or Scholarly Journal? (Southern Illinois University, pdf)
  • Scholarly vs. Popular (University of Texas San Antonio)
  • A Primer on Databases and Catalogs (University of Georgia)
  • Database Searching (Brevard Community College, Florida)



    Searching for Information on the World Wide Web
  • The Info Game (Austin Community College)
  • Choose the Best Search for your Information Need (Noodle Tools)
  • Finding Information on the Internet (UC Berkeley)
  • Searching the Internet: Recommended Sites and Search Techniques (University of Albany)
  • Bare Bones (University of South Carolina)
  • Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet (Bright Planet)
  • Resources for Finding Information on the Internet (University of Kentucky)



    Evaluating Web Sources
  • Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources (Victoria University New Zealand)
  • Evaluating Web Pages (Widener University, Pennsylvania)
  • Searching the Internet: Who, What, When, Where, Why? (MCC Library)
  • Evaluating Web Sources (MCC Library)
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Evaluating Web Resources (New Mexico State)
  • Evaluating Web Pages (UC Berkeley)
  • Web Page Evaluation Checklist (UC Berkeley)



    Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
  • Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism (McLennan Community College, doc)
  • Documentation and Plagiarism (Austin Community College)



    Tips for Faculty
  • Library Services for Faculty (MCC Library)
  • Persistent Links to Library Databases (MCC Library, pdf)
  • Quick Links
    Spotlight
    Resources by Subject

    Internet Sites by Subject


    See also...
    Where Do I Start?

    Find Articles, Research & More

    Scholarly or
    Peer-Reviewed Articles


    TexShare Databases

    Resources by Subject

    Free Article Sites

    Article & Research Databases by Provider/Vendor

    Database Information for Works Cited

    Database Tutorials

    Help with Library Use

    Adobe Reader for PDF Articles

    Updated February 12, 2008
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