ENG102 - Information Literacy Refresher
Welcome to the ENG102 information literacy refresher. The work done in ENG 102 relies heavily on researched information as a component in your writing. The MCCC Library can be an important source for for your researched information.This tutorial is intended for students who may not have used the MCCC library's resources in a while and want to brush up on how to access and use many of the online resources available to you. This tutorial will also serve to introduce the MCCC library's resources to students who are familiar with online resources from another college/university's library but are not familiar with the specifics of accessing and using the MCCC Library's resources.
NOTE: This version of the refresher is intended for use while the MCCC Campus is closed due to the Covid19 pandemic. It focused on those library resources available online but does not cover the vast amount of added information and services available from the physical library.
After completing this tutorial you will be able to:
- Access the MCCC Library's online databases off campus.
-Search the MCCC Library's databases and limit searches to:
-Just full-text articles
-Just peer reviewed/scholarly publications
-A specific date or date range
-Obtain citations in MLA (or APA) from the databases for the information you locate.
-Access the MCCC Library's collection of ebooks.
Remember to turn on your speakers first.
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When you try to access a database and you are not on the MCCC Campus, you will be stopped by a logon screen.
To login when you are off campus use:
Username: the same Username that you use to access your MyMercer student account [probably in the format of forstname.lastname].
Password: Your six digit birth date in the format MMDDYY.
Remember to use your 6 digit birth date as the password even if your MyMercer password has changed.
Contact the library if you are having trouble accessing the databases from off campus.
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Unlike general web searching, with databases you may limit your searches. Some commonly used options include limiting:
Though the principles of searching the databases is similar from database to database, the interface (screen layout) varies with each database company.
Two of the largest database companies are Proquest and EBSCOhost. Let's take a look at their interfaces.
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Once you have a single article from your results page on the screen, select the "Cite" icon and select MLA from the dropdown menu to obtain an MLA citation. Remember to select the most recent (currently 8th edition) version of MLA formatting.
Once you have a single article from your results page on the screen, select the "Cite" icon and select MLA from the list of citation formats to obtain an MLA citation.
ENG102: Information Literacy Refresher
Using MerSearch
MerSearch will allow you to search multiple databases (and e-books if you want) in one single search
ENG102: Information Literacy Refresher
Using Other Databases
A Few Comments about MLA Citations
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More information about the services available from the MCCC Library both on and off campus is available here:
http://www.mccc.edu/~crabtrem/10things.pdf
