1. Use Internet Explorer

3. Click on
Library

5. WebCat Online Catalog
Use to find
books, videos, CDs,
DVDs, instructors’
materials in our
library.

6. Click WebCat
to start
Page also includes
helpful hints for
searching
Library map
of shelves

8. Enter search terms here Click on Search Everything

9. (Locations to avoid:
PROCESSING
ILL
CHECKED OUT
FACULTY)
Note call number areas
Locations in Library

10. Note navigation buttons.
(DO NOT use
the browser buttons.)
Click on VIEW to see
more details

11. Publishing information
Important subject terms.
May click on or use these terms to find
additional materials. May also consider
“Right to die”
Call number & location

12. Library map
of shelves

13. Mouse over
shelves to
see where
your book
is located.

14. “R” located on
shelf marked:
QL 757 .D –
RA 645 .M

15. WebCat
Use WebCat to find books, videos, CDs, DVDs, and instructors’ reserves
The library has many locations for materials. The most commonly used are: REFERENCE, HIGH DEMAND, STACKS

16. Questions about WebCat?

17. Digital Books: NetLibrary
Over 20,000 books online
Searchable by Subject, Title, Keyword or Fulltext
Read them online
Close when finished

18. Access NetLibrary
from the
Research Databases
from Off Campus
page

19. Scroll down this page
to find NetLibrary
or click on
“digital books…”

20. Click on
NetLibrary

21. MCC network login

22. Default is for a Full-Text search. “subject” or “keyword”
You may change this to
“subject” or “keyword”

24. Type in search terms
and click on SEARCH

25. Women and Schizophrenia
“View this eBook”

27. Questions about NetLibrary?

28. Finding Magazine and Journal Articles
Use an online source such as InfoTrac, WilsonWeb or FirstSearch
Over 15,000 journal, magazine & newspapers are available
Up-to-date and comprehensive
Many scholarly publications are available

29. Magazines vs. Journals Magazines Journals Brief articles and essays
Lengthy research articles
Pictures, illustrations
Charts, graphs, statistics
No citations or used rarely
Cited works at end
Wide general audience
Specific group of scholars
Articles not peer-reviewed
Articles are peer-reviewed
Extensive advertising
Selective advertising or no advertising

31. Research Databases
from Off Campus
page

32. Scroll down this page
to find InfoTrac

33. Click on InfoTrac

34. MCC network login.

35. All databases are selected.
Click on
Academic
OneFile

36. Peer-reviewed, scholarly
Full text
and
Peer-reviewed, scholarly

37. Select “Subject” or “Keyword”
1. Enter search term(s)
Select “Subject” or “Keyword”
Hit “enter”

38. 452 articles are ACADEMIC JOURNALS.
We could also click on Magazines, Books,
News and Multimedia sources.

39. Brief information lists title, author, journal info and
article length.
Click title to view.
Avoid book reviews

40. To print, click View or Print from the
Tools Box

41. Print page 1 only

42. End of article contains
information for
“Works Cited” page.

43. InfoTrac
Use to find high-quality journal, magazine and newspaper articles
Up-to-date and comprehensive
Use from home or off-campus with MCC student login
If you find little with a subject search, try a keyword search.

44. Questions about InfoTrac?

45. Finding a Specific Periodical
Looking up by title
Where is Forbes
Where is Journal of Trauma Nursing
Is it in print or in an online database? Or in both locations? How far back do we have it?

46. for all titles available.
Click on
Research Databases
Click on
Periodical lists
for all titles available.

47. Click on title or by subject

48. Enter specific magazine or journal title here.
This will search through
all of the 15,000 periodicals
that are available in our library
or in our online databases.

49. Look for: journal of nursing law
Click on Search

50. We have the Journal of Nursing Law beginning with March 1, 2005 issue.
CINAHL Plus database.
If you need an article from
a journal that is not listed
here, fill out an
Interlibrary Loan Request
form.
What would you do if you needed an article
from a 2004 issue of the Journal of Nursing Law?

51. Title of Article
Author
Name of Magazine
Other descriptive information
Your name and
contact information
This information is used to
contact you when your article
is received.

52. Questions about Periodical Lists?

53. Finding a Good Database
Ways to choose the best databases for your topic
Online lists
Print handouts
Ask a librarian

54. Again, under
Research Databases
Databases by Subject

55. Choose your subject area
from above table

56. Many good medical
and
nursing databases

57. Questions?

58. Library Exercise
Complete questions 1 through 10 on the exercise sheet.
Remember to staple papers from questions 3, 4, 5 & 10 to your exercise sheet.