Library Resources

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Library Resources

• Locate
• Evaluate
• Use Information

Career Resources
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askalibrarian.org/mcc

• Real Time Chat
• Librarians
• 10-Midnight Sunday-Thursday
• 10-5 Friday Saturday
• Bradenton Reference Help
• [phone]
• Venice Reference Help
• [phone]

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Things to Bring

• Bring MCC Photo ID
• Dollar Bills for Copy Card
• Copy Machine
• Computer Printers
• SINGLES

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Index Table

• Specific Career Books
• Peach Tape on Spine
• Reference (no check-out)
• College Blue Book
• Degrees Offered by Subject
• Find out which schools have programs/degrees

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Books-What is a Call Number?

• Call Numbers
• Made up of Letters Numbers
• Unique to each book
• Tells the address of Book/Video

Ref. CT 100 .C43 1992
Ref. CT 100 .C43 1992
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Call Number Order
HG 179.02 .M455
HG 179 .A43
HG 179.2 .M445
HG 179 .F38 1990
Ref. HG 179 .M37
HG 179 .F38 1991
Write the order of these books
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Using the Book Catalog

• http//www.mccfl.edu/Library
• Select Book Catalog
• Circulation Books 2nd Floor of Library
• MCC Student ID Library Card
• 10 item limit
• 3 Week check out

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Library Online Tutorials

• http//www.mccfl.edu/Library
• Select Tutorials
• Specific to careers job searches
• Testing Education Reference Center

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Database Choices http//www.mccfl.edu/Library

• Academic Search (EBSCO)
• magazine journal articles
• Americas Newspapers (NewsBank)
• Florida, national or NY Times newspapers
• Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
• magazine journal articles
• CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
• reference articles

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Online Databases

• Access MCC Virtual Library
• http//www.mccfl.edu/Library
• Databases

Testing Education Reference Center
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Internet

• Americas Career InfoNet
• http//www.acinet.org/acinet/
• What can I do with this Major?
• http//www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/default.
  html
  
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics http//www.bls.gov/
  
  
• Search the Occupational Outlook Handbook
• ONet http//online.onetcenter.org

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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