Merced College Libraries: How do I?...Students

Do you know how to check your email or forward it to your personal email? Find out here!

What are the library hours and how can I get help from a librarian?

So you know we have librarians, right? Do you know who we are? Find out here!

Start here to learn about basic library research. Ask a librarian if you need more help.

Do you need the full-text of an article you found? Did you find a book that you need to use? Let us find it for you. Find out how!

Do you know how to print or make copies at the library? Check this out!

How to find e-books both in the Merced College Library and on google.

Do you want to find books in the library? Use this guide.

Here are the basics of how to evaluate websites.

Do you know how to recognize fake news? Use this guide to find out.

Do you always start with Google? Here are some tips to make your searches better.

Find local (Central Valley) news in English, Spanish and Russian.

Do you need to research careers? Are you looking for a job? Check out this guide for places to look and salary/outlook questions about different careers.

Here are all the resources you need to write an MLA 8 citation - except the librarian. Let us know if you need help.

Here are all the resources you need to write an an APA 7 citation - except the librarian. Let us know if you need help.

Here are all the resources you need to write an Chicago or Turabian citation - except the librarian. Let us know if you need help.

What is an annotated bibliography anyway? And how do I write one? Find out here!

What is plagiarism and how can I avoid it?

Now you have your topic..or do you? Here are tools to help you brainstorm your topic.

Are you getting the same results from your searches every single time? Try some new keywords. Here are some ideas.

Writing your research question IS research. Here are some tips for writing a successful one.

Do you know that it isn't just news sources that have bias? We do to. Find out how to avoid bias in your research.

Do you know how to start the research process? Start here for an explanation of what research is and how to start.

Now you've found that scholarly/peer-reviewed article your instructor wanted. Do you know how to read it? Start here to find out!

Scholarly? Popular? Trade? Do you know the difference? Find out here!

You have to find a scholarly article for your research but do you know what it is? Other than one written by an expert AND how can you tell? Start here!

Primary sources are those that are experienced first-hand, like photographs, newspaper articles, journals, original documents. Find out how to find them here!

Do you need current events? Do you need timelines and/or differing opinions? Start here!

How to use EBSCO

Do you want news that may not be in all the mainstream newspapers? This is a good place to start!

Do you want to see old newsreels, educational films or feature films? Start here!

Do you know how to find differing viewpoints? Do you need to find topics? Start here.

Do you need a really good science encyclopedia? Look no further!

Do you want to keep up with the news? Find out how here!

Do you want to learn how to use the best Art database out there? Look here!

What exactly is a database? Come find out!

This guide provides search strategies to retrieve information sources with varying levels of topic specificity. For example information could range from an article with an overview on the solar system planets to an article on just one planet.