Welcome to the Merced College Library!
This library research guide has information and tools useful for your research-based essay for Professor Flatt. Use the tabs on the left to:
- learn what databases are and how to find them on the library website
- learn about the information cycle and various types of sources, including
- reference sources
- popular, trade, and scholarly articles
- scholarly book/eBook chapters
- learn strategies for evaluating sources
- find recommended databases
- find database video tutorials
- learn strategies for searching in databases
- find resources for citing in MLA 9
- get in contact with faculty librarians for additional research and learning support
