Search Primo, NOT Google!
Primo is a one-search discovery service that provides you with access to many full-text electronic resources such as scholarly journal and magazine articles, newspaper articles and e-books. Primo also serves as the library catalog for MCTC Libraries and allows you to find print books, DVDs and other materials available within our campus libraries. You can search Primo 24/7 on any computer or device with Internet access to find a host of scholarly resources to use for you class assignments!*
*For more information about accessing full-text electronic articles, e-books, videos and more, visit the "Off Campus Access Instructions" located under Help on the MCTC Library Homepage.
Ask A Librarian!
If you have a question and would like to chat with a librarian, click on the "Need to Chat with Us?" button.
If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian, click on the button Schedule Appointment with Librarian.
If you need help and Chat is offline, contact us through "Ask A Librarian" form. We will respond as soon as we can.
Can't get to the databases? Go to the Off-Campus Instructions library guide.
NOTE: Students may see a login error when accessing electronic library resources. Often, this error occurs when using Google Chrome. This error is generally caused either by an expired authentication token or a prior sign-in attempt in progress.
To avoid this error, you can close the browser and reopen it in a "private" or "incognito" window. It is recommended that college students and employees always use private browsing to access library electronic content. Using a browser other than Chrome may also prevent this error from occuring. You may also fix this problem by going to your browser settings to the search history and clear/delete the data from websites you have visited and clear the cookies saved in the history. Then, close the browser and reopen it.
Accessing E-Books
Use the hand-out above to help you understand how you can access the library's e-book collections, including which smart devices you can download e-book content onto.
Online Book Study Guides
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SparkNotesFind information about classic book titles, including plot summaries, character lists and thematic analysis.
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CliffsNotesSearch for plot and character information and literary analyses.
Find E-books
The MCTC library has over 260,000 ebooks on-demand 24/7!
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Credo ReferenceCredo Reference is a broader-based reference database that covers a wide range of subjects, featuring content from hundreds of reference books such as almanacs, biographies, dictionaries, handbooks, and more.
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGVR cross-searches the library's Gale reference eBooks to pinpoint relevant material.
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EBSCOhost eBooks CollectionEBSCO e-Books is a collection of e-books and e-audio books on a wide range of academic subjects that can be downloaded.
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EBSCOhost Academic eBooks CollectionSearch this collection for scholarly and academic e-books.
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ProQuest Ebook CentralEbook Central delivers, with breadth and depth of ebooks from scholarly sources, including University Presses and other top publishers, covering multiple subject areas.
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LearningExpress LibraryLearningExpress Library features nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and eBooks to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.