LibGuides: ENG101 MCTC Library Research Strategy: #Refining: E-books & More

#Refining: E-Books, Newspaper, Streaming Content, and More

Can't Get to Campus? Use Library Resources Anywhere 24/7

For students who are on campus taking classes, getting to the library to gather research material (articles and books on the shelf) may not be a hassle.

But what about the students who are online only and live too far away from one of MCTC's campus libraries?

You can access the library e-books at any time! There are thousands of online books to view on your computer.
Newspapers are all online, too. They provide up-to-date, current information, but not scholarly research.
Streaming video collections provide documentary and researched information. You can access these at any time. Videos can be found in several database collections besides the all-streaming video databases.

There are lists below with links to the e-books, newspapers, and video collections.

You can always go to the library homepage and click on the tile for Resources and find the list to all of the individual databases library provides access to for you.

When you are off-campus, you need to be sure that you have logged into MyPath first. Because trying to get into any of the library databases off-campus will want you to authenticate your access as an MCTC student. But once you have logged into MyPath (even Blackboard, or your KCTCS email first) your access to the library databases will be seamless. Review the Off-Campus Database Access Instructions if you are still having problems logging in.

If you need help viewing the e-boooks, review this handout.

E-books

MCTC Library Ebooks Collection Handout
Instructions on how to use the ebooks.

eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
What's included? E-books covering a large selection of academic subjects.
Career Preparation This link opens in a new window
What's included? Ebooks, tutorials, practice tests, flashcards, and more to help prepare for a professional exam, provide information on occupations, or help improve workplace skills.
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
Credo Reference

What's included? Articles from reference books such as almanacs, biographies, dictionaries, handbooks, and more for beginning research.
eBook Community College Collection This link opens in a new window
What's included? A multidisciplinary e-book collection.
eBooks K-8 Collection (EBSCOhost ) This link opens in a new window
What's included? Covers topics for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools.
eBook Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
What's included? Designed for use in hospitals, medical institutions and academic institutions.
EBSCOhost eBook Collection (Netlibrary)

What's included? Covers a wide range of academic subjects.
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
What's included? Covers religious history and practices woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America.
Gale E-books This link opens in a new window

What's included? Includes a collection of reference e-books.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window

What's included? Includes interactive tutorials, practice exams, flashcards, articles and e-books for 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.
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window

What's included? Covers all genres and time periods with plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides.

E-Reference Resources

Adult Core Skills This link opens in a new window
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Career Preparation This link opens in a new window
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
Credo Reference
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
Gale E-books This link opens in a new window
Job & Career Accelerator This link opens in a new window
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.

ENG101 MCTC Library Research Strategy

Streaming Videos and Online Media Resources

Newspaper Sources

Can't Get to Campus? Use Library Resources Anywhere 24/7

E-books

E-Reference Resources