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.
Search Our Journal Titles A to Z!
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MCTC Library Journals A-ZSearch here to find TITLES of scholarly journals and magazines available within the MCTC library subscription databases.
More Library Resources
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EBSCOHostAccess a variety of subject-related databases and academic resources available both through the MCTC Library and the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL).
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JSTORScholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
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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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Infotrac NewsstandInfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
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TOPICSearchTOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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Films on DemandFilms in Careers, Science, Math, and Health & Medicine to view on demand.
APA (American Psychological Association) Citation Resources
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Sociology and General Research Databases
Search for scholarly information within these library databases for articles that are appropriate to use for your research assignments.
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Sociological CollectionThe Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
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Diversity Studies CollectionThis collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes more than 150 journals.
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Gender Studies CollectionThis collection of journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
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Pop Culture CollectionThis collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of more than 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
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Academic Search CompleteAcademic Search Complete is a scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. Designed for academic institutions, this database provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals. The level and range of content included in this resource fully supports scholarly research in the key areas of academic study by providing peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and much more.
Ask A Librarian!
If you have a question and would like to chat with a librarian, click on the "Chat Now?" button below.
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.
You may also call (606)759-7141, ext. 66206.
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.
Find E-book
The MCTC library has over 260,000 ebooks on-demand 24/7!
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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 for ebooks available to help you with research in various academic subject areas.
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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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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGVR cross-searches the library's Gale reference eBooks to pinpoint relevant material.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism can be DELIBERATE or UNINTENTIONAL. Whenever you borrow words or ideas, you MUST acknowledge their source to give the author/creator credit and to respect their intellectual property!
The following situations almost always require citation:
- turning in someone else's work as your own
- failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
- giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
- changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
- copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work [also called "fair use" in copyright law], whether you give credit or not
--excerpt from Plagiarism.org
For more help understanding plagiarism and citation for research papers, consult the library's Citation Guide.