Library Website
One way you can get to the library's website
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MyTCC link
Blackboard link
library.tulsacc.edu
Google search
If you need a little help finding sources for an assignment, you could schedule one of these with a librarian
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Research consultation
Research meeting
Research appointment
The name of the link on the homepage where you can find a list of all 130+ databases that the library subscribes to
Articles & Databases
Before you cite a source in your academic work, you need to vet it to make sure it's this
Credible
Reliable
Accurate
According to the homepage, it's the only campus library that opens at 8am today (the other campus libraries open at 7:30am)
West Campus
If you wanted a quiet place to work or meet on campus alone or with a group, you could reserve one of these at the library
A study room
The name of one of the library's GENERAL subject databases (hint: we looked at one today)
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Academic OneFile
Academic Search Premier
Biography – Gale in Context
Common Craft Online Videos
Community College eBooks Collection – Ebscohost
Culinary Arts – Gale OneFile
Culturegrams Online – ProQuest
Digital Campus Videos – Swank
eBooks Central – ProQuest
Films on Demand Databases - Films on Demand
General OneFile – Gale
JSTOR
Kanopy Streaming Videos
MasterFILE Premier – Ebscohost
OpenLibrary TCC Library Books Online
PowerSearch – Gale
Pressreader
TOPICsearch - Ebscohost
Most of the library databases include this feature in the toolbar to help you quickly build your Annotated Bibliography and/or Works Cited page
Citation Generator
If you want help writing your paper, click on this link on the library homepage to schedule an appointment with a writing tutor.
Writing Center
If you had a quick question about research, the library, or TCC in general, you could use this service to get an answer in real time
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Chat
Message
AskUs!
Text
Call
You need to use these to search the library databases. (It's not like Google where you can search using complete sentences.)
keywords
key phrases
nouns
main words
A reference database that lots of people use. It's not an appropriate source for academic work BUT it can be a quick, easy place to learn basic information about your topic
Wikipedia
The search box that allows you to locate books, ebooks, and films
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Discovery Search
Library catalog search
Search box on the library homepage/guide
If you needed to chat with the librarian you met with today, you can find their contact information here
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Staff directory
Profile page
Research Guide
Link in Blackboard
A search filter many of the library databases have
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Full text
Source type (scholarly articles, newspapers, etc.)
Date
Subject
The Librarian may accept other responses at their discretion. :)
This type of source is written by subject experts for other experts.
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Scholarly
Academic
Peer-reviewed
Refereed
The name of the link on the homepage where you can find curated content to help you with research for a specific course
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Research Guides
LibGuides
If you needed a specific book, article, or film that the library doesn't own, you could use this library service to request a copy from another institution
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Interlibrary Loan
ILL
A brief statement about the main points of an article, many of the library databases include this on the Detailed Record page.
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Abstract
Summary
If you found a source using Google, this is one of the criteria you should consider when evaluating the source for credibility
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Author
Publisher
Date
Accuracy
Bias