MCC Library
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The library is temporarily closed for renovations and will reopen in the Fall. For library support, you can visit the table outside of A212 or the A234 office.
Summer Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Closed
Fridays in June and July
June 19 - Juneteenth
July 3 - Independence Day
Fall Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Closed
September 1 - Labor Day
September 2 - Professional Development Day
November 26 - 28 - Thanksgiving
Knowing where to begin your research is often the hardest part! Use the steps of the research process to guide you, then use the tabs on this guide to learn more about how to find sources for your speeches.
1. Information need: Credible sources for your speeches.
2. Pre-research: Learn more about your topic, narrow it down, find keywords.
3. Research question: This will be the subject of your speech.
4. Search strategy: Where will you look for the information?
5. Search: Start with the keywords you identified during the pre-research step.
6. Evaluate the information you find.
7. Cite: You have found credible sources to authoritatively present your speeches!