Master Pages and Boxes: Home

Information Literacy is one of MCC's four general education goals. Part of Information Literacy is the ability to evaluate information for quality and to select sources that are suitable for the information need! We're here today to help you develop these skills in ENG 151. Following this session (and with some practice), you should be able to: 

1. Evaluate the quality of a resource using multiple criteria including authority, objectivity, and accuracy.
2. Judge the suitability of a resource to the information need by assessing  such characteristics as its purpose, scope, intended audience, point of view, timeliness, publication format, and relevance.
3. Select appropriate search tools to identify and locate information sources for argumentative papers.
4. Recognize that information issues are becoming increasingly important in our society.
5. Recognize different information formats, such as journal articles, newspaper articles, blogs, etc.

To access any database in this Research Guide from off campus, you will need your myMCC login.

• Authority is Constructed and Contextual
• Information Creation as a Process
• Information has Value
• Research as Inquiry
• Scholarship as Conversation
• Searching as Strategic Exploration

Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education was filed on February 2, 2015 and adopted by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Board on January 11, 2016, as one of the constellation of information literacy documents from the association.

The Free Web is made up of web pages you can find using Google and other free web search engines. Some assignments do not allow free web resources. Good material may be found here, but you might also find a lot of popular resources that are inappropriate for academic writing. Refer to our SCARAB for help in evaluating your sources.

The Fee Web (also known as the Hidden, Invisible, or Deep Web) includes subscription databases. You can limit your results to full text and scholarly, peer-reviewed articles that are often required.

Click the image above for help with all your research needs.

You can also contact a librarian. We're always happy to help!

This guide contains library resources to help you locate quality, authoritative sources for your research in this subject. You'll learn how to develop your research topic, then find, evaluate, and cite your sources. Use the yellow tabs along the left to guide you.

Research can be overwhelming and frustrating. It rarely goes in a straight line or in perfect order as the steps of the research process may suggest. The library is here to help you along the way! If you have a question about research, use the Get Help from a Librarian tab to start a chat or schedule a research appointment.

Any time you're doing research, please be sure to read your assignment carefully so you find the types of sources your instructor requires. Check with your instructor if you have questions about your assignment.

(This box in development to meet ADA/Accessibility needs.)

Information Literacy is one of MCC's five general education goals. Information Literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. In this session, you will learn how to:

1. Select appropriate search tools to identify and locate information sources.
2. Construct effective database searches.

These skills will help you find quality, appropriate resources for your research assignments.

The Research Process

1. Information need: What is your assignment asking you to find? 
2. Pre-research: Choose a topic, learn more about it, narrow it down, find keywords.
3. Research question: What is your assignment asking you to create?
4. Search strategy: Where will you look for information?
5. Search: Start with the main ideas of your topic or research question.
6. Evaluate every source you find - for credibility and usefulness.
7. Cite: You have found credible sources and answered your research question!

MCC Library

Questions? To contact an MCC Librarian, click on

Ask a Librarian!

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. 

Regular Library Hours

Monday through Thursday

8:00am to 6:00pm

Friday

8:00am to 4:30pm

Library Information

Reference

Specific Interests and Issues