MMTC LIBRARY
Miller-Motte Technical College, Charleston, SC - Changing Futures, Changing Lives.
research resources
find books, videos & magazines in the mmtc library
- Choose from 3,000+ items in the MMTC Library Catalog, Room 210. Need help? Email us or ask at the Library Desk.
use LIRN databases
- LIRN DATABASES - InfoTrac, Credo Reference, Proquest, 30+ Databases
- Excellent journal and magazine articles, books, encyclopedias! THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO START YOUR PROJECT. Get your password at the Library Desk.
- After you log in, pick:
- LIRN SEARCH for a FAST, BROAD SEARCH
- INFOTRAC to go to specific databases for a TARGETED SEARCH
- CREDO REFERENCE to search for REFERENCE ebooks
- PROQUEST for psychology journals
- ELIBRARY to look at almanacs, encyclopedias for fast questions
- MORE HELP is available through LIRN training materials. Please ask at the Library Desk too!
go to popular topics on the internet
additional trustworthy resources
- Intute - Search for good sites covering useful topics. includes databases, websites, journals, etc.
- InfoMine - Search for information from good websites and databases
- Highwire - Search for journal articles and books on academic topics; limited free results
- Social Issues Homework Center - Excellent links to information and statistics on popular topics
- Public Policy Issues and Groups - Lists popular social issues with links to good informational resources
- Opinion Archives Metasearch - Search for editorials and opinions on social issues and current topics; limited free
- Virtual Training Suite - Tutorials on how to do research on topics such as Allied Health, Psychology, Statistics, etc.
reference tools
- WolframAlpha - Excellent for fast answers to any question that uses numbers, comparison or statistics
- Mapquest - Need directions or maps? Google is good for maps too, but I think MapQuest directions are better
- OneLook Dictionary - Search more than 1,000 dictionaries at once
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - Famous quotations, all in one place
- Encyclopedia Britannica - Look up background information on almost any topic
- Free Credit Report Checks - The real credit report site from the Federal Trade Comission
find current news
- Google News - Search for news by keyword or category. Bing and Yahoo have similar news pages.
- Charleston Post & Courier - Local and South Carolina news
- Christian Science Monitor - U.S. and world news, with in-depth coverage
how to find good information
- Look for resources that are balanced, show where the data came from, and show who created / wrote the information. Make sure you have a mixture of background information (from encyclopedias or books), current news and research (from magazines, newspapers or journals), and reliable data from authoritative sources.
- The MMTC Library has good books and videos to help with research. SEARCH THE CATALOG or just ask at the Library Desk.
- Don't forget the STUDENT FAVORITES MENU BAR at the top of every page to go to popular research topics!
- Seven Steps to Effective Library Research - Easy to use steps to finding and evaluating research
- Internet Dectective - Learn the difference between good and bad information, and how to use the Internet for best results