Unit 5 - Wrap-up
The MCCC Library had the resources you will need for you college research
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Using the MCCC library: - There are four libraries at MCCC -West Windsor Campus - the college's main library - James Kerney Campus - Dempster Fire Training Center - The virtual library - online resources available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - Your student ID card is also your college library card - Remember to have a current semester sticker put on your ID card (available at the security desk) - Both the West Windsor and James Kerney libraries have textbooks for your use
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Accessing the library's homepage & online resources
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- To get to the MCCC Library's homepage: - Start at the college's homepage (www.mccc.edu) - Go to the middle box at the bottom of the page - Click on the "Library" link in this box to go to the MCCC library's homepage - The MerSearch search box is on the library's homepage. - Links to the MCCC library's databases is also on the library's homepage. - Using MerSearch or the library's databases off of the MCCC campus: - You will need to login first * Username is the same as for MyMercer (firstname.last name) * Password is your last name
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Libraries have shown they can help you succeed in college A study at the University of Minnesota* found that first semester freshman who used the library had: - A higher grade point average. - Were more likely to return to school in the following semester.
See you in the library!
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*Source: Soria, Fransen, and Nackerud. "Library Use and Undergraduate Student Outcomes: New Evidence for Students' Retention and Academic Success". (2013) Libraries and the Academy. 147-164