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Online Tutorials

Introduction to Goddard Library (3:39)
Why should you use library resources? How do you find the library website? How do I know where to find materials on my topic? How can I get help?
This short tutorial will answer these questions.
Identifying Scholarly Articles (1:35)
From UW-Madison, this tutorial explains what constitutes a scholarly article.
Finding a Quality Research Article (8:26)
Need to find a quality research article? This tutorial will show you how to choose an article database, search for an article, apply limiters to your results, save and cite your article, and how to get help from a librarian.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Journals, magazines, and newspapers in all subject areas. It also contains dissertations, OECD papers, company reports and more.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
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Journal articles in science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Social issues with pro- and con- viewpoints, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and magazine and newspaper articles
Proquest U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Domestic newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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Dictionairies, encyclopedias, and handbooks in almost every subject..
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Books on a wide variety of subjects and topics.
Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
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Articles and images in almost every subject area.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
Practice tests, study guides, tutorials for the ACT, ASVAB, GED, Citizenship, and for a variety of careers. Create a LearningExpress account to access this service.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Educational films and documentaries in all subject areas.
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas.

Online Writing Lab (OWL)
An excellent site for writing, research and citation assistance.

RCTC Catalog- Search for books and videos all at once. Use limiters to refine your results.

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Ebsco eBook collection This link opens in a new window
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Books on a wide variety of subjects and topics.
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Books on a wide variety of subjects and topics.
Proquest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Books in almost all subjects.

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