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For help choosing a topic try What Do I Write About? or Ask A Librarian to help you. We'll help you find the best stuff quickly!

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Develop power search skills by simply using + - AND OR NOT  with your searches.  This usually works in a database or Internet search engine like Google. "search phrase" will find exact phrases such as "apple pie" + means the term has to be included - means the term has to be missing AND means both terms have to be found OR means either term can be found NOT means the term is not found ( )

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What can you do if your instructor has indicated a word count for your research paper and your number of words falls short?  You need to add more than just fluff to get a good grade. Try adding information from a journal article or two.  Make note of the points in your paper that need to be substantiated by solid research and find an article in a library database.  Academic Search Complete is a

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The Internet is chaos. Sure you can find some good information, but you may have to wade through millions of pages of bad information first. Wouldn't it be nice if you started off searching only good information? Try the library! Librarians select, organize, and help you find good information. Use your librarian search engine.

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Tired of wading through Google results for that great college level information? Google Scholar searches scholarly level material using Google technology.  You can find good articles, link into TCC databases using LincIt, and eliminate thousands of pages that are not appropriate for college level research. Just set your Google Scholar preferences to Virginia Community College System and you're

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The Internet is fast but also vast. Research can be overwhelming. By using the library you're choosing materials selected especially for your college projects so you've already begun to make your research easier. Just as a good outline helps you get better grades on your papers, a good research plan helps you find better sources. Remember, librarians are professional researchers. We love

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It is easy to cut and paste but using someone else's work without credit is plagiarism. Plagiarism is cheating and could ruin your academic career. Citations give credit to those whose work you've used in your paper. Citations also let your reader find your sources so they can continue their "re-search". So cite right! Our Writing & Citations guide will help.

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If you could change one thing about your TCC library, what would it be? If you let us know your preferences we can look at making the changes you request. Thank you for helping us help you!

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Over the holidays, your library is still accessible with myTCC. With thousands of e-books available through the library catalog and thousands of articles and videos available in the library databases you have 24/7 access to your library information. Need help? Try LRCLive for librarian assistance 24/7. In a library, it is all about access!!!

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You can access thousands of online books through the TCC web site. Your myTCC login and password allows you access to materials purchased by the library. Here's how on our e-books page. Enjoy!

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Librarians strive to remove any barriers to information.  One barrier may be the cost to print.  Currently, patrons can print articles and other items they find on the Internet without paying at the time of printing.  Printing costs are paid though in paper supply, equipment, etc. Save some trees!  Please print only what you need and sparingly.  Thank you.

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Find out how now!After you sign in to your account you can... Click on Loans to see what you have checked out. Click on Hold Requests to see the status of outstanding holds. Click on Cash Transactions to see the details of any funds you owe to the library. Click on Renew all to renew all items. You can also renew individual items. Renewals are limited to one time.

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Librarians are all about access . . . for everyone! So if you'd like to use an academic library closest to you, learn about the Virginia Tidewater Consortium.If you're not in the Tidewater area, visit the academic library near you. You may be surprised at all the resources available to you . . . especially the librarians!

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We have added search boxes to the homepage and changed some of the wording.How do you like it?

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The staff of the Writing Center, a support service of the Languages & Speech Division, offers free assistance on a voluntary basis to students who are writing in any course at the college. Help is available for writers of lab reports, research papers, essays, outlines, summaries, case studies, book reviews, and other writing assignments in any subject.Visit TCC's Writing Center.

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You can find millions of sources... but are they good? Quickly weed out bad sources by remembering WWW.Who? Who wrote it? If there is no author you have a big red flag about credibility.When? How old is the information? Does that matter?Why? Is the purpose to persuade you to buy something? To sway public opinion? To inform?Start with WWW and think about evaluating your sources.

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Anyone, even you, can make changes to Wikipedia.So if you're writing a paper about the sky and say it is purple, you can go to Wikipedia and edit it to say the sky is purple.The sky must be purple because Wikipedia says so!Wikipedia is great for some things, research papers isn't one of them.Learn about Wikipedia and then use the library databases.It's all about evaluating your sources.

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Many years ago, books were considered sacred, very expensive, and only available to the educated. Librarians were men, often monks who transcribed texts by hand. If allowed into a library, researchers would use printed cards arranged (by title, author, subject) in card catalogs to locate books. Then they would write down the numbers and take them to a librarian. If the librarian allowed it, he

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Citing information gives credit where credit is due so you can avoid plagiarism. Properly formatted citations also allow your reader to re-search your sources.Often the databases you used to find articles will include a tool to create a citation.Word processors sometimes offer citation tools.Writing & Citations subject guide includes several tools for creating bibliographies.If in doubt, check

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Using LincIt and Google Scholar you can find scholarly information on the web.Set your Google Scholar preferences to VCCS.Use Google Scholar to search.In your results list look for "LincIt".Click on LincIt to use articles in TCC databases.Here's more about Google Scholar library links on Google Scholar. Of course, directly searching a database may be faster!

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Into database1, search.Into database2, search.Into database3, search.That's a lot of repetitive searching. How about... into database1, database2, database3, search?One search, three databases. Here's how in a short video.

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The Internet has spurred huge debate on the issue of copyright. Access and printing are two of the issues.With some full text versions of old books and articles on the Internet, the copyright may prevent you from printing them.Learn more at from the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Sometimes plagiarism (claiming someone else's work as your own) is unintentional, but you are still guilty of plagiarism. How can you avoid plagiarism?Become aware!Cite your sources!Subject to disciplinary action!If in doubt, ask a librarian to help you.

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It's late and your paper is due in the morning. Need help finding information?Ask A Librarian offers a chat service 24/7.The librarian will help you define your search terms, choose appropriate databases, and find articles.A librarian is wait to help you now.

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Wouldn't it be nice to search more than one database at a time? It's easy if you start with Academic Search Complete.Here's how... watch this demo.The demo shows how to find traumatic stress disorder in a military, reference, and general database. Three databases in one search. That's a time saver!

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Ever pass up "free" video games? The best ones are the ones you pay for. Google finds "free" articles. There are some good ones but you'll spend a lot of time looking for those appropriate for college level research.Libraries pay fees for access to full-text articles for college students. Quality sources that you can easily find in our databases.Save time, lower your frustration, find better

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This blog provides quick tips based on questions I'm asked by students. It's easy to be overwhelmed by information and resources. The most important thing you should learn about your library is to ask a librarian for help. Librarians have Master degrees and we'll help you find, evaluate, and cite the information you need.Helping students is the most fun part of my job. So just ask!

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1-Most definitely2-Probably3-Maybe4-Probably not5-Definitely notWhy or why not? (Please comment)

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Sometimes telling your reader why you chose a source is as important and citing the source. Along with your list of sources you provide a brief commentary. Here is information on the what, why, and how of annotated bibliographies.

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If the library is closed you can still access many online sources. Electronic books and journals are available through the library catalog and the databases.Simply use your myTCC login.The easiest way is through BlackBoard. Here's more about accessing from off campus.

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How do you find out if a journal you need is in one of TCC's databases?It's easy. Just use the publication name search page.You can locate specific books, journals, magazines, or newspapers and link into the database.But not everything is online so if you don't find what you need Ask A Librarian!

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Would you shop for a new car at a grocery store? Probably not.So why would you search the world for a scholary article when you can search a discrete collection of scholarly articles in the library databases?It's not always about the search, it knowing what the materials are that you're searching.Use a library database and turn searching into finding!

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Would you like to check out materials from Norfolk State, ODU, or another local academic library?Since 1973 consortium institution libraries have participated in reciprocal direct borrowing to students, faculty and staff of member institutions.Visit the Virginia Tidewater Consortium website and learn how to obtain a VTC library card.

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If a TCC book or media title is checked out you can look at the bottom of the catalog record in TCC's library catalog and use WorldCat.org to easily check if that item is available at a nearby library. WorldCat grows every day thanks to the efforts of librarians and other information professionals. Learn more about WorldCat.org.Coming up... borrowing from other libraries.

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Whether you need help with MLA, APA, or other citation styles try using your library's Writing & Citations subject guide.If you use a citation manual, examples in your textbook, or an online service to help format citations remember the ultimate authority is your instructor.

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Ready for some free leisure listening?Audiobook files from our Overdrive service are compatible with the iPod®, iPhone™, the iPod Shuffle and virtually any MP3 player.Find Overdrive and other full-text links on our e-books page.Happy listening!

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Learn quick tips from questions that others have asked. Five minutes on the "How Do I...?" page can save you valuable time when you're under the pressure of a deadline.Learn to find newly added DVDs, link TCC database articles to Google Scholar searching, and borrow items from other libraries just to name a few things.

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