CSC 120 & 121 Resources for Final Project

Databases || Websites || Citing with MLA || Library Tutorials || Library PowerPoint Presentation

Databases

This database offers indexing for 8,175 journals, including full text for nearly 4,700 scholarly publications. Offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
Provides access to thousands of news, business, legal, and medical publications and information sources, including: newspapers, newsletters, magazines, trade journals, wire services, and broadcast transcripts. The legal component of the database includes comprehensive, current legal information. This consists of federal and state case law, statues, secondary sources such as law reviews, and state legal materials.
Offers current articles in nearly every academic discipline, as well as current affairs and general interest topics. Subject areas include: arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
Vault is an online career resource library. Included in this online library are over 90 different guides on all apects of careers and jobs. Documents covering subjects such as resumes and interviewing, career topics, industry careers, employer guides, employer profiles, industry research, and career advice can be found in this database.
Contains the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Business Full Text, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, and Social Sciences Full Text.

Websites

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Voyages
America’s Career Infonet

Citing with MLA

See the Library's own MLA handbook for writers of research papers to learn how to use the MLA citation system. The Library maintains 2 copies of this book on Reserve and 5 copies in the Ready Reference section. Ask a Librarian for assistance in locating and using this book. The following sites may also be useful:

MLA in-text parenthetical citations
Assembling a list of works cited in your paper
MLA formatting and style guide
Citation styles handbook: MLA
MLA citation style

Library Tutorials

How to Use a Database to Find Articles
How to Use Article Linker, 360 Link
How to Search All of the Library's Databases at Once with 360 Search
How to Use Academic Search Premier
How to Use ProQuest
How to Use Wilson Web Databases
How to Use ebrary
How to Use NetLibrary E-books
How to Find a Book
How to Find Books by Subject Category