ENSL 1A students:
Welcome to the Library!
Electronic Resources
& Instruction Librarian
Stephanie Tetter
THESE SLIDES ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE!
http://www.mpcfaculty.net/stephanie_tetter
Click on Classes/Instruction
Look for
ENSL 1A Partch
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Thursday
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CLOSED WEEKENDS
LIBRARY CARDS: WHY DO YOU NEED THEM?
•To log into computers at the library
•To check out books and materials from
the library
•To access databases from
any computer off campus
LET’S LOOK AT DOING RESEARCH FOR
A WRITTEN REPORT
DO YOU HAVE A TOPIC?
Possible topic:
Gender Differences in Communication
CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT INTERESTS YOU!

Brainstorm a list of keywords for your topic:
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Topic ideas:
Obstacles in Intercultural communication
Emotional intelligence in education and the workplace
Reinforcing gender stereotyping
Think of broad and narrow keywords:
BROAD
“
 Communication
 Emotions (or intelligence)
 Gender
NARROW
“intercultural communication”
“emotional intelligence”
gender AND stereotyping
Use Alternate words for the same general topic:
 “cross-cultural differences,” language AND multicultural,
communication AND culture, assimilation
 “multiple intelligences,” “interpersonal relations,”
“social intelligence”
 “sex roles,” “gender stereotypes,” “sex differences,”
gender AND attitude OR perception, “gender identity”
YOU HAVE YOUR TOPIC, YOU HAVE SOME KEYWORDS,
AND YOU’RE READY TO FIND INFORMATION…
WHERE DO YOU BEGIN?
Ask your friends?
 Ask your instructor?
 Watch TV? (you can hope
“60 Minutes” or “Dateline”
will cover your topic)
 Google it? Search a
database?

Most people go
right to the
Internet/Web
LET’S LOOK AT SOME WEBSITES:
RYT Hospital-DeWayne Medical Center
Martin Luther King
Dihydrogen Monoxide
As a Researcher, You Need to
Critically Evaluate
All Websites !!
What about wikipedia??
From the blog
Use it as a RESOURCE and not a SOURCE, and
not asWIKIPEDIA
your sole source!
SO,definitely
WHAT ABOUT
??
What does that mean?
Click HERE to see some interesting information about
wikipedia
USE WIKIPEDIA AS A RESOURCE,
NOT AS A SOURCE
Some instructors will not allow wikipedia as a source…but the
sources listed at the end of wikipedia articles can be
GREAT places to look for sources of information.
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If the web isn’t totally reliable, how
can you use the Internet for research
and know that what you are looking at
is reliable / true / authoritative??
MPC pays a license fee for
REFERENCE DATABASES, including
some that are excellent for a topic
such as those related to
acculturation, education, and gender

Let’s look briefly at one of these!

LET’S LOOK AT DOING ONLINE RESEARCH
USING THE REFERENCE DATABASE
“OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS”
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
at MPC is a database that presents
both sides of current topics and may
include essays, reference material,
statistics, full-text articles, multimedia
or links to valid websites.

Let’s look at a sample search…
SUBJECT SEARCH FOR “SEX DIFFERENCES”
ARTICLES FROM MAGAZINES VS. JOURNALS:
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
ARTICLES FROM MAGAZINES VS. JOURNALS:
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
How do we
access the
databases?
SCROLL DOWN TO SELECT “ALPHABETICAL LIST
OF DATABASES AND FULL-TEXT ARTICLES”
Click on
the name
of the
database
If you are off campus you will be asked to enter
a valid library card number
CLICK ON “PROCEED”
SELECT “OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS”
LET’S DO
AN EXERCISE!
SEARCHING EXERCISE
 Log
on to the computer.
 Navigate to the library website
(from www.mpc.edu, click on “Library”)
 Scroll to list of DATABASES
 Select Opposing Viewpoints
 Search for information related to your topic.
 Explore limiters, options
 You may print for free in this classroom.
 Return to tables in 10 minutes.
LOGGING ON TO THESE COMPUTERS:
Room 203
Room 204
Username:
ltcclass203
Username:
ltcclass204
Password:
12345678
Password:
12345678
Domain (“log on to”):
lobosmpc
Domain (“log on to”):
lobosmpc
SEARCHING EXERCISE
 Log
on to the computer.
 Navigate to the library website
(from www.mpc.edu, click on “Library”)
 Scroll to list of DATABASES
 Select Opposing Viewpoints
 Search for information related to your topic.
 Explore limiters, options
 You may print for free in this classroom.
 Return to tables in 10 minutes.
OTHER GOOD DATABASES:
African-American Experience / Latino-American Exp.
 Newsbank (NY Times, National Public Radio)
 ELibrary
 Let’s look at a tutorial for one of these!

LOOK FOR “VIDEO TUTORIALS” LINK
AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE:
SEARCHED FOR
“INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION”
WHAT ABOUT FINDING A BOOK ?
Under “Books & More” click on
“Online Catalog”
QUICK SEARCH SCREEN:
SEARCH FOR “MUSLIM WOMEN”
QUICK SEARCH FOR “MUSLIM WOMEN”
MPC has many thousands of books available
online
 The collections include up-to-date material on
general subjects and technical topics (we
would not be able to afford to keep these
current in print format)
 You can access the books using the Web
from anywhere
 It’s free!

CLICK THE LINK TO ACCESS THE BOOK
You may need to create a
free account
HERE’S THE BOOK!
If MPC doesn’t have anything,
you can search other
libraries by going to
“Links to Other Libraries”
FOR EXAMPLE…
This book is at MIIS,
and we can request it
for you by “ILL” or
Interlibrary Loan
LET’S DO ANOTHER EXERCISE!
Navigate to the
library catalog.
 Search for a book.
 Create an e-book
login if you wish.
 Search other
libraries if you
wish.
 OR you may use
the time to work on
your research
project

If you have any questions
please ask a librarian!!
Thank You!
LOGGING ON TO THESE COMPUTERS:
Room 203
Room 204
Username:
ltcclass203
Username:
ltcclass204
Password:
12345678
Password:
12345678
Domain (“log on to”):
lobosmpc
Domain (“log on to”):
lobosmpc