1. Northern Maine Community College Library

2. Have you seen the library? It is one of the nicest spots on campus to sit, study, conduct research, relax, and unwind. Food & Drink allowed Wireless (work on your laptop and drink coffee in a comfortable setting) Find the information you need Get assistance from friendly & helpful librarians

4. Gail Roy, Assistant Dean of Learning Resources [email_address] 768-2734 Kim Ferguson, Librarian [email_address] 768-2735 Library Web page http://www.nmcc.edu/pages/library.php Circulation Desk 768-2718

5. Semester Hours Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Summer Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 – 4:30 Semester Breaks: Monday – Friday 7:30 – 4:30

7. Search Databases See links on the library page for MARVEL databases Academic Search Premier is a good place to begin Many articles will be available full-text in databases The library also subscribes to print journals Remember to also use Inter-library loan to request journal articles

8. What is a Peer Reviewed Journal Article? The article is submitted to a journal and the editorial staff sends the article to an expert in the field. The expert reads the article and returns it with comments and makes a recommendation on whether or not to publish the article. Why is it important to use these in your research? Peer reviewed articles undergo review and scrutiny before being published. This lends credibility to the research.

9. Academic Search Premier Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

11. What Is Information Literacy? American Library Association’s definition: “ Information literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.” Source: http://www.ala.org National Forum on Information Literacy definition: “ Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.” Source: http://www.infolit.org

15. Sponsorship – Who created this site and why.? Look for an about us link on the page. Is the creator a reputable and reliable source for information? Who is the author? Can you contact the author or agency? Currency – Look for last updated dates on the web page. Websites that have not been updated in a long time may not contain reliable current information. Accuracy – Can the information be verified? Are there lists of other sources and references? Links to other sites?

17. Looking for clues in the web address/URL .com = Commercial site .gov = Government agencies .edu = Educational institutions .org = Non-profit Organizations .net = Networks

18. APA Style = American Psychological Association Publication Manual of the American Psychologicl Association (Fifth Edition) Used for science and social science (psychology, nursing, sociology, education, economics) First set of instructions issued in 1929. MLA Modern Language Association (1951) Used for humanities (English, History, Art, Philosophy) Chicago Manual of Style (15 th edition) First est in the 1890s for University of Chicago Press. First published as a book in 1906. Turabian’s Manual for Writers is a condensed ver of Chicago

24. Can you just photocopy an entire book or copy a journal article and make 30 copies and hand it out to everyone in your class? The answer is no and you can be fined or prosecuted for doing so. You must obtain permission from the owner of the work. It is not always the author and could be the publisher of the journal or book. This also applies to information and photos you find online.

25. Events / Presentations / Guest Speakers Displays Rotating Fiction collection for fun reading Newspapers and popular magazines Book swap rack Private Study Room

27. Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Public library in Presque Isle located at 39 Second Street (same street as the Post Office) http://www.presqueisle.lib.me.us/ University of Maine at Presque Isle Library http://www.umpi.edu/library Both libraries will issue you cards and you can borrow books and use their computers and their wirelss networks. Both libraries have Sunday hours. Both libraries have online catalogs you can search.