We suggest going carefully through this guide so you can experience the research process, and utilize the search patterns as templates for your research. If you do not have one, regular students will have it made at the Circulation Department. Distance Learning Student Options for getting a library card. The password on the card allows you Internet access to restricted databases. Books are often a good starting point, especially for a subject overview.
Catalogs are an index to library holdings.
From the same search page, you can also easily search all community colleges and either use ILL or go there to borrow the material. Databases use a controlled vocabulary to index the material within them. Thus, when you do a subject search the term you use may retrieve records but may not locate the most pertinent records. It is good research strategy to use the subject headings assigned by the database to locate information and to narrow down your subject. Click on any Subject headings that you wish to pursue.