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TEXAS COLLEGE
Oveta
Culp Hobby Memorial Library
Services
and Resources for PFEC Students and Faculty
Visit
the library page at www.ctcd.edu/library/pg-lib.htm
The
Library
- Information about Oveta Culp Hobby
- Information about the OCH Library
- Library Policies
- Staff directory with telephone numbers and
email addresses
Services
- Books by Mail for Remote Users
- We can mail print
books from our collection
- Online Reference Librarian
- A librarian will
help you use the databases and search for
information
- The Online Books Page
- Internet site with
full-text books in the public domain
Contact
Information
- Mailing address
- Telephone numbers
- FAX number
Resources
- Library Catalog
- Books in the OCH
Library
- Knowledge Portal
link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, other
reference works
- Online Databases
- Newspaper articles,
journal articles, full-text books
- Faculty Library Guide
- eBrary
Library
Instruction
- Help Tips and Research Guides
- Interactive Library
Tutorial
New
Books & Periodicals Holdings Lists
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Partial
List of Databases available from the OCH Library
(These
databases are available only to current CTC students
and employees)
- CINAHL
- Full-text
articles for nursing and allied health professionals
- Criminal Justice Periodical
Index
- eBrary
- Federal Reserve Bulletin
- FindArticles.com
- Internet /site with
many free articles from academic journals
- Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia
- History Study Center
- Literature Online
- MEDLINE
- MLA International Bibliography
- Scribner Writers
- Westlaw Campus Research
Click
here to learn more about eBooks: 'eBooks'
Brochure
(Best
printed double-sided, two pages per side)
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Miscellaneous
Information
- We occasionally revise the library
page
- Be sure your computer will access
the databases – Click Database Help
- Troubleshooting logon problems
– Click Database Help
- Carefully follow username /
password instructions on the database logon
page
- On a military installation?
Most installation libraries support CTC students
with books, periodicals, and other resources
and services
- You may be eligible to use a
local public or academic library
Quick
Tips about Academic Research Papers
How
do I know it's a good source?
- Evaluate the intended audience and purpose
and the presence of / absence of factual errors,
misspelled words, typographical errors
How
do I know if it's a scholarly journal or a popular
magazine?
- Scholarly – written by researchers for fellow
researchers; language and presentation are formal;
purpose is to present the results of research
- Popular – written for average reader, language
and presentation are informal, purpose is to
inform or entertain
- Professional – written for fellow practitioners,
the style may be scholarly or popular
What's
plagiarism and how do I avoid it?
- Plagiarism – presenting another's work as
your own by not giving credit to those whose
works you used
- To avoid it – follow a style manual (usually
MLA or APA) to cite your sources
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