Researching Student Success Topics

Check MCC Library's catalog, MIDAS, to find books, videos and DVDs on your student success topic.
Can't find what you need at MCC Library? Check WorldCat for additional titles and request them through Interlibrary Loan.

Want to know what employers look for in a job candidate? Check the Library's database Facts on File, look for Ferguson's Career Guidance Center and click "Employability Skills". Many of the items listed are characteristics of a successful student!

Search for articles from popular magazines and journals by searching Academic Search Premier. Depending on your topic, you could also search ABI-Inform and Business Source Premier.

Find newspaper articles in Lexis-Nexis. (Remember to do a "Guided News Search", Step 1 "General News", Step 2 "Major Papers".)

Keep yourself on target for completing your Annotated Bibliography and paper by following the tips in the Assignment Calculator.

And when you need a study break: Check Biography Reference Bank and be inspired(?) by the famous people born on the month and day of your birth!

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Writing About Comedy

Before starting, check the Assignment Calculator (from the University of Minnesota Libraries)for help in determining your research timeline.

If you've chosen any of the research assignments that involve film, look at the Film Criticism guide for help in finding resources. You may also want to check the Blog entry on Short Story criticism if the film is an adaptation of a short story.

If you are writing about television shows, be sure to check The Encyclopedia of American Television: Broadcast Programming post World War II to 2000 at REF PN 1992.18 .L3 2003
and The Encyclopedia of Television at REF PN 1992.18 .L3 2003
The databases listed in the Film Criticism guide will also be useful for information on television programs.

Listen to a discussion about laughter and humor on a Please Explain segment on WNYC.org
Check out the College of Comedy on PBS.org
Take a look at the American Comedy Archive.
Interested in seeing some old television comedy shows that are not out on DVD? Visit the Museum of Television and Radio in NYC.

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PowerPoint Tutorials

Need to do a PowerPoint presentation but don't know what PowerPoint is or how to use it?

Start out by learning what makes a good presentation at Big Dog's Leadership page.

Try using the following PowerPoint tutorials:
University of Rhode Island,
this one from Internet 4 Classrooms ,
Microsoft wants to help too,
or check out the list of PowerPoint tutorials available on the web, courtesy of the University of Alberta.

Remember that 42 of the Library's computers have PowerPoint software. Check our hours.

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Career and Job Information

FINDING CAREER INFORMATION

Check MIDAS to find books on your career choice or options for careers in your field of study. Try searching using the word careers and also vocational guidance.
Can't find what you need at MCC Library? Check WorldCat for additional titles and request them through Interlibrary Loan.

The Library's database Facts on File, has a career section called Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

FUN TIP: Check Biography Reference Bank to read biographies of noted individuals in a particular field. Just select the occupation (not all occupations are listed) under "Profession/Activity" and hit search.

CAREER INFORMATION WEBSITES

• Check the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" at the US Department of Labor website.
• Search O*Net for additional career information. (Produced by the US Department of Labor).
• Try the New Jersey Occupational Outlook Handbook. (Click on "Download".) If you are using a newer version of Adobe, you can use the "binoculars" on the left to search for your career.
• Do a Google search for any of the Associations listed in Ferguson's or the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional career information.
• America's Career Infonet is also a good place to check.
• The Digital-Librarian Employment page also has links to many career related sites.
  

WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION

Salary information from many of the sources listed above may be country-wide averages. Check wage statistics for New Jersey at the US Department of Labor; look at the Wall Street Journal's Career Journal for salary information on professional jobs; try Salary Expert; or when using O*Net, search for your career choice in the "Quick Search" box, selecting your career from the list provided. At the bottom of the screen select "New Jersey" to find the estimated wages for the occupation in New Jersey.

COLLEGE SEARCH

Check the College Blue Book (In the Gale Virtual Reference Library) to search for colleges that offer the degree programs you want.

You can also search Peterson's College Search or CollegeNet.

NEED TO FIND A JOB?

America's Job Bank

New Jersey's Job Bank

Job listings from the Star Ledger and other NJ newspapers.

Use JobWeb for openings geared to college students.

Check MCC Career Services for job listings.

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