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Finding a book

You have access to over 57,000 printed books and 150,000 electronic books. These books can give you an in-depth look at literary topics

To find books in the JSCC Library, use the Online Catalog

You will be asked for your Netlogon to access the electronic books in the Online Catalog.

You also can click on "Find ebooks only" after clicking on "Find Resources" above the photograph on the JSCC Library home page. There are almost 150,000 ebooks, many of which are not in the online catalog.

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Featured Book

Writing Themes about Literature - Edgar Roberts

Call Number: PE1408 .R593 1969

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Accessing the JSCC Library from Home

When you access the JSCC Library electronic databases or electronic books from off-campus , you will be prompted for a username and password.

This is your Netlogon that you use to log on to campus computers or when you use Elearn.

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Reference works in the JSCC Library

Credo Reference
This is a great source for background information. Material in Credo comes from reputable subject encyclopedias and dictionaries.

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Finding Magazines and Journals

The databases below are suggested ones for starting your research for economic, psychological, sociological and biological aspects of your stories.

For other databases, go to http://library.jscc.edu

Choose "Find a Journal Article"

JSTOR
Older articles from scholarly journals.
Literature Resource Center
Provides biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline, combining Gale's most used literary databases to cover more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
Magill On Literature Plus
Excellent resource for finding specific information about an author or a work of literature

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Plagiarism: How Not to Do It

Plagiarism: How Not to Do It

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Finding Streaming Media

Streaming Media
The library has several film sources that might prove useful in a literary search, including Discovery Films.

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Using the JSCC Library

Please call Scott Cohen at 425-2615 or email him at scohen@jscc.edu if you are having difficulty in locating information or in using the JSCC Library.