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Here you'll find students' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the MHCC Library.

If you don't see your question in this list, you can always Ask a Librarian.

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Library Services for Students

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To find books and videos, search in ...
MHCC Library Catalog for books, DVDs and other materials at the MHCC Library.

Summit Catalog for materials at over 30 college libraries in the Pacific NW. Items arrive at the MHCC Library within three school days.
Free delivery from other libraries! (.pdf, 89K)
Learn how to use the Summit Catalog or our Interlibrary Loan service to request books, videos, and articles from other libraries.
New Books (Winter 2008) (.xls, 19K)
Check out our newest books!
To find articles and web sites, search in ...
MHCC students have access to over sixty databases containing articles published in scholarly journals, newspapers and magazines.

For help accessing databases from off-campus, click here.

For an introduction to Web searching, click here.
Internet research strategies (.pdf, 316K)
Learn tips for improving your searches on the Web and in library databases.
To find magazines, journals, and newspapers, search in ...
The MHCC Library subscribes to paper format versions of many magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. You'll find these in the Library's Periodicals Room. ("Periodicals" is the collective term for these materials).

You can search for a specific title, or browse one of our guides to print periodicals:
A-Z Guide to Print Periodicals (.pdf, 147K)
Browse an A-Z list of all of the print periodicals in the MHCC Library.
Subject Guide to Print Periodicals (.pdf, 290K)
Choose a subject to browse all of the MHCC Library's print periodicals in that subject area.
MHCC Library Map (.pdf, 120K)
Consult this map to find the MHCC Library's Periodicals Room. Look for the room labeled MAGAZINES.
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