MCC Library Newsletter

The MCC Library has recently initiated a subscription to Campus Research from Westlaw, a searchable online database with a News & Information and a Law component.  The News & Information section provides access to outstanding news publications, newswires, business information, SEC Files, and information from Hoover’s.  The Law section provides separate searches for federal and state statutes and legislation, federal and state cases, law reviews, legal encyclopedias, and European law and government sources.  This product is accessible on and off campus to MCC faculty, staff, and students. 

Casa de Café, an annual event held to showcase the writing and artistic talents of MCC students, as published in The Stone Circle, will be held at the LTC Rotunda on Wednesday, November 15th from 11:30 to 1:30. 

Admission is $2.00 or a new children’s book.  Admission for an entire class is $10.00.  All donated books and financial donations will be given to A Storybook Christmas, part of the Central Texas Literacy Coalition, whose aim is to give at least one new book to every child in McLennan County ages 3 to 8 who does not have a book of their own.

Students will read their entries from The Stone Circle and musical entertainment will also be provided by MCC Music faculty and students.  Refreshments, including cookies, punch and coffee, will be provided by the Library.

This semester, the library upgraded or received new subscriptions to the following electronic resources and services:

New this month:
Westlaw Campus Research: legal, news, and business content (user must agree to terms on screen to proceed to the database)

New last month:
Learning Express Library – skills development (math, reading, writing) and practice testing in workforce areas and other standardized tests. (Each student must create their own individual account so that the resource can save their progress)

PsychiatryOnline – Provides access to the electronic DSM Library, a few e-journals published by APP, and an online psychiatry textbook.

Chronicle of Higher Education site license

Upgrades:
CINAHL with Full Text (Ebsco) – upgrade from previous CINAHL index in Ebsco.

Article Linker – upgrade from E-Journal Portal/Journal Linker (referred to as Online Periodicals)

All of these resources can be found by going to the library home page and clicking on Article Databases (then select the A-Z list or ABC letter to reach a specific database link). Any subject specific databases are also listed in their appropriate Databases by Subject category.

From Vietnam to 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security

“Avoiding dry, detached analysis, the November eBook of the Month presents the revealing story of an insider’s involvement with international affairs and the lessons he learned from those experiences.”

“Written by Congressman Jack Murtha, From Vietnam to 9/11 offers refreshingly candid observations of the most important international crises in recent history. From Vietnam and Lebanon to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq, this eBook details America’s failures as well as its successes, pointing out where policymaking was misguided or ill-informed and offering perceptive analyses of resource allocation and policy direction for the coming century.”

To view the eBook, go to the Library’s homepage and select NetLibrary from the left hand of the screen or in the Databases by Title listing. The eBook is accessible from the lower right corner of the NetLibrary main page if you are a current MCC student, faculty or staff. The eBook can only be accessed by one person at a time; therefore, be sure to close the book when are finished viewing the item.