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Research FAQs

Any library staff member can help. Also, you may get help online by clicking 24/7 Chat and following the instructions.

Absolutely! The library staff believes that individualized assistance is the best kind. Just ask!

Yes, click Library Research Guides for help with citations, fake news, research, banned book resources, generative AI, and more.

Go to Online Databases. Choose a database that most likely will have the subject area in which you are interested.

Go to Online Databases. Search for the title or go to the first letter of the title.

Go to Online Databases.

When you attempt to access a database from any off-campus location, you will be prompted to log on using the MyVCCS login page. The required username and password are the same ones you use for MyESCC. If you don’t know your MyESCC username or password, go to https://es.my.vccs.edu.

Print out the citation and ask the library staff to help you find it. If we cannot find it in our databases, we will order it for you on interlibrary loan – free of charge – from another library. Usually electronic articles come in by the next day.

Contact any library staff member with your request, or fill out the Interlibrary Loan Electronic Form, or give a paper version of the form to any staff member. There is no charge for this.

This is difficult for students at first, so come to the library and ask for help. The library staff often assists students with source citations by providing handbooks, appropriate websites, and individualized help. For online help, go to Library Research Guides: Citation Help.

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