Rachel Kramer
Research Librarian
she/her/hers
MCC Learning Commons
rkramer@mclennan.edu
254-299-8390
This Newsbank collection provides cover to cover full text and some image editions of major Texas newspapers, including the Waco-Tribune Herald, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the full-text of current and extensive backfiles of U.S. newspapers, news services, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
CQ Researcher provides in-depth, unbiased coverage of issues related to education, health, social trends, criminal justice, and international affairs.
Each issue addresses one topic and offers statistics, pro and con interviews, and background information.
CQ Researcher would be a great database to use if you choose Option 1a, the full cost of college. Hover over the Browse Topics menu on the homepage and click on Education. College Financing & Funding should have some great information! You can also use the box at the top right of the homepage to search by keyword.
Job & Career Accelerator, from Learning Express Library, is a comprehensive guide that helps students research careers, explore jobs, search for internships, and find information on colleges.
Job & Career Accelerator would be a great database to use if you choose Option 1b, how to become certain professional. Explore Occupations and Career eBooks Library are great places to start.
Please note! You must register for a free account with Learning Express before you can access any materials. Registration is easy and only takes a few minutes.
The video below will teach you the basics of using the MCC Library's search engine (which is located on the library's homepage).
The video below will teach you to use the cite, share, and save button's on the item-preview screen.
The video below will teach you to find more information about a search result by accessing its record page.
