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Research Strategy

Finding Articles

Finding Websites

Evaluating Sources

Citing Sources

Research Tips

Finding Books

Look in our OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) for books that are located at Ocean County College Library. Books are arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

Type of Books Location
Circulating Books 2nd floor
Reference Books Main floor of library
Reserved Books Available at the circulation desk.

Create your Research strategy by using Boolean Logic.

Know your topic--check spelling, definition
Identify main concepts--keywords, subjects
Create search strategy--find synonyms, eliminate extra words, combine keywords with "and"
Choose the appropriate resources
Revamp your strategy after you see what kind of results you are getting.

OCC Library's eBook Collection are electronic versions of printed books that can be viewed online on any computer connected to the Internet. You can browse eBooks for quick research and reference or check them out and read them at your leisure.

OCC Library's eBook collection consists of over 2,000 titles purchased cooperatively by OCC and other regional academic and public libraries. You may also access over 4,000 public titles provided free by netLibrary

Other Sources
If the the library does not have the book that you need for your research paper, you can request the book via InterLibrary Loan. Please provide approximately 2 weeks for this service. Forms can be picked up at the circulation desk. For questions on InterLibrary Loan services, please call the circulation desk at (732) 255-0392.

 

Developed by Pamela Dong, Associate Professor
6/29/07