Featured Books
Podcasts
- Think: A young person's guide to navigating the newsSocial media connects teens to instant information; how do they discern the truth from the lies? Dr. Seema Yasmin, director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss ways to engage youth and help them learn to dispel rumor and myths about science and medicine. Her book is "What the Fact? Finding the Truth in all the Noise."
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Explore South Carolina's News
- The State Collection This link opens in a new windowExplore Columbia's history through local news, events, and people with this collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
- Post & Courier Collection This link opens in a new windowExplore Charleston's history through local news, events, and people with this collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also includes the Post & Courier Columbia edition.
Featured eResources
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
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Explore current articles, topic overviews, opinion pieces, primary sources documents, statistics, images , videos and audio files on controversial social issues. - Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Explore multiple sides of issues on a variety of topics. - NewsBank Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new windowResearch diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with areas of study such as Business, Health, Criminal Justice, Science, Humanities, Political Science and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts. - Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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This online reference library provides access to a selection of reference books on a wide range of topics. - Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Research journal, magazine, and newspaper articles in nearly every area of academic study.
- ProCon.orgProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is "Promoting education, critical thinking, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."
- AllSidesUnlike regular news services, AllSides exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant.
- HotDocsFrom Columbia University Libraries. "Full Text documents or reports on major governmental activities."
- SC State Library Digital CollectionsSouth Carolina historical resources and new digital projects
Citation Resources
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF YOUR CITATIONS!
IMPORTANT: The Library strives to offer accurate information for the research needs of the Midlands Technical College community. However, citation generator links may provide incomplete or inaccurate details. Verify citation accuracy using style manuals, the Citing Your Sources guide, or Academic Success Center tutoring services.
Citing Your Sources: A guide to using citation styles
Style Manuals Available from MTC Library
- MLA Handbook Plus Database
Provides full access to MLA Handbook, 9th edition - MLA Handbook, 9th Edition by The Modern Language Association of America
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition by American Psychological Association
- The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
