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Distance Learner Services:
The services below are for those distance learning students
taking online classes at OCTC and are unable to come to our campuses, including
those students taking classes in Hancock, McLean, and Ohio counties.
We want to
make your learning experience as pleasant as possible; therefore, we offer the
following services that may be helpful. We ask that you contact us with your
needs and or questions by using the following links to the various sources of
information.
You should receive an email regarding this information at
the beginning of the semester.
Find Articles
To find the articles you need in the various databases offered by OCTC Library click "Find Articles (off campus access)" on the
webpage header above and enter
your KCTCS email User ID and Password. Thousands of full-text journals and magazines are
accessible from this web site.
Find Books
The OCTC library catalog is available online, and
will allow you to search and find books of interest to you. For help in
searching more effectively, see the research guide on searching the Voyager
Online Catalog.
E-books
Please
contact us to request that your E-books account be created, so you can use this resource of
over 53,000 digital full-text versions of books such as reference works,
scholarly monographs, literature and fiction.
Research Guides
Helpful
guides on how to use the various library resources.
Research Tutorials
Helpful
tutorials (including sample searches) on how to use the various library resources.
Ask a Librarian
Contact us by phone/email with all your research needs, questions, and
comments.
Reference Sources
Get quick answers to your reference questions by
using the various online encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, etc.
Evaluating
Internet Sites 101
Most
of the information on the Internet has not been reviewed or edited like more
traditional information found in books, magazines, videos, etc. The content of a
web site does not have to be approved by anyone for accuracy, objectivity, etc.
Therefore you have to be the one to judge the quality of the Internet
information you find. This tutorial will help you in evaluating an Internet site
that you find and want to use in your research paper or other assignment. |
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