Need Help Locating Information?


    We've prepared the following tutorials to assist you with your research and information needs.  You'll find guides that show you how to navigate various library resources.  In addition, you’ll also find guides to help you navigate and search specific databases. 
 

Searching for Books

Online Catalog Search for Books   Learn how to use the online catalog to locate books in our collection.  To find out more about our check out policy and procedure, go to www.tjc.edu/library.

netLibrary  Search netLibrary’s collection of electronic books (ebooks) from the convenience of your computer.  Access the entire contents of print materials including reference books, scholarly publications, and fiction and non-fiction titles.  

Interlibrary Loan  Students sometimes request a specific title that is not in the TJC collection.  As a courtesy to you, we can secure these materials for you through a process called interlibrary loan.  Click on the Interlibrary Loan link to learn how.

Looking for Journal Articles

Not sure how to access the library’s databases from home?  Click on the link below to find out how to access articles from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and more. 

Off Campus Database Access  Learn how to access our databases from home.

Methods for Finding Literary Criticism

Literary Resources Guide

Faculty Guide to Library Services

Find out about the library's many services for Faculty, along with answers to questions such as library hours, scheduling class instruction, interlibrary loan, databases, subject bibliographies, library reserves and more.   

Database Navigation Guides and Tutorials

The following guides are made available from each provider to show you the best way to search and navigate their databases.   

EBSCO Databases

Business Searching Interface
Business Source
Consumer Health Complete
EBSCOhost User Guide
Literary Reference Center

Gale Databases (PDF format)

Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
InfoTrac Newspapers

netLibrary Online Books
(PDF format)

netLibrary

Oxford Database

Oxford Reference Online Premium

   

*Note: you must have the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader® Software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

External Web Resources: Some of the above links will lead you beyond the domain of Tyler Junior College. The College, therefore, has no control over content.