Using the Library
Hello and Welcome to Mohawk College Library! This Guide is designed to help you navigate your way through the first year of your post-secondary studies. This Guide contains physical resources, digital resources, website links, College links, and more!
Beyond this Guide, the main landing page of the library website is where you can begin your journey. Check out the Quick Links section and book an Appointment if you would like an one-on-one session to help you on your journey. Click the Library Live Chat button to speak with a library staff member.
Here are also some other ways to interact with the library:
- Mohawk College Library Instagram
Follow our Instagram for the latest information, contests, and more! @mohawklibrary - Library LocationsWith three campus locations, there are a variety of academic spaces for you to choose from.
- Library@MyCanvasAn open course in MyCanvas: get research and Library help, check for plagiarism & citing with Turnitin.
Featured Resource
Reading and Writing Successfully in College: a Guide for Students [Revised Edition] by Publication Date: 2024eBook
This textbook provides students with guidelines for understanding writing tasks as intellectual work using Bloom’s Taxonomy and for treating the writing process as a set of variable activities that move along a trajectory from idea or assignment to a finished product. The book also includes chapters on strengthening reading strategies and on finding, evaluating, and using sources effectively.
Databases
The following databases are a good start for general research.
- Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary research database. Covers the subjects of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and psychology. Includes peer-reviewed, full-text articles and videos from the Associated Press.
- ProQuest Databases
Search selected Proquest databases. Subject coverage varies according to the database.
