Research Guides: WCC Extension Center Library Information: Overview

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WCC Extension Center Library Information

All students have access to the WCC Library resources and services from off-campus.

WCC Bailey Library Homepage
Access the Bailey Library.

Ask a Librarian

Chat link now embedded in all Blackboard course site navigation. Direct students to use the Library Ask a Librarian 24/7 chat service for research help.

Books and E-books

eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive subscription collection of e-books intended to meet the content needs of students in their research, special projects, and quests.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Find 70,000 electronic books in all subject areas for college-level reading and research.

Databases for articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals

Required to use articles from newspaper, magazines, and journals? Log into any of the many research databases from WCC Bailey Library. Use your WCC NetID and password to login from off campus.

A to Z List of Research Databases
Explore all the rich research databases available from the library.

e-Books (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Center. Find articles in encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. A great place to search for background information on any topic.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
The database brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, newspaper and magazines articles on social issues.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Spanning many academic disciplines, this database covers all subject areas.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Find in-depth reports on controversial issues, with each report providing 12,000 words of text along with graphics and photos.

Smart Search at WCC Library

Search the Library collection with Smart Search

Michigan eLibrary (MeL) Statewide Book Borrowing Service

Michigan eLibrary (MeL)
Need one of the WCC Library print books? If yes, then use MeLCat.

MeLCat is a library service to request a book from another library that the WCC Library does not own.
For students at the extension centers, you can request WCC books to be delivered to your local public library.

Use the MeLCat to make an online request to a participating Michigan library. Search for your item, and once you find the record for the material you want, click on the "Get this for me!" link.

Search for your item, find it, click on the "Get this for me!" link.

Select "what every your local public is" as the library account, then enter your name and your public library card number. Yes, you need a library card from your public library.

Requests are free of charge.

You pick up the book at your local public library, and when finished reading it, return the book to the public library. The public library will send it back to WCC Bailey Library for you.