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These databases are available both on and off campus. To access them off campus, you must login through MyMCCKC on the college website.
When you are ready to search in a particular database use keywords such as: weather, climate, climate change, global warming, tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms. You can also limit your search by date and use words like AND to connect topics, such as: tornadoes AND Missouri.
MCC currently subscribes to many electronic resources. These electronic resources, or databases, provide access to online books, journal articles, dissertations, newspapers, and other materials such as images or sound recordings.
Why should I use the materials in these electronic resources for my research?
Keywords are incredibly important in your search for books, articles, websites, and other resources. Search results can only be as good as the information you put into the search bar, so think carefully about your search terms. When using catalogs and databases, avoid typing questions, but rather use words and terms that are appropriate for academics.
Keywords for Weather & Climate:
Weather
Severe weather
Weather forecasting
Weather -- Effect of human beings on
Climate
Climatology
Climate and civilization -- Economic aspects
Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Search Tips
Utilize the Advanced Search feature for databases, catalogs, and search engines.
Limit the search results by date, publisher, file type, and more.
Type in multiple keywords separated by AND, OR, or NOT.
"AND" will only provide results where all of the keywords appear. "OR" will provide results where any of the keywords appear. "NOT" will exclude results that include that particular keyword.
It is also useful to utilize quotation marks around multi-word terms when you want the term to appear exactly as you type it. For instance if you searched for information about "distracted driving" placing the term in quotation marks tell the search that you only want results where those words appears together.