College research is complex and we are here to help you navigate the process.
- I need help searching in a database.
- Our Research Help guide is a great place to start, particularly the sections Identify keywords and Search for information.
Get immediate help by chat, or send CCC librarians an email: Contact a librarian!
- Peer-reviewed articles.
- Peer-reviewed articles are scholarly articles that have undergone rigorous editorial review. Learn more about peer-reviewed articles.
- I need help with citations.
- Librarians and Writing Center tutors can help with citations and formatting.
- Get an article from Google Scholar for free.
- Google Scholar is a tool that looks for scholarly material indexed online (books, articles, dissertations, technical reports). To get free full text of articles found in Google Scholar, link your Google Scholar account to CCC Library.
- Where can I get the full text of an article or a book CCC doesn't have?
- You can get nearly any book or article in the world through CCC Library, even if we don’t own it.
Books
If you find a print book in CCC Library's catalog that CCC doesn’t own, we can order if for you through Summit.
If CCC Library's catalog does not have your book, we will special order (for free!) your book through Interlibrary Loan.
Articles
If you find an article using CCC Library that does not have Online Access or Full Text Available, but instead says "No full-text," you can order the article through Interlibrary loan by visiting the request form.
- What are good sources?
- Great question. CCC Library offers strategies to help you decide if information is good. How you define "good" depends on a lot of factors, and librarians are here to help you explore and evaluate those. Visit, email, call, or chat with us any time.
- I need help choosing a topic.
- The most important aspect of your topic is that it needs to be interesting to you - CCC Library has several tips to help you choose an interesting topic.
- Is there a course guide or website for my class?
- To find a Course Guide, look in these places:
- Select Course Guides at the top right of the CCC Library homepage to see the full list of course-specific guides.
- Find your class by Course number or look under "Subject Guide" for guides by discipline.
- The "Research help" guide under "Topic Guide" addresses every angle of research, from topics to keywords to searching to citing. If you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, contact a librarian to get the answer you need.
- I need help with writing and editing my paper.
- CCC has a super-helpful Writing Center with locations on both the Oregon City and Harmony campuses. Get help with essay writing, editing, scholarship writing, cover letters and resumes, and more. Online tutoring is available, too. Contact the Writing Center at tutoring@clackamas.edu or call 503-594-6191.
- I need math or science help.
- CCC has a stellar Academic Tutoring support with locations on both the Oregon City and Harmony campuses. Online tutoring is available, too. Contact tutoring@clackamas.edu or call 503-594-6191.
