MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

Note : Many stores indicated that they will handle all orders from the student as “Special orders – paid in advance and non-returnable.” If this is done, there will be few returns made between colleges. Most returns would then be only due to class cancellations, students who failed to pick up books, etc.

Section 5: Learning Resources

Mississippi Electronic Libraries Online (MELO)

Mississippi Electronic Libraries Online (MELO) is a virtual library developed in March 2000 to meet academic resource needs of distance learning within the Mississippi community and junior colleges. It is an electronic environment that mirrors the traditional library through online databases, electronic books and journals, and scholarly web sites. The mission of MELO is to provide equal access to information and resources for the students and instructors who are enrolled or teaching in the virtual classrooms of the 15 public community/junior colleges of Mississippi. Users of MELO can:

 Search for books, journals, magazine articles, news items or reviews

 Conduct refined searches within specific databases such as:

EBSCO Discovery Platform

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OCLC Question Point 24/7

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CREDO

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PROQuest SIRS Researcher

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LYRASIS CQ Researcher

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o Facts News Service Issues & Controversies

Films on Demand

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 Chat live with a librarian who can answer questions and assist in finding specific resources

 Find citation guides such as MLA, APA, Chicago, APCA and others

 Have a direct link to their local college library’s website to access additional resources

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