Student Tutorials

Research Assistance

The librarians at all four Brevard Community College campus locations -- Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville are available to help with research.

Visit or call your campus library Reference Desk for research assistance during library hours.

Cocoa
(321) 433-7662

Melbourne
(321) 433-5576

Palm Bay
(321) 433-5275

Titusville
(321) 433-5036

Also, there is an option to email or request assistance in real time "Chat" from a Florida librarian through the Ask-A-Librarian service.

BILT: BREVARD INFORMATION LITERACY TUTORIAL

	Introduction Students Faculty
Module 1	BCC Library Orientation Facilities, Services
Module 2	Topic Development Select a research topic
Module 3	Information Types Identify appropriate sources (books, periodicals, web pages)
Module 4	Search Strategies Boolean Logic, Phrase Searching, Nesting, Truncation
Module 5	Database Searching Database Structure, Keywords, Subject Headings
Module 6	Using BCC Library's Resources LINCCWeb, Academic Search Complete, Literature Resources from Gale, Internet
Module 7	Evaluating Resources Web and Print evaluation
Module 8	Citing Materials Plagiarism, MLA citing format and examples

Database Tutorials

Google Scholar - Access to BCC Libraries' Electronic Resources (3 minutes)
see also Google Scholar handout