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YCCC Library: Welcome!

Key Information

Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring: The Library is Here for You

Explore the library's online resources anytime.
Visit the library on campus Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Library Hours
  • Open on campus and online Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

  • Open online only Fridays, 8:00am to 4:30pm

    • To reach the librarian: 
  • Closed Saturdays & Sundays

Library Location

YCCC Main Campus, 2nd floor, in Student Success Commons
112 College Drive | Wells, Maine  04090
Librarian
M. Wendy West
207.216.4393 
wwest@mainecc.edu
Contact the Library

  • Call: 207.216.4393

  • Email: YCCCLibrary@mainecc.edu

  • Online Help Desk: Use the Ask Us tool on the right-hand side of the page (active Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm)

  • Appointment: Use this online scheduling tool to book a meeting with the librarian

Librarian

M. Wendy West | 207.216.4393 | wwest@mainecc.edu

For access to library resources and services for adjunct and full-time faculty, visit virtual.yccc.edu/facultyservices.

Start Your Research

Logging into Research Databases: Single Sign-On (SSO) - No More Quick Access Credentials
  • To access digital databases, use the same SSO method you use for logging into Brightspace or your school email account
    • Questions? Use the Ask Us tool on the right-hand side of the page
    • Fill out the form and remember to include your name, school email address, and YCCC Student ID number
To the Databases!

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Search CREDO Reference for:

  • Background information
  • Alternatives to Wikipedia

Search the YCCC Catalog using Minerva:
  • Search for a variety of materials in the YCCC Collection with Minerva
  • Can't find it in our library? Change the default location to search in ==ALL MINERVA LOCATIONS==
  • Like ebooks and audiobooks? Try the Maine Infonet Download Library
  • Did you know...? You can use the ISBN from books, DVDs, and CDs to add them to your bibliography in NoodleTools

Try EBSCO Academic Search Complete or browse our complete list of research databases by subject.

Academic Search Complete
Limit Your Results
  • Free access to full-text scholarly journal articles, as well as magazine and newspaper articles.
  • Try this activity to learn how to read a scholarly article. Click HERE.

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Subject Guides are a great way to start your research with librarian-recommended resources, including websites. Save time searching and get high quality resources, guaranteed!

...or try one of our Course Guides - they are designed for specific assignments in specific classes.

 

In order to fully acknowledge the authors and works that contributed to your research and to avoid plagiarism, you must cite your sources correctly and completely in your paper, using the "citation style" recommended by your professor.

YCCC uses two citation styles: MLA for classes in the humanities (English, literature, music, art, etc.) and APA for classes in the social sciences (psychology, sociology, etc.). The resources below will help you create bibliographies in either citation style.

Citation Style Tutorials

What are APA in-text citations?

What are MLA in-text citations?

Plagiarism

What is an annotated bibliography?

  

More Helpful Citation Resources

Handouts to Download

Research Tools

How to get started on a research project.

Have a question? Just ask!

Please use the Ask Us tool on the right-hand side of the page to reach the Online Help Desk and we'll get back to you as soon as possible (staffed Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm).