Congratulations! You’ve made the decision to better your life by going to college – this is a huge step, especially if you’re one of the hundereds of non-traditional students here at Cloud County Community college. Whether you’re just starting out at college, coming back to school to finish a degree, to start a new career, to advance in your present career, the library is excited to help you succeed. We have some wonderful resources that might help you. Check them out!
Adult Student Links
Siebert, Al & Karr, Mary (2008). Adult student links. Retrieved July 17, 2008 from: http://www.adultstudent.com/student/slinks.html
This website, a companion to The Adult Student's Guide to Survival and Success, 6th Edition, is full of helpful websites for all kinds of non-traditional students. Worried about entrance exams? Don’t know where to go for financial aid? Looking for support from others who’ve gone through what you’re facing? Then check out this website today!
Cite Right
Lipson, Charles (2006). Cite right. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
Do the thought of the letters APA and MLA give you heartburn? Figuring out citations can become a monster and derail your entire project, and reading the citation manual can leave you in tears. Don’t let a pesky little thing like in-text citations and end of paper bibliographies hang you up! This handy little book covers the major citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago, and others using easy-to-scan tables. This book is an absolute must-have for anyone working on a paper, so check it out from the library today!
The College Board Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees 2009.
College Entrance Examination Board (2008). The College Board Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees 2009. New York: The College Board.
Maybe you know “what you want to be when you grow up” – maybe you don’t! Maybe there are even majors and fields of study you didn’t even know existed – but this book lists them all! And, even more helpfully, it indexes where degree programs for listed majors are offered. If you’re thinking of education beyond community college, you owe it to yourself to explore all your options using this index. Check in the reference section of the library for this indispensable index.
American Fact Finder
United States Census Bureau (2008). American FactFinder: Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Retrieved July 17, 2008 from: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Ever wonder what the latest population count for a city is? Or the average yearly salary? Or how about demographic information about a certain area? Maybe you need this last bit of information for a speech or a paper. Look no further than this website. American Fact Finder is a government website, so you can trust the information – you’ll be getting it right from the source! You can look for raw data, or have the data displayed in helpful, easy-to-understand tables. Look to this source for all your authoritative demographic information for the United States of America.
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