You have to start by learning something about your topic. Preliminary reading will help orient you to your topic, help you focus on your unique interests on it, help you begin to understand the complexities of the conversation taking place about your topic, and give you the perspective you need in order to begin to exploring your more fully.
The library databases below are filled with in-depth, reliable overview articles from magazines, journals, encyclopedias, and the Web.
All of these resources are free for MJC students, faculty, & staff.
If you're working from off campus, you'll need to sign in just like you do for your student email and Canvas.
Use the words below to search for useful information
You'll use the library catalog to search for books, ebooks, articles, and more.
To access eBooks if you're off campus, you'll need to log in just like you do for your MJC email and Canvas courses.
All of these resources are free for MJC students, faculty, & staff.
If you're working from off campus, you'll need to sign in. Once you click on the name of a database, simply enter your student ID (without the W) and your six-digit birth date.
The Global Governance Monitor is a tool that shows how the international community is doing in addressing the most daunting threats that it faces. Use it to watch a brief overview video of the issue, view an interactive timeline, read a brief statement about the issue, explore a matrix of relevant treaties, tour an interactive map detailing critical countries and groups, and browse a resource guide for further information.
