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Access premium subscription databases, subject guides, and a variety of lifelong learning resources.
Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 URL: http://guides.mesacountylibraries.org/research Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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by Cari Taylor - Last Updated Sep 1, 2011
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Welcome to the Research and Learning Center

How Do I Use the Research and Learning Center?

  • To access our online resources, begin your research using one of the subject guides on the left, or go directly to the 'Premium Resources A to Z' or 'Explore a Topic' tabs at the top of this page.  Please let us know if you need additional assistance.

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  • The library subscribes to premium online resources that offer you access to information and services that are not freely available on the Internet.  Using these resources in the library (or from your home computer) you can search for magazine and journal articles, find company information, auto repair instructions, learn a language, take practice tests, and much more.  In order to access these resources from home, you'll need a valid Mesa County Libraries card

Subject Guides

  • Subject guides are created by employees at Mesa County Libraries and contain well-organized and reliable links to both library and non-library resources, organized by topic. 

 

       

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