NICC Online Library
The mission of the libraries of the Nebraska Indian Community College is to provide a basic collection of print and non-print materials for the information, education, and recreation of the academic and general communities of Santee and Macy. Therefore, the libraries try to achieve the following objectives:
- To ensure that NICC students, faculty, and staff, as well as the public, have access to library holdings.
- To enhance and refine the library holdings.
- To identify and access library resources in area and regional libraries.
- To develop materials complementary to and supportive of the coursework at NICC.
- To enable patrons to have access to information of all types through electronic connection with the world at large.
At Nebraska Indian Community College the standard citation style is Modern Language Association (MLA) style, except certain classes may use American Psychological Association (APA) style. Check with your instructor to verify the format required for your paper.
MLA
Learn about Modern Language Association (MLA) format by visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/.
For interactive help building your citations, try Son of Citation Machine at http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=1.
APA
Learn about American Psychological Association (APA) by visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.
For interactive help building your citations, try Son of Citation Machine at http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2.
Research Help
- Search the Web (Search for information using Google Scholars.)
- Help Writing a Paper (Information about writing a paper.)
- Bare Bones 101: Searching the Web (Information about researching using the internet.)
- Copyright Information (Information about copyright.)
- Information Literacy (Valuable resource about researching information.)
- On-line Dictionary (The Merriam-Webster online dictionary.)
Electronic Database Collection:
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AIHEC Virtual Library - The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Virtual Library is a collection of resources by for and about Native Americans available online -- selected and reviewed by Tribal College librarians.
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Nebraska Access - NebraskAccess offers free 24/7 access to websites selected by librarians, full-text government publications and Nebraska historical resources. Nebraska residents are also provided with free online access to thousands of full-text magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, biographical and business information, genealogical resources, and more. NebraskAccess is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission with funding from the State of Nebraska and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Gutenberg E-Books - Project Gutenberg offers over 39,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. They carry high quality ebooks: All ebooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. They digitized and diligently proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers.
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Enviromental Complete - This resource offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
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The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which we put into the ground she returns to us… - Big Thunder
