Brown Mackie College- Albuquerque  

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The following are some excellent websites to help you study for the Compass test. 

Have any questions or suggestions regarding the Library Guides website? 

The Library also welcomes your recommendation of books, journals, and DVDs to add to the collection. 

Please e-mail Library Guides administrator, Hallie Barnes, at hbarnes@brownmackie.edu. 

Welcome to your Brown Mackie College

Albuquerque Library

Have questions?  Email or call us for assistance.
We look forward to helping you with your research needs!

Book Catalog  This link does not require any password.

ProQuest Database  This link only works when you are on campus. You can access all Proquest  databases. You will need to go through your Student or Faculty Portal to access ProQuest if you are not on campus.

If you need assistance with the book catalog or ProQuest, please ask library staff.

Student Portal  This link is for STUDENTS only and requires a STUDENT username and ID. Your student portal gives you access to your course information, schedules, grades, financial services information, student email, and library resources.

Faculty Portal  This link is for FACULTY only and requires a FACULTY member's username and ID. The content is the same as the Library page in the student portal.

Libros   The online catalog of the state college and university libraries in New Mexico including University of New Mexico (UNM) and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). To use the books, you will need to go to the respective libraries.

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System  Access the public library catalog here. You will need a library card to access advanced resources, but you can perform a catalog search without a special login.

Tutor.com- Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System  This link requires an Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library Card. Get live help with homework and assignments. 

New Mexico State Library - El Portal  - IF you are a student at the Brown Mackie College - Albuquerque campus, this link will give you access to resources available only in New Mexico through the state library. El Portal is licensed only for use within the State of New Mexico.

New Mexico One Source of Law  - This link is for legal studies students and requires a username and password provided by the class instructor.

Use of scholarly sources and APA format citations are THE standard at Brown Mackie College. Here are some online guides.

APA Citation Maker   This link is from the Oregon School Library Information System. Easily create APA citations, but will require formatting for the Reference List.  

OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab  This link is gives you general APA information, specifics on style, formatting, citations, and reference lists. You can search for specific types of citations and references from the home page.

Basics of APA Style  This link is a tutorial from the American Psychological Association.

Writing Assistance    Get tips on determining the academic quality of a website (whether or not it's OK to use), hints on APA citations, how to write in an academic manner using good grammar and style, and how to avoid plagiarism. Also contains PODCASTS with PowerPoints and PDFs on how to organize your research and your paper. 

 Links to printable instructions and forms for creating citations and reference lists (and some other things) are found here:

Financial aid resources may be found in the Reference section in the library.

Below are links to resources online (valid as of 3/6/12).

Please also look at the SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT INFO tab at the top of the page for additional links and information gathered from other Brown Mackie Campuses.

Clicking on the name will take you directly to the website. Click on the information (i) icon next to the link to see the URL.

Need a book for your next assignment?

ebrary Online Books will give you access to thousands of full text books. Set up your own account. Save your research, highlight, annotate. Download your book for 2 weeks. USE THE LINK BELOW OR...

To access from your Student Portal:

• Click on Library (right side of page under Student Services)
• Click on Find by Resource
• Click on All Resources
• Click on ebrary at the top of the list

Have to do a Power Point and don't know or remember how? Not sure how to set up a Word document? Want to make the BEST flyers or brochures using Publisher? POPULAR SOFTWARE TUTORIALS has the answer!

 Find tutorials on popular software applications, career and workplace skills, academic skills practice, eBooks, and more.

Use your Student Portal to access LearningExpress Library:

• Click on Library (right side of page under Student Services)
• Click on Find by Resource
• Click on All Resources
• Scroll down page to LearningExpress Library