The document provides information about the library hours and services at Monterey Peninsula College. It outlines that a library card is needed to access computers and check out materials from the library. It also describes different Boolean operators that can be used to combine and refine search terms when searching databases, such as using quotation marks, AND, OR, and NOT. Finally, it lists some business databases that are available through the library and can be accessed remotely, and encourages students to ask librarians if they have any other questions.

1. Bill Easton-Reference and Instruction Librarian October 5, 2006 Industry, Market and Demographic Information Business 1B-Management Accounting Jon Mikkelsen

2. Library Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Saturday Closed Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

5. Use the word AND to link different search terms and to narrow your topic For Example: “skin cancer” AND treatment, surfing AND “shark attack” AND California Boolean Operators (Combination Searching)

7. Boolean Operators (Combination Searching) Use the word OR when you want to search either term For Example: “weapons of mass destruction” OR WMD, “death penalty” OR “capital punishment” AND Texas

9. Accessing Library Databases from Off-Campus

11. United States Census Bureau Economic Census http:// www.census.gov

12. http:// www.google.com/dirhp

13. If you have any questions ask a librarian!!