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Research Guides:

Education and Financial Aid Resources for Students

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Books

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Provides access to books, magazines, reserve material, audio-visual material, and web resources.

Although scattered throughout the collection depending on the focus, most of the books on education are in the 370's.

The following terms may be useful in finding information on this topic:

• Study skills
• College student orientation
• Examinations study guides
• Note-taking
• Test-taking skills
• Cognitive styles

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Electronic Books

NetLibrary
General and career resources

Safari Tech Books
Marketing and other business texts

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Periodicals

A few examples of magazines available through the MATC Libraries are listed below. Click on the title of the periodical to see which issues are available at MATC libraries. Use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page.

• College Student Journal
• Community College Journal
• Community College Times
• Community College Week
• Financing College
• Techniques Making Education and Career Choices

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Electronic Databases

The following databases may be helpful for finding popular and scholarly articles about the field of education:

Academic Search Elite

Career and Technical Education

Education Full Text

JSTOR

Powersearch Gale (Infotrac)

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Internet Resources: Financial Aid

MATC Financial Aid Page
http://matcmadison.edu/matc/getstarted/financialaid/

Online Student Loan Counseling
http://mapping-your-future.org/entrancecounseling
Enables participants to complete the counseling requirements, and MATC is a participating school.

wiredscholar: The Planning for College Destination
http://www.wiredscholar.com/
This site from Sallie Mae, a "leading provider of education funding," presents basic information on preparing for, selecting, and applying to college, and information about paying for a college education, with an emphasis on financing and financial aid. Free registration allows students to access information relating to more than two million scholarships, and an "Award Analyzer." Some material is fee-based. Information available in English and Spanish.

FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
MATC's School Code is 004007.

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Internet Resources: Education and Colleges

All About College : Colleges & Universities : United States
http://www.allaboutcollege.com/colleges/united_states/usa.htm
Alphabetical list of home pages of American colleges and universities.

Community College Finder http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/CommunityCollegeFinder1/Community_College_Finder.htm

U.S. News Colleges and Careers Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm
Includes college ratings section and other college information.

University of Wisconsin System Servers
http://www.wisconsin.edu/campuses/index.htm
Information about and links to University of Wisconsin System campuses.

Wisconsin Technical College System
http://witechcolleges.com/
Information about and links to Wisconsin Technical Colleges.

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Learning Objects

A Learning Object is any digital resource that breaks educational content down into small chunks.

HOWLER
HOWLER (Help Online with Library Education & Research) is a tutorial designed to introduce you to the MATC Libraries and through the research process.

MATC Libraries: How to use your student email at MATC
http://matcmadison.edu/library/library/emaillo.shtm

MATC Libraries: Using your home directory at MATC
http://matcmadison.edu/library/library/instruction/Tutorial/Hdrive.htm

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Last Modified: March 31 2008