The Mayfield Library is the library at Nashville State. If your professor assigns you a research essay, one great place to find credible sources is directly from the library databases. You can search straight from the library's home page.
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There are a host of extremely helpful guides over a wide range of academic topics that the librarians have compiled for students. You can find a list of all of the guides here. Some specific ones have also been linked below.
The library and the learning center, located in the K building, offer useful services ranging from tutoring to renting calculators and laptops (all free). Feel free to utilize the library to its full potential. Library staff is happy to help with your research and citation questions.