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Fox Valley Technical College
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Appleton, WI 54912-2277
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CALL 988 (multiple languages)
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1) log into your MyFVTC PaperCut Account
2) Save document to Papercut cloud
3) Go to any printer on Appleton campus
4) Use your MyFVTC username and password to log into printer
5) Release job to print out.
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WIFI NAME (On campus) = Password = FVTC-2022-23
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Scroll bar missing? Go to computer general Settings and Display and turn off "automatically hide scroll bars" to manually opt-out.
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Guests: Sign onto computer desktop as student for ID and student password.
...For printing, you may purchase a guest printing card from a librarian.
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WIFI NAME (On campus) = Password = FVTC-2022-23
If it is not in our collection... we can order it through Interlibrary Loan (Order Form)
Please allow 7 to 10 days for delivery. Do not wait for the item to arrive before doing your project, as the request could be delayed or declined.

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If it is not in our collection... we can order it through Interlibrary Loan (Order Form)
Please allow 7 to 10 days for delivery. Do not wait for the item to arrive before doing your project, as the request could be delayed or declined.

If we don't have it in our collection, we can order through Interlibrary Loan (Order Form)
Please allow 7 to 10 days for delivery. Do not wait for the item to arrive before doing your project, as the request could be delayed or declined.

Evaluating Sources
We encourage people to always use multiple sources of information and to look for objective content to avoid confirmation bias. Check out the RADAR RAVEN C.C.R.R.A.A.P.P. Tests Note: Keep track of resources so you can cite them later. This can be done easily by emailing resource results to your email account and keeping them in a separate email folder.
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APA and MLA examples from the "Write Way" can be found on [For Students/TLC] tab of Blackboard.
"Write Way" box also has link for WCONLINE (Appointments/ Registration)
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Save time: Check syllabus for assignment details.

What do you want?

Opinion ---------> Facts & Data
Biased ----------> Objective
Outdated -------> Current
Anonymous ----> Expert
Off-topic -------> Relevant
Temporary ----> Re-searchable

lock icon = login with MyFVTC credentials.
(How to Search)

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If it is not in our collection... we can order it through Interlibrary Loan (Order Form)
Please allow 7 to 10 days for delivery. Do not wait for the item to arrive before doing your project, as the request could be delayed or declined.

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