ANTH 204: Jenkins, K. (Fall 2022): Finding books and e-books in the TCC Library catalog

Once you've found general, background information on your topic, it's time to find more in-depth information. One way is to find books that you can check out at the TCC Library or e-books that you can read online. You can search the library catalog for books by doing a keyword search (e.g., "bilingual education" or "drug abuse") by clicking the link below.

Click the link below to search for books in the library catalog:

Search tips:

1. Type in your keywords in the search box and click the "Search" button
2. Take note of the format of the results. You can narrow down to print books or e-books by clicking one of the boxes.
3. Take note of the publication date range. You can narrow down results to a specific data range.
4. Click the title of the book for more detailed info
5. Take note of the format of the book. An e-book will have an "E" icon; a print book will have a book icon.
6. If it's an e-book, then you can click the "Electronic access" link to read the book online.
7. You can also text any book record to yourself.

Accessing Electronic Books

If you use the catalog, some of the items listed will be electronic books (e-books). These books can be read with any web browser -- no need to download an e-reader app!

An e-book record looks like this:

1. Each e-book has an "E" symbol beside the "Format" heading.
2. Read the e-books online by clicking the link at the bottom of the record, under the "Electronic access" heading.

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Note that if you may need to log-in to read the e-book online. If a log-in screen pops up, then use the same username and password you use to log into the MyTCC portal.

E-book table of contents:

Once you open an e-book, you will notice there are many ways to work with the book, including opening and scrolling through the Table of Contents:

• In some cases, your search will result in a specific chapter or subsection relevant to your needs
• You can click on chapter titles to go straight to that chapter

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