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Radiologic Science, research project: Books (Reference, manuals, textbooks,...)

Modality paper and presentation assignment

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) is a great place to find background information on a wide variety of topics, from specialty academic encyclopedias.

Search for books and e-books in the TCC Library catalog (it's OK to copy this box and change examples/wording)

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.

screen shot of a library catalog search - use simple key words, you can limit to print or ebooks, you can set a date range using the sliding publication date limiter. a search for radiologic physics revealed several e and print books including Review of Radiologic Physics, published 2016

Try it: Search the catalog from here

Find:


Google books

Google Book Search

Google Books can be a good place to search for books. Many of them will offer "Previews" that are often quite generous and you may be able to find what you need from the previewed material.

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