This page contains information about finding education-related electronic books. It provides links to the eBook databases and a brief search example. and directs to . If you scroll to the bottom you will see a list of selected books titles in the collection; some useful tutorials on using the eBook collections; and a box listing all the ways you can contact us for help. Please do not hesitate to ask us for help with any assignment that requires you to locate resources.
For instructions on searching the eBook Collections please check out the following tutorials:
by Katie Meyer
If you need assistance with locating book titles please do not hesitate to ask for help. If you cannot visit the library during open hours use the following means of contacting us:
The following example illustrates the process of searching the eBooks
Choose EBSCO Comprehensive Academic Collection
Type in classroom management and hit SEARCH. Look at the number of titles at the top. Since books are constantly being added to the collection this number will change over time.
Look at the entries.
You will see the title, the author's name, year of publication. You will also see subject headings. Take a look at these headings and see if you can use them as keywords in your searches.
To read the actual book click on PDF full text or EPub full text. You can look at the table of contents on the left and choose to click directly on a chapter title. Or you can browse the whole book on the right, using arrow keys or sidebars to scroll. You can also search for terms within the book
You can narrow your search by adding more search terms and using the word "AND" between them. Try typing in "classroom management AND best practices.". Look at the number of titles at the top.
