Navigating the NCSU Libraries Engineering 101 Fall 2006 Session 1.

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Navigating the NCSU Libraries Engineering 101 Fall 2006 Session 1

First things first… Honora N. Eskridge Head, Textiles Library and Engineering Services

Questions to think about… What is research? What kinds of research do you do in college? Term papers Assignments Senior Design Project Preparing for Interviews

Research at NCSU 5 Libraries D. H. Hill Textiles Veterinary Medicine Natural Resources Design

Engineering books and journals are on the 8 th and 9 th floors of the library.

What do we have? 3.4 million books 55,000 print and e-journals 145,000 e-books $9 – $10 million spent annually Ranked 27 th of the top 113 research libraries in North America

Let’s Visit the Web Site Things to check out: Catalog Library Account My Courses

Homework Log into My Courses, see if your instructors have put any materials on reserve. Log into your Library Account. Find a favorite book (or search on a topic that interests you) in the Catalog.

Questions? Let me know…