TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL

 

Here are some resources to help you :

Library Services

Link to Library Home Page

LCSC Journal Title List

Forms for Requesting Materials

Frequently Asked Questions

Information Literacy Modules - online tutorials to help you build your research skills

Contact a Reference Librarian

Books

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LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. 

Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.

 

 

Periodicals

 

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Search for a variety of articles in magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers.

 

Vocation, Career and Technical Education (Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

 

Academic OneFile (scholarly materials)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

General OneFile (popular publications, like Time, Sports Illustrated)  Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

ProQuest Newstand (full-text articles from major newspapers, including the New York Times) Funding-short.gif: Funded By LiLI Graphic

Computer Database  - Includes computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

 

Automotive Information

Auto Repair Reference Center

Contains the complete automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series.

Web Sites

 

 

Government:

the White HouseUSA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.  Another good source of statistics.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Information on careers from the Department of Labor.

 

 

the Capitol BuildingGPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government.  Provided by the Government Printing Office. 

 

Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.

I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.

 

Standardized Tests:

 

Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.

 

 

Citations:

 

Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style.  Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography.  A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.

 

APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.

Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

 

For more websites, see the complete list.

 

 

 

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Page Author:  Barbara Barnes

Last updated:  August 29, 2007