Library Guides: Centennial Research Networking Group: Books & eBooks

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Credo Reference
Full text reference books, including dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks. Covers all subjects
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for all subjects.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Complete and updated general reference encyclopedia.

Your Phd Coach by Gill & Medd
Taking a unique self-coaching approach, this book will enable you to understand how to navigate your way through the various challenges posed by PhD study.
How to Survive Your Viva by Rowena Murray
Typical questions, and strategies for answering them, are provided in order to help participants prepare and practise for their oral defense. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the viva and is an essential handbook for all involved in oral examinations.
How to Do Research: The Practical Guide to Designing and Managing Research Projects by Nick Moore
provides practical help and guidance to anyone undertaking academic or social research, whether through work or study. It is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking dissertations and other research projects.

Search within eBook collections avaialble from Centennial College Libraries:

EBSCO eBooks
Full text books in all subject areas for reading online. Some books can be downloaded for offline use. Includes Cliffs Notes.

Only one reader is allowed per book, for both online browsing and offline checkout. Users must create an EBSCO account for offline checkout. Instructions for downloading e-books can be found at http://support.ebsco.com/ebooks.
North American eBook Academic Collection
Full-text ebooks on academic subjects. Includes French language content.
Books@Ovid
Full-text references, updates and graphics of eight textbooks in the areas of medicine, nursing and pharmacology.

The titles available are: Diseases, Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Handbook of Pathophysiology, Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide, Nurses’ Guide to Clinical Procedures and Nursing Care Plans and Documentation.
IEEE Xplore: IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)
Access the full-text to more than 4.5 million documents, including 192 IEEE publications, 30+ IET journals and 25 conference titles, 1700+ proceedings from IEEE and IET conferences, IEEE standards, and INSPEC abstract and citation records.
O'Reilly Safari IT Books Online
Full text of current books about programming, systems and software engineering.

Books can be read online (including mobile devices) but not downloaded.
ProQuest College Complete eBooks
Access more than 36,000 full-text ebooks for college programs.

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