navigating the ncsu libraries engineering 101 fall 2006 session 1

Navigating the NCSU Libraries

Engineering 101

Fall 2006

Session 1

First things first…

Honora N. Eskridge

Head, Textiles Library and

Engineering Services

515-6120

honora_eskridge@ncsu.edu

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 8th and 9th 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 27th of the top 113 research

libraries in North America

Let’s Visit the Web Site

www.lib.ncsu.edu

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…

honora_eskridge@ncsu.edu