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In This Guide:

Why Books?

Books are useful for:

  • in depth information,
  • historical context,
  • overview, synthesis and analysis.

Check the table of contents:  often a chapter or two are all that is needed.

Mechanical Engineering: Book Search

MARQCAT Search


Evaluating Books

Evaluate the quality and relevance of information:

  • Authority of the authors, editors - Determine the expertise of the authors, does it match the subject content of their writing?
  • Scope of Content - Does the content cover your topic to the degree you need? Is it in-depth or does it simply provide an overview with little facts, details, analysis?
  • Timeliness - Is the content timely for your topic. This is determined by the time period of your topic and the publication date of the book.

For help finding book reviews see this research guide:

Search Google Books

Searches the Google Books project.  Click on book title/cover for 'Find in a Library' link to locate nearby libraries with the book and provide a link to search MARQCAT.  Full text availability varies.

Google Book Search