Samples from this collection include: The NCBI C++ Toolkit,  The NCBI Handbook covering topics such as how data are included in a database, database design, query processing, and how the different resources relate to each other; and NCBI Short Courses about the eUtilities.

The quality and relevance of information in books needs to be evaluated. What to look for:

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 somewhat by the time period of your topic.

For help finding book reviews see this research guide:
Book Reviews

These "lectures" are short books providing an overview of a topic, written by a subject expert. Click on an area below to see individual titles in that series.