LIBRARY
INSTRUCTONAL GUIDE
VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES
The various vocational disciplines and trades center on hands-on training in a variety of areas including refrigeration science, automotive repair, carpentry, others, like electrical engineering.
Finding Books
[using our online book catalog]:
The Library of Congress (LC) Classification System is used by most
college and university libraries to classify and arrange books on the
shelves. The following letters from the
LC Classification System are useful in researching these subjects.
Technology [general] T
Mechanical Engineering & Machinery
TJ
Electrical Engineering
TK
Motor Vehicles TL
Chemical Technology TP
Home Economics TX
Sample Search
Terms [for use in the online book catalog or other databases]:
air conditioning, auto mechanics, Henry Ford, refrigeration, refrigerator, Freon, automotive collision, carpentry, diesel engines, diesel repair, circuits, electrical repair, wiring, logistics, welding, chillers, cookery, digital, electrical codes
Suggested Print
Sources [in the Reference section]:
Principles of Refrigeration
Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits
American Electrician’s Handbook
McGraw-Hill National Electrical Code
Handbook
Goodheart-Willcox Automotive Encyclopedia
Use the online book catalog to determine the call numbers for the above
items, or ask for help at the Information Desk.
Online
Databases:
Online databases yield important information published in the
periodical literature, including magazines, professional journals and
newspapers. Some of our most
authoritative sources for this type of information are:
Vocational and Career Collection
Computer Source
Science & Technology Collection.
Click on our library home page under “Online Databases” to access these resources. All of them contain full-text capabilities, allowing selected articles to be printed out in their entirety.
Internet Resources
[selected]:
These content-rich websites contain much useful data. However, as with all Net-based resources,
students should be discriminating about
what they are finding and using. Not all
resources on the Internet are equal.
These have been found to be reliable.
Mitchell
Automotive
HVAC Excellence
http://www.hvacexcellence.org/
Food
Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Government
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Refrigeration_&_Food_Safety/index.asp
The
National Electrical Safety Code – IEEE Frequently Asked Questions
http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/NESCFAQ.html
Circuit
Technology Center
http://www.circuittechctr.com/
Citation Style: [varies]
The correct citation style is the one which your teacher prefers. Please consult with him or her to determine the best style to use with this discipline.
Tutorials: [under construction]
For further information, call the general
library reference number at the Main Yeary library at 956-721-5274 or
956-794-4261 at the Zaffirini (South) library. We are available during all
hours the library is open.
You may also reach us by email at reference_desk@laredo.edu.