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Accelerated Chemistry: Final Project: Books / eBooks

Expand upon your Reference Source research with Secondary Source books / ebooks.

  • These full-length books will have more specific information about your topic.
  • They are written by scholars and subject experts based on primary sources, secondary source books, journal articles, and other scholarly materials.
  • Sometimes there's a whole book on your topic, and sometimes a chapter or section.
  • They often present a new interpretation of your topic, and have a bibliography of recommended sources.

 

Tips for Citing Books / eBooks in NoodleTools

BOOKS ON RESERVE

To ensure equitable access, all reserve materials are to be used only in the library for the duration of the project.

DURING CLASS TIME IN THE LIBRARY:

  • Books on reserve will be available to you in the Library Reading Room Your group may take these books to your workspace on the Library main floor.

  • Please return all your books to a library staff member either at the Circulation Desk or in the Reading Room before you leave the library at the end of class..

OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIME, you may come to the Circulation Desk and sign out books for use in the library only

 

General Chemistry Books

Scan pages from books and other print sources 

including title page and back side of title page
and email the PDF to your Taft email
with

GENIUS SCAN

Genius Scan Enterprise - Apps on Google Play

Get it from the App Store

 

The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Below are the general chemistry titles. For more specific titles, search the Very Short Introductions database.

Search Library Catalog

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If you have any questions, see
Mr. Previti, Mrs. Lovallo,
or Mr. Padgett
OR email us at 
rpreviti@taftschool.org
  blovallo@taftschool.org
spadgett@taftschool.org  
We're here to help!

Tips for Citing Books / eBooks in NoodleTools

PLEASE NOTE: We recommend that you NOT copy and paste complete citations from electronic sources. NoodleTools cannot generate footnotes from copied and pasted citations.

 

Print and electronic books can be cited using the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) . The ISBN can be found on the back cover of a book, on the back side of the title page, or in the catalog record for the book. It can also be found in databases containing sources originally produced in print. If you don't find it, we can help you. Books published before about 1967 won't have an ISBN.

International Standard Book Number - Wikipedia

To cite a book, choose the NoodleTools option that best describes where you found it:

  • Database = an electronic book found in a Taft Subscription Database such as Very Short Introductions.
    • You can export citations from many of our databases. Look for Resource Allows NoodleTools Export  next to the database name.
    • If you cannot export the citation, go to NoodleTools, choose Database and then Book.
    • Be sure to provide the permanent URL for your ebook. Look for any of the following on the page: permalink, persistent link, stable link, durable link, "Get link", Cite, or Citable Link.
    • Complete information about the book (author, title, publication place, publisher, and publication date).
  • Website = an electronic book found on the Internet using a search engine like Google.
    • Choose Book.
    • Copy and paste the URL for the book from your browser address bar. 
    • Enter author, title, publication place, publisher, and publication date. If there's an ISBN, search that number to get the information about the book.
    • Enter the name of the website, and publisher if given.
  • Print or In Hand = a print book, such as one found in the library 
    • Choose Book.
    • If published after 1967, look for the ISBN and enter it into NoodleTools.
    • Make sure you have the author, title, publication place, publisher, and publication date.

 

If you have any questions,  Mr. Padgett, Ms. Taylor, or Mr. Previti are happy to help!