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Engineering and Information: Research Skills for Engineers

This book, Engineering and Information: Research Skills for Engineers, is intended to expand experiential learning course offerings for undergraduate students through a series of interactive modules. The developed resource includes seven independent modul

Using Books in Your Research

Topic 1: Using Books in Your Research

This first video is an introduction to books. You will learn about what kind of information you can find in a book, when to use a book, how to use a book, and some of the differences between types of books.  

Using Books in Your Research Quiz

Based on the titles of the books listed below, determine if each  is  a scholarly book, popular book, or reference book. Click on the book title box and move it into the appropriate category.  If you find it difficult to determine which type of book each is based on their title, do a quick search on Amazon to find out more about the book.