Tip Sheets

Polk Community College Libraries

Electronic Books

 

PCC offers three databases of ebooks -- electronic books; any book published in electronic or digital form.

 
Digital Collection by Greenwood Press   Netlibrary   Safari Tech Books Online

 

Before you Search: All databases are available to currently enrolled student by selecting Databases from the PCC Library website and then selecting Logon to PCC's Databases. Borrower ID = Social Security Number.  PIN = the last four digits of your SSN.

How to Search: Enter a keyword or phrase in the search box.  Results for each database are displayed differently but are easily understood. Pages are displayed a page at a time with arrows to move forward or backward within the text.

How to Print: Select the Print Icon to print one page at a time. 

How to Cite: (MLA) Author.  Title. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication.  Database Used. Name of Service..  Polk Community College Library. Lakeland, FL.  Date of Access. <url of the service>

Example: McDougald, Dana. 100 More Research Topic Guides for Students. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1999. Greenwood eBooks. Greenwood Digital Collection. 15 Oct. 2005. . Polk Community College Library. Lakeland, FL. 15 Oct. 2005  <http://ebooks.greenwood.com/>

 

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