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UGS 302: Finding Tibet in Texas / Leoshko

Ebooks and Encyclopedias

Some options

How to search for ebooks

Not all of our books are available online as ebooks. Here is how to limit your search to only books available online.

Remember that your keyword strategy will need to be broader because books cover broader topics than do articles.

These screenshots (you can open them in a new tab to enlarge) lead you from www.lib.utexas.edu

Step 1:

Use the Books and Media link under the search bar on www.lib.utexas.edu

 

Step 2:

On the next screen, enter your search terms.

 

Step 3:

oN the left side, you can limit to items available online

 

Step 4:

Under each result, there is a link Available Online. Click that.

Step 5:

every publisher link is differently named once you are in the full record

What are reference sources good for?

  • Broad overviews of topics you may not be an expert on.
  • Key terms, people, dates you can do deeper research on.
  • Controversies: what are people arguing about surrounding your topic?

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