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How To Locate Books
Book Location Resources |
Use the following resources to locate books on your Senior Design topic.
The Library Catalog
- The library catalog is actually a relational database management system (RDBMS)
- It is freely available via the web. Go to the library homepage and click on Catalog. The web-based interface to the libray catalog is called Horizon Information Portal, formerly iPAC.
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The catalog will tell you which print books we have in our
library. The catalog will also tell you the titles
of journals and magazines owned by the library. The
catalog does not include the text of actual
articles. E-books available at MSOE are also
listed in the library catalog. E-book records
feature links to the e-book or to the service that
provides access to the book.
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When you search the catalog via the Web, there are
several search options available. Try doing a
General Keyword search first
- When you do a general keyword search, you also search the table of contents of books
- For all keyword searches in the catalog, be sure to use an asterisk. Study the results of a general keyword search. Select relevant records and then search on the subject headings that have been assigned to documents.
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The Horizon Information Portal
(the web-based suite of programs that
provide access to the library catalog) offers a number of
powerful features, including the following:
- The Basic Search enables you to employ 8 types of searches (General Keyword; Title Alphabetical; Title Keyword; Subject Alphabetical; Subject Keyword; Author Alphabetical; and Author Keyword).
- The Advanced Search enables you to employ 12 types of searches and the ability to limit and sort results. To limit a search is to restrict it to a subset of the library collection (for example, all journals, or all e-books).
- The Power Search enables you to employ 17 types of searches, the ability to limit and sort results, and the ability to combine searches with Boolean operators.
- A Search History is retained and can be deployed.
- Search results can be emailed.
- Customized result lists can be created.
- User account information is available to users who input the barcode numbers on the back of their MSOE ID cards. Users must be entered into the MSOE Library system in order to see their account information; a user must contact the library in order to register. Account information available to users includes books currently checked out, fine information, and holds.
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A general keyword search of the catalog with the phrase
high definition television retrieves 8 relevant items,
including:
- High definition information systems: hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, Environment, and Aviation of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, June 24, 1993.
- Television engineering handbook: featuring HDTV systems
- Handbook of visual communications
- Created in Japan: from imitators to world-class innovators
- Super-high-definition images : beyond HDTV
- Digital video and HDTV : algorithms and interfaces
| One of the book records retrieved is Super High-Definition Images: Beyond HDTV. The call number is TA 1637 .O37 1995. | |
| It features some nice examples of high-definition images, such as this picture. |
ELECTRONIC BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM THE MSOE LIBRARY
Books24x7 Electronic Books
- Books24x7 is a database of electronic books devoted to all aspects of computing and information technology in business. This database features the full content of books as published.
- E-books available in this database cover the following subject areas: business and culture; certification; databases; desktop and office applications; enterprise computing; graphic design; hardware; IBM Redbooks; networks and protocols; operating systems; programming; and web development.
- This resource is remotely accessible through the MSOE Proxy Server or via the MSOE dial-up service.
- The first time that you connect to this service, you must set up your own personal login information. Thereafter, you must login each time you use the service. This service is provided free to the MSOE Community by the library, but the personal login information is required in order to track usage on the system.
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A keyword search on HDTV in the text of all books
retrieves the following titles:
- Residential Broadband: An Insider's Guide to the Battle for the Last Mile (1999) featuring a chapter devoted to HDTV
- Digital Video Broadcasting: Technology, Standards, and Regulations (1999) featuring a section on the history of HDTV
- Gigahertz and Terahertz: Technologies for Broadband Communications (2000) featuring a chapter on digital television
- Digital Convergence: How the Merging of Computers, Communities, and Multimedia is Transforming Our Lives (2000) featuring a chapter on digital television
Safari Tech Books Online
- Safari Tech Books Online is a database of electronic books devoted to information technology books. This database features the full content of books as published.
- This electronic book database is the exclusive online e-book resource for books published by O'Reilly & Associates.
- More than 800 information technology books are searchable in this database. However, only the full text of subscription books is available. Currently, the MSOE Library subscribes to 119 books through this service. You must be logged in to the service to read the subscription books.
- E-books available in this database cover the following subject areas: Business Reference; Certification; Cisco; Creative Media; Databases; Desktop Productivity; e-Business; Enterprise Computing; Java; Linux/Unix; Macintosh; Networking; Perl; Photoshop; Programming; Software Engineering; Web Administration; Web Authoring and Design; Web Development; Windows; Windows Administration; Windows Programming; and XML.
- Available remotely through the MSOE Proxy Server or via MSOE dial-up service.
knovel Engineering & Scientific References Online
- knovel Engineering & Scientific Online References is a database of electronic books devoted to engineering and and other scientific subject areas. The only engineering e-book initiative currently on the market, this database features the full content of books as published.
- E-books available in this database are standard texts and reference books published by leading publishers. Over 500 books are available via this database. New books are regularly added to this resource.
- E-books available in this database cover the following subject areas: Adhesives, Sealants, Coatings, and Inks, Aerospace and Radar Technology, Biochemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, Ceramics and Ceramic Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Construction Materials and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Science, General Engineering References, Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Plastics and Rubbers, Safety, Health, and Hygiene, Semiconductors and Electronics, and Surface Engineering.
- Available remotely through the MSOE Proxy Server or via the MSOE dial-up service
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A keyword search on HDTV in knovel
retrieves the following books:
- Flat-Panel Display Technologies (1995)
- Area Array Packaging Handbook (2000)
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors: Growth, Processing, and Applications (2000)
- Handbook of Magneto-Optical Data Recording: Materials, Subsystems, Techniques (1997)
| The MSOE Library does not own every book published. To find books which may help you with your project, but which are not owned by the library, try the following resources. |
The WISCAT Database
- WISCAT is a huge database that lists the books and the titles of magazines and journals owned by Wisconsin libraries
- WISCAT is freely available via the Web
- WISCAT indicates which Wisconsin library owns a book or journal
- To access the WISCAT database, go to the library homepage, click on Databases and then click on WISCAT.
- A alphabetic browse search in WISCAT means that you can search alphabetically by title, author, or subject.
- A word search is a more advanced search where you can search by keyword.
- A number search option enables you to search by ISBN, ISSN, and other standard document numbers.
- WISCAT offers a number of powerful search features. For example, you can search by standard numbers (e.g., ISBN) and other types of criteria (e.g., location). Consult the WISCAT Help for complete details about search options and features.
An example usage of WISCAT is a subject search of high definition television. Notice the locations of the book. In addition, notice that the subject headings (controlled vocabulary) assigned to the book include high definition television and digital television. You should include digital television in your search terms.
A subject search on high definition television retrieves 29 records with the subject heading, and several more records with subheadings. A few of the other titles include:
- Digital Video and HDTV: Algorithms and Interfaces (2003)
- Defining Vision: The Battle for the Future of Television (1997)
- Digital Compression Algorithms for HDTV Transmission (1990)
- DTV: The Revolution in Electronic Imaging (1998)
- HDTV -- Advanced Television for the 1990s (1991)
- HDTV: High Definition Television (1994)
- Guide to HDTV Systems (1999)
- Understanding Digital TV: The Route to HDTV (1995)
- Digital Television Strategies: Business Challenges and Opportunities (2003)
- Digital Television Standardization and Strategies (2002)
- Fundamentals of Digital Television Transmission (2001)
- Digital TV Over Broadband: Harvesting Bandwidth (2001)
- Interactive TV Demystified (2001)
- Digital Television Fundamentals: Design and Installation of Video and Audio Systems (2000)
- The Business of Digital Television (2000)
- The Economics, Technology, and Content of Digital TV (1999)
A subject search on digital television retrives 57 items. Here are just a few:
The Books In Print Database
- This database lists all in-print and soon-to-be-published books from 40,000 publishers. This resource is a protected database. It can be used remotely accessed via the MSOE Proxy Server or the MSOE dial-up system.
- To access this database, go to the library homepage and click on Databases, and then click on Books in Print.
A keyword search on high definition television retrieves over 50 items are listed in the Books in Print database. These items include:
- The HDTV Home Theater Bible (2003)
- Technology, Television and Competitiion: The Politics of Digital TV (2003)
- Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interface (2002)
- Digital Video and HDTV: Pixels, Pictures and Perception (2001)
- Digital Video and HDTV (2000)
- Visual Information Representation, Communication and Image Processing (1999)
- Standards and Common Interfaces for Video Information Systems (1995)
- Signal Processing of HDTV: Proceedings of the International Workshop on HDTV '93 (1994)
- The Big Picture: HDTV High Definition Television & High Resolution Systems (1995)
- Video Display Engineering (2000)
- Digital Video & HDTV: Pixels, Pictures and Perception (2001)
- DTV: The Revolution in Digital Video (2000)
The WorldCat Database from FirstSearch
- FirstSearch is a gateway service providing access to 28 databases covering several subject-areas.
- WorldCat is the single largest bibliographic database in the world. It contains over 52,000,000 records from libraries throughout the world.
- To access this database, go to the library homepage and click on Databases, and then click on FirstSearch.
- This database is remotely accessible. Access requires a user authorization number and a password. Call the MSOE Library for this information. The password is changed on a quarterly basis.
- Always use an advanced search. An advance search enables you to limit by dates, format, and language.
An advanced subject search in WorldCat on high definition television retrieves 252 items [Note: the search was limited to books published in English between the years 1990 - 2003]. Some of the titles include:
- Next-Gen TV & Radio: Digital TV and Radio, Net Streaming, iTV, Datacasting, Smart TVs, and more (2001)
- High-Definition Television: A Global Perspective (1998)
- HDTV and Video Systems Repair (2000)
- Digital Video and HDTV (2000)
- Guide to HDTV Systems (1999)
- DTV for Dummies (1998)
- Standards for Advanced Television Production: With Supplemental Standards (1998)
- Introduction to DTV RF (1998)
- Implementing HDTV: Television and Film Applications (1996)
- Advanced Television: Radiofrequency spectrum issues (1996)
- A Novel DSP Scheme for Image Compression and HDTV Transmission (1995)
- Servicing Digital HDTV Systems (2001)
- Digital Television: A Private Sector Perspective on the Transition; Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, March 15, 2001 (2001)
Other
A subject search on high definition television retrieves 108 books from the Library of Congress catalog, including:
- First Twenty Years of HDTV, 1972-1992 (1993)
- Digital HDTV Bit-Rate Reduction in the Studio (1995)
Two bibliographies of high definition television are also retrieved in the Library of Congress search.
- Don't neglect the Library of Congress when performing a comprehensive search. "The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 18 million books, 2.5 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.5 million maps, and 54 million manuscripts" (see Dr. James, H. Billington, "About the Library: Welcome from the Office of the Librarian," [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.loc.gov/about/ [Accessed: 10 December 2002]).
- The Library of Congress collects an immense amount of material. "The growth of the collections is relentless. Materials come to the Library through an acquisitions program that extends throughout the world and includes over fifteen thousand agreements with foreign governments and research institutions for the exchange of research materials; gifts; purchases; transfers from other U.S. government agencies; and copyright deposits. Each day about thirty-one thousand items arrive at the Library; approximately seven thousand of these items will become part of the permanent collections" (see Library of Congress, 9 September 2002, "Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress. Collections," [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/colls.html [Accessed: 10 December 2002]).
- "The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations" (see Dr. James, H. Billington, "About the Library: Welcome from the Office of the Librarian," [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: http://www.loc.gov/about/ [Accessed: 10 December 2002]). As such, the Library of Congress accepts Interlibrary Loan requests.
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