NUR 1050

Most academic books, including textbooks, are not designed to read straight through.

Academic Books

"Academic" books are usually published by a university press or specialized publishing companies who focus on scholarly or educational content.

Key Characteristics:

• May include research, analysis, or criticism (similar to scholarly journals)
• Citations are included, often in footnotes, endnotes, or a bibliography
• Usually not written with a general audience in mind (written BY scholars FOR scholars)
• Can be written by one or more authors, OR each chapter is written by different authors then compiled by editor(s)

Textbooks

Textbooks are also academic or educational, but usually follow a different format and are designed to be used for a class.

Key Characteristics:

• Often include sections such as a table of contents, glossary, appendices, index, and references
• Usually have a specific format or set up for each chapter

When searching for eBooks, you can use many of the same strategies as you use for finding articles. You can also search using a title, author, or other publication information.

In the library, browse books related to nursing using call numbers that start with:

• RT : Nursing
• RD 99 - RD 99.35 : Surgical Nursing
• RJ 245 - RJ 247 : Pediatric Nursing
• RE 88 : Ophthalmic Nursing

For related topics in science and medicine, find call numbers that start with:

• QM : Human Anatomy
• QP : Physiology
• QR : Microbiology
• QH 426 - QH 470 : Genetics
• RB : Pathology
• RC : Internal Medicine
  • RC 346 - RC 429 : Neurology
  • RC 435 - RC 571 : Psychiatry
  • RC 581 - RC 607 : Allergy & Immunology
  • RC 648 - RC 665 : Endocrinology
  • RC 666 - RC 701 : Cardiology
  • RC 799 - RC 869 : Gastroenterology
  • RC 870 - RC 923 : Urology
  • RC 952 - RC 954.6 : Geriatrics
• RD : Surgery
• RG : Gynecology & Obstetrics
• RJ : Pediatrics
• RL : Dermatology
• RM : Therapeutics & Pharmacology
• RS : Pharmacy
• RX : Homeopathy

Check out these "best bets" databases for finding eBooks!

Additional databases containing eBooks can be found in A-Z Databases by limiting database type to eBooks.

If you live in Maryland, you can access many resources through your local public library - including eBooks! Public libraries will likely have more variety if you are looking for fiction, and can be helpful to supplement the nonfiction and educational eBooks provided by CSM Libraries.