New Books

These are some of the new books that have arrived in the Furr Library this week:

Writing in MLA Style

MLA Formatting

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Electronic Books

The Furr Library has nearly 200 electronic books that can be accessed online through the Furr Library web page. These range in subject from basketball to tsunamis and from mathematics & genetics to poetry & fiction. All of these have call numbers that begin with the letters, EBK.

To view a list of these books, go to the Furr Online Catalogue and type the letters, EBK, into the box and click on "Search."  A list of the books will appear. You can select to view the list in alphabetical order by title, by author, by call number, or by other parameters by selecting from a pull down menu in the upper left hand corner.

To open an e-book, click on the words, "Bibliographic record display," to the right of the title of the book in the catalogue. A new page will open with information about the book that you have chosen. Click on the words, "View this eBook."

More New Books

Here are some more new books that are now on the shelf in the Furr Library.

New Books

Here are some of the new books that are now on the shelf in the Furr Library:



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Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.

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Science Research Suggestions

When you have narrowed your topic, you may use the related words as your search terms. Carefully choose your key words to represent your subject in your search. Make sure that you have spelled them correctly.


To find books in the library, go to the Furr Online Catalogue, type in your key words, and click "search." If you know an author's name or the exact title of a book, you may search directly by clicking on "author" or "title," as well.


To find articles online, go to World Book Online Encyclopedia or Britannica Online and search with your key words.

Alternatively, to look for online articles, go to EBSCO HOST Science Research Center and use your key words there.

To find related websites, go to Net Trekker and again type in your key words.