To find books in print and electronic formats, consult the library catalogue: the Sofia Discovery tool.
| Truncation symbol: | * | e.g. analy* will retrieve catalogue records containing the words analysis, analyze, analyzing, analyse, analysing, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "failure analysis" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase failure analysis |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. analysis AND (failure OR fracture) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word analysis AND either failure OR fracture |
You can locate a print book by call number by going to the Sofia Discovery tool and typing a specific call number in the search box. For example, typing nu: TA409 W45 2010 in the search box will retrieve "Fracture mechanics: integration of mechanics, materials science, and chemistry". Please note that you can be precise or general when listing a call number (e.g. searching just nu: TA409 will retrieve several books in that subject area).
Once you locate an ebook or a print book of interest, you can browse the shelves virtually to find other books on similar topics. First, locate a print book of interest by searching the Sofia Discovery tool using keywords and limiting to print books from options on the left-hand side of the results screen. Next, click on "Browse the shelf" where you will see neighboring books available in print and as ebooks. For example, books near to Fracture mechanics: integration of mechanics, materials science, and chemistry include Damage mechanics and Continuum damage mechanics and numerical applications.
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