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When you need to state some simple factual information, like giving a definition of climate change or plate tectonics, use a book or encyclopedia to do so. Here are some ways you can find those resources.
Use the McGill catalogue to find resources
You can search in the McGill Library catalogue to find what we have physically in the library as well as electronically.
E-book collections
Search for background information or overviews of a topic in hundreds of physical science & engineering textbooks by accessing the following e-book collections:
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