Welcome! This is a guide to library resources for students in Valencia College's Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (BSECET) program.
The following textbooks are available as eBooks from the Valencia College Library.
Use these to find professional, scholarly information on topics in engineering.
These contain articles from many disciplines, including significant engineering content.
Browse these key journals in electrical and computer engineering.
Browse these collections for full-length, online books.
Select a tab in this section to see resources provided by the library in your discipline.
Select a tab in this section to see resources provided by the library in your concentration.
Select a tab in this section to see resources provided by the library in your concentration.
Select a tab in this section for helpful Career Resources from the library, the community, and the web.
Job-Seeker Resources from Professional Organizations in Engineering
Other Professional Organization Links
Professional organizations provide training, education, networking and access to professional literature (books and articles in your field). Get to know these groups to learn about engineering from an insider's perspective
Select a tab in Resources for Writing & Presenting for guides to producing professional-quality work.
Plagiarism is often unintentional and can be avoided by citing correctly and understanding what is plagiarism, and what is not.
The following video is recommended for students who have not used a formal citation style before.
Select a tab to explore how the library can support you as a faculty member.
At West Campus, Course Reserves are held at the Library Check-Out Desk (1st floor). Varying check-out periods are available at your request. For example, items may check out for two hours, one day or several days. To place your materials on Reserve, fill out a Course Reserves Material Form. Print out the completed form and bring it, along with your materials, to the Library Check-Out Desk (1st floor). If you would like to place circulating library materials temporarily on Reserve for a class, please contact your division librarian liaison.
Please consider placing your course textbook on Reserve. This is a valuable service for students!
The Reserves collection includes materials for hands-on learning such as devices, models and more! Is there an item you'd like to make accessible to students? Talk with us about placing it on Reserve.
While not technically OER, library materials are cost effective for students. The following collections may contain suitable resources:
The following tutorials will demonstrate how to create links to library resources within your Canvas course that do not require students to log in:
Library instruction sessions are customized to the course or assignment and focus on information literacy skills and concepts. As defined by Valencia, information literacy is the ability to "find, evaluate and effectively use information from diverse sources."
Is library instruction applicable to the technology and engineering disciplines?
Absolutely! Here are some of the relevant topics a library instruction session might address:
To request new materials to be purchased for the libraries, please fill out our New Library Materials Request Form.
Partner with us! The library would love to be a venue for:
We can help!