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ABM310 Automotive Service Management: Find books

We'll show you how to find books in the library catalog, magazine articles in the Penn College databases, and reliable information on the Internet. You'll learn how to do legal research and how to create citations for your research papers.

New Books

The Golden Age of Classic Cars

"This is the ultimate guide to the classic automobile, in the defining years from 1945 to 1985 - the period that for many marks the pinnacle of automotive engineering and design style. The history of the development of the car is covered in detail - the milestone models, leading designers, engineers and manufacturers that came together to create so many classic cars. The directory that follows is a visual reference of every important international marque from A to Z, highlighting some of the most significant cars of the century: the Ferrari Daytona, the Lincoln Continental, the Rover 2000, the VW Beetle and the much-loved Mini. Full descriptions, history and technical information on each car is included, making this book the ultimate reference for every car enthusiast and collector.”

ASE Test Preparation - T2 Diesel Engines

The fifth edition of DELMAR'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE (ASE) TEST PREPARATION MANUAL for the Medium/Heavy Duty Truck T3 Drive Train exam now contains even more content so you can pass your ASE exam the first time. This manual will ensure that you understand the Diesel Engines task list and are fully prepared and confident to take your exam.

Age of Auto Electric

"In Age of Auto Electric, Eisler argues that electric vehicle revival was driven not by better batteries but by the interplay between changing environmental and socio-economic conditions, energy and environmental policies, systems of energy conversion and industrial production, and material practices of innovation.”

Medium-heavy trucks certification series - T3 Drive Train

The fifth edition of DELMAR'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE (ASE) TEST PREPARATION MANUAL for the Medium/Heavy Duty Truck T3 Drive Train exam now contains even more content so you can pass your ASE exam the first time. This manual will ensure that you understand the Drive Train task list and are fully prepared and confident to take your exam.

Automated vehicles : the safety of controllers, sensors, and actuators. (Book 5 - Automated Vehicle Safety)

Automated vehicles : the safety of controllers, sensors, and actuators addresses the concept of safety for self-driving vehicles through the inclusion of 10 recent and highly relevent SAE technical papers. Topics that these papers feature include risk reduction techniques in semiconductor-based systems, component certification, and safety assessment and audits for vehcicle components. As the fifth title in a series on automated vehicle safety, this contains introductory content by the Editor with 10 SAE technical papers specifically chosen to illuminate the specific safety topic of that book.

Suspension and steering [test] - T5

The fifth edition of DELMAR'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE (ASE) TEST PREPARATION MANUAL for the Medium/Heavy Duty Truck T5 Suspension and Steering exam now contains even more content so you can pass your ASE exam the first time. This manual will ensure that you understand the Suspension and Steering task list and are fully prepared and confident to take your exam.

Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles

In Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles: Disrupting the Automotive and Mobility Sectors, Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid provides an overview of ACES technology for cross-disciplinary audiences, including researchers, academics, and automotive professionals. Hamid bridges the gap among the book's varied audiences, exploring the development and deployment of ACES vehicles and the disruptions, challenges, and potential benefits of this new technology.

The Driving Machine

In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski--hailed as "one of the best writers on design working today" by Publishers Weekly--tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers, and gearheads who created them. Delving into more than 170 years of ingenuity in design, technology, and engineering, he takes us from Carl Benz's three-wheel motorcar in 1855 to the present-day shift to electric cars. Along the way, he looks at the emergence of mass production with Henry Ford's Model T; the Golden Age of American car design and the rise of car culture; postwar European subcompacts typified by the Mini Cooper; and the long tradition of the streamlined and elegant sports car. Rybczynski explores how cars have been reflections of national character (the charming Italian Fiat Cinquecento), icons of a subculture (the VW bus for American hippies), and even emblems of an era (the practical Chrysler minivan). He explains key developments in automotive technology, including the electric starter, rack-and-pinion steering, and disc brakes, bringing to light how the modern automobile is the result of more than a century of trial and error. And he weaves in charming accounts of the many cars he's owned and driven, starting with his first--the iconic Volkswagen Beetle. The Driving Machine is a breezy and fascinating history of design, illustrated with the author's delightful drawings.

Books

Searching the library catalog (WorldCat)

  • A library catalog contains records for all the library materials owned by a library. To search for a specific author, title, or subject and to limit your search in a number of other ways, you should use the "Advanced Search" method found under the search box. The "Advanced Search" will also allow you to search for materials from other libraries (see below).
  • After doing a catalog search, you should see a results list. To the left of your results list, you will notice several checkboxes that will help you narrow your search by format, year, language, content type, subject terms, author, and databases. 
  • Near the bottom of each item in the list, there will be a "Worldwide Editions and Formats" field, showing what libraries own the item in addition to Penn College. 
  • Do a search in the catalog on "automotive repair" and observe the results list and the boxes on the left. Click on the checkbox for "Book". Clicking on the title of any item in the results list will provide you with additional information about the item.
  • Scroll down the screen that appears and notice the various links with important information about the item you chose. Pay particular attention to the "Subjects" links which will give you the major subjects the item deals with. These subjects are hyperlinked; clicking on them will often provide you with more results on the same subjects. A big green checkmark next to the word "Available" will tell you that the book is on the shelf, where in the library the item is located, and the call number on the label on the book.

When to Use Books

Why:

  • To get the most comprehensive and general information
  • To get information from experts who've spent a lot of time researching and writing about your topic

Why not:

  • Less current than articles
  • If it's 2 a.m., a book won't help you get your paper done until the library opens (unless it's an eBook!)

Use Google Books

Library catalog exercise

We'll be working through this library catalog exercise together, using search terms like "automotive" and "customer service", just to give you some practice with searching. You'll be answering several questions related to the catalog soon. Let's get started.

On the library homepage, locate the "Catalog Search" box, then follow the directions below to find a book. 

Type your search terms in the box, click the search button, and select a book from the list of results. Click on its title.

Click on the "Cite" button and select the appropriate citation style for this class. You'll notice that the resulting citation includes the author, title, publisher's name, and date of publication, but you'll need additional availability information if you want to find the book: call number, location, and whether the item is on the shelf. (Look for the big green checkmark.)

That's all for now!

If you need items from other libraries ...