Search for online and hardcopy books:
1. FIRST: Try broad search words relating to your topic. Example
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2. NEXT: Try a new search. Add words to narrow your search. Examples:
nutrition | legislation | controversy | small farms
hunger | safety | labeling | pest resistance
Example searches:
3. ALSO: Brainstorm synonyms or related terms for search words
4. FINALLY refine your results by source type = "books"
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Note: You can request that books be sent to the Kent, Enumclaw or Auburn SBAC campuses from the Holman Library)
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1. Health Science books are physically grouped together by "call number" on the library shelves.
2. If you'd like, ask a librarian to help you locate the books
3. Open books and skim through the chapter headings to see if one relates to your topic.
610-619 MEDICAL SCIENCES
610 Medicine
610.73 Nursing
611 Human Anatomy, Cytology, Histology
612 Human physiology
612.76 Kinesiology
613 Promotion of health
614 Incidence & prevention of disease
615 Pharmacology & therapeutics
615.82 Physical Therapy
615.8515 Occupational Therapy
616 Diseases
617 Surgery & related medical specialities
617.1027 Sports Medicine
618 Gynecology & other medical specialities
619 Experimental medicine
Also see:
174.2 Medical Ethics
1. Click on the link above. Enter search words to find books that are owned by libraries across the United States
2. Note down the author, title, publisher, publication date and ISBN number of the book
3. Make an Interlibrary Loan Request using the following link so that the book can be sent to Green River's Holman Library for you to borrow:
NOTE: this process may take one week
4. To see an example of how to make a request, click below:
2. Choose books that indicate "Preview" You may not see entire text of the book, but many of the chapters may be included. You can often find great information in these chapters. You can also limit by publication date.
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3. Are there pages missing from your preview that you would like to read?
Make an Interlibrary Loan Request using the following link so that the book can be sent to Green River's Holman Library for you to borrow:
NOTE: this process may take one week
4. To see an example of how to make a request, click below:
Effective Documentation for Physical Therapy Professionals, Second Edition by 
Physical Agents: Theory and Practice by 
