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Finding Books
For books and documents at FLITE, and for ebooks, use the Catalog tab on the FLITE home page.
Use MelCat to look up books in other Michigan Libraries. MelCat items will be delivered to the circulation desk and you will receive an Email when the items arrive. If materials you need aren't available via MelCat try InterLibrary Loan.
ASHRAE Standards and Handbooks
FLITE provides access to electronic editions of ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards via the IHS Standards Expert database. Please note that only 2 people can have each document open at the same time. Use of the ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards is restricted to current students, faculty and staff of Ferris State University and visitors to FLITE. Documents should be accessed via the IHS Standards Expert database; the product license does not allow users to make or retain a digital or print copy of an entire document.
International Building Codes
FLITE provides access to electronic editions of the International Building Codes via the IHS Standards Expert database. Currently FLITE provides access to the 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012 editions. To search all editions you will need to uncheck the "Most Recent Revision" search filter box. Please note that 10 people can have each document open at the same time. Use of the International Building Codes is restricted to current students, faculty and staff of Ferris State University and visitors to FLITE. Documents should be accessed via the IHS Standards Expert database; the product license does not allow users to make or retain a digital or print copy of an entire document.
Other Useful Resources
To find journal and magazine articles on a particular topic, use one or more of the databases available on the FLITE Web site. These databases provide indexing to thousands of journal titles.
ABI/INFORM
ABI INFORM combines business and industry journals with international and scholarly content. Many important titles are available in full text.
Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a large database with broad subject coverage, containing many full-text resources. Resources include: articles from over 8,000 academic titles in numerous disciplines, magazine articles, information from reference books including subject-area encyclopedias, news from certain national and international newspapers and newsletters, as well as selected transcripts from television and radio broadcasts and selected podcasts. This resource is aimed at the academic, higher education community.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts provides abstracts from 757 journal titles, and broadly covers science and technology. Full text is available for many of the articles.
Suggestions to retrieve better/more results:
- Search topic as both a keyword and subject
- Combine terms with AND or OR
- Set date ranges to limit to a specific time
- Use quotes for phrases
Other databases are sorted by subject from the Database Access page.
Please read Off Campus Database Access for information on searching from home.
Getting Started
Ask a Reference Librarian.
You can find librarians at
the Oval Information Desk located on the First Floor of FLITE, by phone at 231-591-3602,
by email,
or via chat.
More information is available at FLITE help.
FLITE Tutorials can also help you get started.
Citing Sources
Plagiarism
Plagiarism tutorials and self-help guides, plus a link to step-by-step citation assistance.
Citations - a FLITE guide
A guide to understanding citations, and a link to different online citation management tools that can help you input your sources and create your bibliographies.
Contact: Fran Rosen/ Email / Phone: 231-591-3043 / Office: FLITE 414C
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
Last update: September 1, 2011