Business at DkIT: Books/eBooks

Textbooks are useful  introduction to a topic, they will give you an overview of the subject..

Reading Lists are a good starting point, you will find reading lists for each module on Moodle.

Edited books bring together expert knowledge from a range of different people.  These books have detailed information on a subject and can add depth to your research into a topic.

Encyclopedias are a type of reference work – a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries, which are usually accessed alphabetically by article name.Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.

 - Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free Internet encyclopedia edited by volunteers so be careful in using it for scholarly assignments as almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone having access to the site.

In addition to the academic ebooks available to you via DkIT Library there are also lots of free E-books on the web. Some of the most popular sites are:

• Google Books  - Titles in the public domain or not copyrighted are freely available. Other titles have previews or snippets available
• Project Gutenberg  - over 40,000 free E-books from the first E-book website
• HaithiTrust Digital Library -  A partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future

Need a book that's not in the Library?

• You might be able to read some of it online for free on Google Books
• Make an interlibrary loan request and we'll try to borrow it from another library for you
• If you find a book that would be useful for your whole class and you think we should buy it then let us know. Email the details to acquisitions@dkit.ie.

Dewey decimal classification is the system we use to arrange books in the library. Each book is assigned a call number which is a series of numbers followed by letters. The dewey decimal system arranges books by subject. The longer the number, the more specific the subject. Numbers are arranged numerically and letters alphabetically to help you easily find what you're looking for.

Library Layout

First Floor - Dewey numbers:  1 - 500

Second Floor - Dewey numbers:  500 - 1000