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University Libraries for First-Year Engineers: Study Breaks

Ask our Engineering, Math & Physics Librarians

Engineering, Science and Design Librarian

Fun Resources for your Study Breaks

Need a break from textbooks? Check out our popular and recommended reading. You can also keep up with the news (and get some great recipes) or watch a movie.

Newest Books from the Engineering, Math and Physics Popular Science Reading Collection

Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible

Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World

The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant

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Newspapers

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Create a free account with The New York Times. Directions on how to sign up are at the link below.
Bonus! Also gain access to the New York Times Cooking 

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Create a free account with The Wall Street Journal.  Directions on how to sign up are at the link below.

Movies

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DVD Collection

Use the Library Catalog to find DVD, most of which are located on the second floor of Norlin Library! 

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Kanopy

Over 8500 films, documentaries, educational and training videos to stream.

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Swank Digital Campus

With latest releases, classics, foreign films, documentaries and tv shows, Swank has over 25,000 titles to stream.

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