LibGuides: Surveying and Geomatics Technology: Home

Library Hours

Fall and Spring

Mon - Thu      7:30 to 11:30
Friday             7:30 to 5:00
Saturday       10:00 to 2:00
Sunday          1:00 to 5:00

Summer I and II

Mon - Thurs 8:00 to 9:00
Friday 8:00 to 5:00

How To Get Help

Reference Librarian
Leif Pierson 903-510-3149

Circulation Desk
903-510-2502

Sample Keyword Searches

If you need additional help with your searches, you might try some of these or a combination of keywords from them.

--land survey** (The asterisk* retrieves singular, plural, and other forms of the word: survey, surveying, surveyor, surveys)

--boundary and survey*

Land Surveying
Title Examination
Land Development
GPS for Land Surveyors
Land Subdivisions

Suggested Research Databases

Computer Source
Search hundreds of full-text technical journals and consumer periodicals covering topics such as computers, telecommunications, electronics and the Internet.
SciTech Premium Collection (1946-current)
This ProQuest database consists of the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection. Includes full-text titles that include journals, magazines, trade & industry journals, technical reports, government publications and more. Choose the Science & Technology category from the home page to also include ebooks for these subjects.
Gale:Science In Context
Science In Context provides information for hundreds of science topics. Includes headlines and videos to help students better understand how these disciplines relate to real-world issues.
Ebook Central
Search multiple subject areas from thousands of ebooks by numerous well-known publishers. Choose the "Search By Topic" link at the top of the subject listings to see all topics to help narrow your search. Previously called ebrary.
Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive database that provides scholarly, full-text research for multiple disciplines.
Business Source Complete
Comprehensive, scholarly business database that includes full-text journals in all business disciplines, plus much more.
Vocational & Career Collection
Collection of full-text trade and industry related periodicals designed to support high schools, community colleges, trades institutions and the general public.
Credo Reference
Easy to use tool for research projects and homework that includes hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos. Titles included are from well-known publishers.
Military & Government Collection
Resources targeted at all branches of the military that include full-text for hundreds of journals and periodicals. Topical coverage includes related coverage from the science and technology fields.
Science & Technology Collection
Search hundreds of full-text journals that are relevant to the scientific and technical community. Sample topics include biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, archaeology, marine sciences, and much more. From EBSCO.

Department Contact Information

Department Chair- Willace Johnson

Office- T 228A

Phone- 903-510-2995

Email: wjoh@tjc.edu

Subject Guide

Leif Pierson

Contact:

903-510-3149

Famous Surveyors

President Washington, Jefferson , and Lincoln were surveyors. Brittannica ImageQuest: James Steinberg/Photo Researchers/ Universal Images Group. ( Rights Managed/For Education Use Only)