This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Land Based Industries are listed on a seperate page.

Online Resources

Infotrac

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Infotrac'. If you have never used 'Infotrac' and need help here is a short user guide.

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Botany 580
Plant Physiology 581
Flora 582
Trees 582.16
Agriculture 630
Agricultural tools and machiney 631.1
Soil science 631.4
Cultivation 631.5
Pests and diseases 632
Fruit production 634
Tree management, arboriculture 634.9
Women gardeners 635.082
History of gardening 635.09
Vegetable production 635.1
Herbs 635.7
Flowers 635.9
Turfgrass 635.964
House plants 635.965
Gardens and flowers 635.967
Landscape gardening 712
Garden design 712.6
Garden ornaments 717
Floristry 745.92
Careers in conservation 333.023
Careers in the environment 333.023
Careers working with animals and plants 636.023

Journals

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Obtain an "Athens Student Logon Request Form" from your Learning Centre; complete and return the form. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

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