Downloading eBooks from the UA-PTC Library Catalog
The UA-PTC Library Catalog includes print books at both library locations and electronic books that you can view on your computer or download to your computer or portable device. See the instruction sheet above for your computer or device for complete details.
Recommended Databases
UA-PTC Libraries has a number of databases that can help you with your surgical technology research. They include:
- Coronavirus Research Database This link opens in a new windowIncluding coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. It includes thousands of open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories such as arXiv and will continue to grow and evolve as more is learned about the pandemic.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Digital video collection with more than 5,500 educational titles in dozens of subject areas. Includes the titles in the Films for the Humanities and Sciences and Cambridge Educational collections, and the skills-based technical and career video titles from the Meridian and Shopware collections. Users have the ability to organize and bookmark clips, personalize folders, and share playlists. How do I use this?
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(ProQuest Central) A collection of reliable and relevant resources in the field of health administration, including journals and dissertations.
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Search the Library Catalog
Featured Video from "Films on Demand": "Surgical Technologist: Main Duties and Responsibilities"
Find more videos like this by going to the UA-PTC Libraries website (www.uaptc.edu/library), clicking on Databases A-Z, and selecting "Films on Demand."
NOTE: If you are accessing these videos from off-campus, you will need to log in using your UA-PTC Portal User Name and Password.
Selected Books for Surgical Technology @ UA-PTC Libraries
Elsevier's Surgical Technology Exam Review by Call Number: RD37.2 .G46 2018ISBN: 9780323414937Publication Date: 2017-02-13
Selected e-books
NOTE: If you are accessing these e-books from off-campus, you will need to log in using your UA-PTC Portal User Name and Password.
Compendium of Biomedical Instrumentation by Call Number: Online e-book. Click title to access.ISBN: 9781119288114Publication Date: 2019-11-18
A practical guide to surgical instruments, X-rays and operative interventions by Call Number: Online e-book. Click title to accessISBN: 9789389776287Publication Date: 2018
Management of fractured endodontic instruments : a clinical guide by Call Number: Online e-book. Click title to access.ISBN: 9783319606514Publication Date: 2018
Subject Guide
Free publications from the Association of Surgical Technologists
- The Surgical TechnologistThe latest issue of The Surgical Technologist is available for free from the Association of Surgical Technologist website.
- ASTSA NewsThe Association of Surgical Technologists Student Association Newsletter is available for free through their website.
Useful websites
"UCSF Hospital doctors performing surgery" by Paul Fusco
Accessed via ARTstor