Search Tips
Search for full-text articles in EBSCOhost & ProQuest, located in GALILEO under "Databases A-Z."
On the GALILEO home page, select the "Browse by Subject" heading, and then click on Science and Technology. Click on "Auto Repair" on that list, and enter your search terms.
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CPTC students, faculty, and staff will use their full CPTC email address and password to log into GALILEO versus using a password.
GALILEO is still accessible on campus without having to log in.
Selected Databases
- Career & Technical Education This link opens in a new windowCareer & Technical Education includes several hundred full-text titles in the area of vocational information. Topics include: Computing science, Healthcare, Building trades, Auto mechanics, Sales and retail, Accounting, Graphic design, Photography.
- Vocational & Career CollectionThe Vocational & Career Collection provides full-text coverage for almost 350 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more.
Selected Periodicals
CPTC libraries have several print periodicals on automotive technology, databases, plus more than 2,000 journals and periodicals available through GALILEO. Journals may be searched by using the “Journals A-Z” tab on the GALILEO homepage. Find databases under the "Databases A-Z" tab.
- Automotive Engineer byFull Text: 1997-02-01 to present
- Automotive News byFull Text: 1996-07-22 to present
- International Journal of Automotive Technology byFull Text: 2008-02-01 to 365 days ago
- BodyShop Business byCall Number: eJournal/Magazine
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