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Accessing the library collection:

In-person – You can browse and borrow physical Camosun library books with your Camosun ID.
Place holds - If someone has signed out a book you want, you can place a 'hold' on it through the library catalogue. You will be notified when the item becomes available.
Online access – many journals and books are available digitally.

Featured Books

Cross connection control for the plumbing & pipe trades by Rick Mawle
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access.
Also available in print: Interurban TD 481 M39 2009 (on Reserve)
Modern Plumbing by E. Keith Blankenbaker
Call Number: Interurban TH 6122 B52 2020 (IN PROCESS)
AWWA Canadian cross connection control manual by American Water Works Association
Call Number: Interurban TH 6523 C951 2008 (on Reserve)
Plumbing by R. D. Treloar
Call Number: TH 6123 T74 2012

Refrigeration & air conditioning

Heating and Cooling Essentials by Jerry Killinger; Don Crawshaw; LaDonna Killinger
Call Number: TH 7012 K55 2016
Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning by Andrew D. Althouse; Carl H. Turnquist; Alfred F. Bracciano; Daniel C. Bracciano; Gloria M. Bracciano
Call Number: TP 492 A43 2014
HVAC Design Sourcebook by W. Larsen Angel
Call Number: TH 7345 A54 2012
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (DVD) by Bill Whitman; Bill Johnson; John Tomczyk; Eugene Silberstein
Call Number: TP 492 W65 2013 PT.1- PT.3

Featured math and blueprint books

Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-1: Solve Trades Mathematical Problems by Camosun College
Plumbing and piping: a technical workbook for trades' mathematics
Call Number: TH 6126 M55 2019
Everyday Math Demystified, by Gibilisco, Stan.
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access. Then look for the red "Open eBook" link.
GED demystified by Johnson, L.
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access. Then look for the red "Open eBook" link.
Clearly this is not specifically about technical math but Part VI has math refresher content that may be useful i.e. rounding numbers, understanding decimals, etc. Includes practice questions with answers.
Pipe Fitter's Math Guide by Johnny E. Hamilton
Call Number: TH 6715 H36 1989
Mathematics for the trades : a guided approach by Robert A. Carman
Call Number: Interurban QA 39.3 C37 2005
Mastering technical mathematics by Stan Gibilisco & Norman Crowhurst
Call Number: Interurban & Lansdowne QA 39.3 G47 2008
Understanding Construction Drawings by Mark W. Huth
Call Number: T 355 H87 2014 V.1 & V.2

Renewable energy resources

Renewable Energy Systems by Sandip A. Kale (Editor)
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access.
Wind Power Generation and Distribution by David W. Rivkin; Marcus Randall; Laurel Silk
Call Number: TJ 820 R595 2014
Alternative energy demystified by Gibilisco, Stan.
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access.
Wind Energy by Desiree Fleming
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access.
Electricity from Wave and Tide by Paul A. Lynn
Call Number: Online book. Click the title for access.