NetLibrary

NetLibrary eBooks are digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction. Our collection consists of over 1,400 recent titles and over 3,400 public domain titles.

"Checking out" NetLibrary ebooks can be tricky and we have provided this documentation to facilitate its use. If you need further assistance please contact Ask a Librarian or drop by the Reference Desk at the Library.

You can also access the TC3 Library Catalog to access records in our collection or consult our Electronic Texts page for other etexts in the public domain. It is important to note that NetLibrary ebooks can be checked out for only four hours although you can temporarily download to your PC (but not to a Mac). Users can browse a title for 15 minutes unless the book is checked out or being browsed by another patron. You must use a TC3 campus computer to set up your account. After you do this, you can access NetLibrary from any computer with Internet access.

Connect to NetLibrary

To set up your account
1. Click Create an account
2. Enter your identifying information (don't forget to write down your user ID and password).
3. Click Submit and you are automatically logged into NetLibrary

To log in
1. Click the Log In button on the main navigation bar.
2. Enter your user name and password.
3. Click Log In

To perform a quick search
1. Select an option (full text, keyword, title, author, subject) from the dropdown list on the main navigation bar.
2. Enter your search terms (use "quotation marks" for phrase terms).

To find an eBook
1. Enter the search term (full text field searches the entire text of the book).
2. Select the collections you wish to search.
3. Click Search

To preview or "browse" a book for 15 minutes
1. Locate the eBook.
2. Click the eBook's title to display the book's information page.
3. Click Preview (If no one has requested the book you have the book for another 15 minutes).

To check out a book for 4 Hours
1. Locate the book you want to check out.
2. Click the eBook's title to display the information page.
3. Click Check Out (a status window will tell you when the book will be automatically returned to NetLibrary).

For further assistance Ask a Librarian

Our thanks to the library staff at Binghamton University who originally developed this guide.

Last update: Tuesday, March 24, 2009