What is netLibrary?
netLibrary is
a collection of electronic books (eBooks), containing a variety of research and reference materials. You can search across
many eBooks, or within a particular eBook. The netLibrary collection consists of approximately 1,600 current titles which are being added to the High Library catalog and approximately 3,600 older, out of copyright, titles which are available on the NetLibrary website.
Accessing
the eBook Collection
- From within the campus network, access netLibrary from the High Library webpage under E-books - electronic books or go directly to http://www.netLibrary.com
- From outside of the campus network, click on the Database Access from Outside E-town Network link on the High Library webpage and supply your network/email ID and password.
Creating
an eBook account
If you wish to create personal bookmarks or notes within ebooks, or you would like to have exclusive access to an e-book (24 hours checkout), you will need to create an ebook account.
1. While on the campus network, access http://www.netLibrary.com and click on the Create a Free Account link.
2.
Enter your identifying information (user
name, password, email address).
3.
Select the Submit button.
Logging
in
Each time you wish to check out an eBook or create notes/bookmarks, you must first log in.
1. Go to
www.netLibrary.com and enter your user name and password on the right side of
the screen.
2.
Click the red Log In button.
3.
You now have access to all eBooks
available in the Elizabethtown College High Library ebook collection.
Searching
for an eBook
- The Keyword
Search box is located at the top right of your browser window. You can search for a word or phrase in
the title, author, Library of Congress subject headings, publisher, and ISBN
fields.
- To do a phrase search, put quotation marks around the search words – for example, “small business.”
- The
single asterisk * may be used for wildcarding, ( i.e., cook* retrieves cooks,
cooks, cooking, etc.)
- Advanced Search allows you to combine search terms in different ways; you can also limit by date.
- You can create a list of titles for later examination without having to repeat your search, by clicking on Add to My List.
Checking
out an eBook
To check out an eBook, you must first log in.
Checking out an eBook gives you exclusive use of the eBook for a 24 hour period.
The eBook is automatically made available for use by others when the checkout period expires.
Adding
Notes to a Page within an eBook
Once you have logged into netLibrary and opened
an eBook, you can annotate any page of the eBook and save your notes for future
reference.
1.
Select the specific page you wish to
annotate.
2.
Click on the Notes tab.
3.
Name the note.
4.
Add the note. You will be
limited to a total of 500 characters. .
You can access notes you have created using the
Notes tab available within an eBook, or from the Notes links on the netLibrary
home page.
Other
features – audio Dictionary
When reading an ebook, access the online audio
Dictionary by clicking on the dictionary tab. Type in the word and click on the horn icon to hear the word pronounced correctly.
For assistance in using the High Library ebook
collection, contact: ask-a-librarian@etown.edu or 361-1222.