NetLibrary

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Introduction | Accounts & Accessing | Searching | Search Results | Printing & Copying Text

Introduction

Access thousands of electronic books through NetLibrary. Electronic books can be accessed via the NovaCat online catalog or directly via NetLibrary. NetLibrary enables users to access electronic versions (eBooks) of academic, reference, and scholarly books. Use NetLibrary to search for eBooks by keyword, author, title, or subject view the eBooks online make notes in eBooks print or copy a limited numbers of pages – NetLibrary's copyright protection technology prevents entire eBooks from being printed out or from being electronically copied and distributed to others

Accounts & Accessing

This database may be accessed from the Electronic Resources Section of the Alvin Sherman Library website. You can search and view the full-text of eBooks without a personal NetLibrary account, however, to use all the features of NetLibrary, you will need a NetLibrary account. A NetLibrary account allows you to add personal notes to an eBook and customize your search preferences. To create a NetLibrary account (this only needs to be done once): access NetLibrary select the Sign In link located at the top of the screen select the Create a new account link complete the account form and select the Save Changes button you will receive a confirmation email message from NetLibrary To use NetLibrary in subsequent sessions access NetLibrary log in to your NetLibrary account

Searching

Search NetLibrary for eBooks by title author full text keyword subject publisher ISBN NetLibrary defaults to a Basic Search. The Advanced Search offers more searching options. To construct a search in NetLibrary click on Advanced Search type search terms in the entry box to the right of a field name – use the Keyword field if you are unsure of which field to use click the search button Advanced Search in NetLibrary. In the Advanced Search, you can also limit your search using various criteria. To limit by year of publication: select a month and year, or select using a date range using the drop-down arrow Limit to Publication Year in NetLibrary. To limit by language: scroll through the menu, and click on the desired language select more than one language by holding down the control key while clicking on the desired languages Limit by Language in NetLibrary.

Search Results

Search results will vary. If you get: No records matched your search, then check your spelling or the fields you searched in. Too many, then go back and limit your search. Sometimes a search needs to be modified with: additional search words, searching only a specific field, adding date limitations, or type of materials. Too few, then go back and expand your search. Consider synonyms for your search words or concepts. Try to use professional language or terminology. Irrelevant results, then try new search terms. Consider synonyms or related concepts. Identify and search using descriptors. Try a different database. Some tips about NetLibrary search results by default, results are sorted by relevance ranking. You can change the order by selecting a different Sort by option. eBook search results in NetLibrary. click on the eBook Full Text link to open and view the eBook Viewing an eBook in NetLibrary as long as you are actively viewing the eBook (turning pages, doing full-text searches, etc.), you will continue to have access to the eBook. Otherwise, after 15 minutes of inactivity, your NetLibrary session will automatically terminate. if you've logged in with a personal account, remember to log out when you leave NetLibrary, to protect your personal information. Please note that the Checkout option has been discontinued in NetLibrary. You may no longer download eBooks to view offline.

Printing & Copying Text

To print select the "print icon" located on the right-side of the eBook reader Printing an entire eBook violates copyright laws. NetLibrary's monitoring software detects suspicious usage patterns indicative of excessive printing or copying. The software will log the activity and send the user a copyright warning.