NetLibrary
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Why use this database?
This database is useful for quick access to the illustrations and
text available in a book, especially how-to and informational books.
Description: Net library is a collection of thousands of
electronic books (eBooks) that can be viewed online from any PC
connected to the internet. Subject collections range from computer
applications manuals and "how-to's," and business and
education to personal health, hobbies, popular psychology and literary
criticism. Library users can create their own private account.
Availability and Use Restrictions:
Direct use available from inside the library or remotely with a BPL library card or Netlibrary user account.
NetLibrary Accounts
To read books online for more than 15 minutes, you need a free user
account.
To activate your account:
- Click CREATE AN ACCOUNT.
- Fill in the form. Choose any user name and password that you
can remember.
- Click SUBMIT.
To log into your account after activation:
- Type your user name and password in the boxes in the right column
on the screen.
- Click LOG IN below the form.
- Click EBOOKSHELF to display a list of books that you
have checked out.
Searching
- Type a word or phrase in any of the SEARCH THIS EBOOK COLLECTION
boxes. Use quotation marks around phrases.
Combining terms
Use OR to connect similar terms.
OR broadens your search.
Example: cat or dog
Truncating terms
Use * to replace one of more characters at the end of a search
term.
Example: environment* retrieves Environment, environmental,
environments)
Proximity Searching
Use quotation marks around phrases.
Example: "Microsoft Windows"
Author Searching
- Click in the AUTHOR box and type the last name and first
name (in either order)
Example: Gralla Preston
- Click SEARCH
Displaying Search Results
Brief records matching the last search are automatically displayed.
- Use the scroll bar to move through records. (Or) Click the arrow
in the SORT BY box to change the sorting order of your
results. Click GO!
- Click on red arrows at bottom of screen to display next or previous
records.
- Click on the title of a book to select reading option. Click
RETURN TO SEARCH RESULTS to return to the list of titles.
- Click BROWSE THIS EBOOKONLINE to view a book. After 15
minutes, the eBook may be requested by someone else. To return
to the list of titles, click CLOSE EBOOK: then click SEARCH
RESULTS.
- To reserve a book for your use for 24 hours you must log into
your free NetLibrary user account and the click CHECK OUT AND
READ ONLINE.
Selecting Records
- Select a book for later reading, or emailing by logging into
your NetLibrary account.
Reading eBooks Online
- Click CHECK OUT AND READ ONLINE (and log in if needed)
to check out this eBook for 24 hours. See instructions below for
returning eBooks to the library.
- Click on red arrows in upper right corner to move to the next
and previous pages.
- Move to a specific page by typing a number in the page number
box. Click GO!
- Click TOC in left window to view the Table of Contents.
Click the TOC entry to go to that section of the book.
- Click on FIND in the left window to jump to a word or
phrase in the FIND WITHIN box. Click GO!
Printing Search Results
To print a list of search results you must be viewing the results.
To print a page from an eBook, you must be viewing the page. Printing
a range of pages at one time is not available.
- Click on your browser's FILE menu and select PRINT
PREVIEW.
- Make sure the pages are what you want. If you are using this
database within a BPL location there is a charge for computer
printing.
- Click PRINT.
- Click OK or PRINT.
Downloading Search Results
It is possible to save a page by using your browsers File > Save
As command but all elements of the page are saved and it makes quite
a large file.
E-Mailing Search Results
The e-mail option is not available with this database.
Returning eBooks to the Library
eBooks will automatically be returned when their 24 hour checkout
period expires. To return them before they are due:
- Click EBOOKSHELF.
- Click in the box next to GO! And select CHECK IN EBOOK.
- Click GO!
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