E-Books have arrived big time at the William A. Blakley Library: over 7000 titles have been added to the catalog this summer! The titles are in the Online Public Access Catalog and can be accessed by clicking the link from the catalog. In some cases a free user account must be created to access the material. How to tell if the title is an ebook? It will have an [electronic resource] format note found in the title record. In most cases, ebooks are meant to be read online and are not available for download for offline reading.
The vast majority of new eBooks comes from Books24x7 and are in business and marketing subject areas. New titles are added monthly. Readers who have not yet registered with Books24x7 will be required to create a free account. Readers will be able to create lists of books, bookmark sections and even keep online notes.
A substantial number have been added to the literature subject areas from Gale Virtual Reference Library. Some of these titles can be found in print in the Reference section of the library.
Through Amigos Library Services, the Library has access to over 30,000 titles from EBSCO eCollections, formerly known as NetLibrary. Please note that EBSCO is still in the process of assimilating NetLibrary and clicking a NetLibrary title may bring you to the EBSCOHost Database selection screen. The ebook collection is at the bottom. These titles are in a wide variety of subjects.
The Library also has holdings from Clio and Greenwood ebook collections.
So what are you waiting for? Get clicking and start reading!Melissa Randall
Cataloging & Reference Librarian
