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| What are eBooks? | eBooks
are either electronic versions of print books or they may originate
in digital form. Like print books, the text found in eBooks
is often enriched with photos, illustrations, graphs and tables.
Unlike print books, eBooks are searchable by keyword. |
| What are netLibrary and Lyrasis/SOLINET? | netLibrary,
a division of OCLC, acquires electronic distribution rights to
books and then makes them available to users. Lyrasis—formerly SOLINET (Southeastern
Library Network)—has made over 55,000 of the netLibrary eBooks
available to Richard Bland College Library as a shared collection. |
| How do I access these eBooks? | Through LION,
the library online catalog, or by going directly to netLibrary. A netLibrary link is found on the library
home page. |
| How do I set up an account? | 1.
Go to netLibrary through the home page link or go directly to www.netlibrary.com.
2. Select "Create Account". 3. Enter
your identification information. 4. Click submit.
You will use this name and password every time you go to netLibrary. |
| Can I access netLibrary from home? | Yes. First, you will have to log in just as you do for the VIVA databases. Use your RBC email username and password for the login. |
| How do I search for an eBook? | In
netLibrary you can do a quick search or a power search.
The power search will allow you to do a more precise search.
After entering your search terms click "go" or "search."
The search results will be displayed. |
| How do I check out an eBook? | 1.
Search for the book. 2. Select the eBook title from your
search. 3. Select the "View this eBook"
link. |
| How long is the check out period? | You
may check out a book for four hours. At the end of this time
the book will automatically be returned. If no one else
is waiting to use it you may check it out again. |
| Can I print an eBook? | You
will be able to print single pages of an eBook. Printing
an entire book is a violation of copyright law. |
| How do I access an eBook that I find in LION? | 1.
Click on View record. 2. Click on the "electronic
access" link beneath the title. 3. Select the "View this eBook"
link. |
| Can I look for only eBooks when I do a LION search? | Yes.
Choose advanced search. Under search limits— item type,
choose eBooks. |
| What types of books are included? | Most are up-to-date scholarly works in a wide variety of subjects. |
library@rbc.edu | Last Update: May 4, 2009
