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Finding Books and Articles: Locating and Using ebooks

A short tutorial on finding books in the catalog, using ebooks, and locating articles in databases.

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Finding eBooks in the Online collection

In the Library Catalog, enter your search terms and click search. In the video (see below), you will learn to use the library search engine to find books on the shelves.

Click here to search!

 
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How to limit to ebooks in the catalog

Under Tweak Your Results in the section that says Availability check the box for "Available online" and in the section for Resource Type, check the box for "Books." Then select Apply Filters

Now, you will see the filters you have set under Active filters. Select Remember all filters to retain the filters throughout your search session. This lets you try new search terms without losing the filters you have set. 

After you select Remember all filters, the retained filters will turn yellow. 

Enjoy browsing ebooks! 

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