Instruction and Research Help
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Depending on what type of book you're looking for (either print books or ebooks), you can engage with Library OneSearch in a few different ways to find what you need.
In Library OneSearch, enter the title you are looking for in the search bar. For example, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Note that the search results show both print and electronic items.
To narrow down the results to show only books, click on “print books” on the left sidebar (note: the search results page will automatically update whenever a new limiter/filter is selected).
Note: Library OneSearch will keep the filter(s) you’ve chosen from search to search. You can review the active filters at the left side bar under the heading Refine Results. To remove an active filter, click the x next to the filter you want to remove from your search.
Now you can examine the search results for the matching title. Click on the correct title (in this example, it is the fourth record).
The item's catalog record will open to provide more information about the title, including where you can find it in the library (note: at any point you can click the "Return to Results List" link in the upper left of the catalog record to return to the search results).
Depending on what type of book you're looking for (either print books or ebooks), you can engage with Library OneSearch in a few different ways to find what you need.
In Library OneSearch, enter your keyword(s) in the search bar - for example, "calculus."
Search results will include both print and electronic resources.
To narrow down the results to show only ebooks, click on “electronic books” on the left sidebar (note: the search results page will automatically update whenever a new limiter/filter is selected).
Note: Library OneSearch will keep the filter(s) you’ve chosen from search to search. You can review the active filters at the left side bar under the heading Refine Results. To remove an active filter, click the x next to the filter you want to remove from your search.
Now you can examine the search results for titles related to your keyword search. Click on a title of any item listed as an ebook (which should be all items in the list) to find out more information about it.
The item's catalog record will open to provide more information about the title, including where you can find it in the library (note: at any point you can click the "Return to Results List" link in the upper left of the catalog record to return to the search results).
To access the ebook, click on the download options available, or find the online access link available in the item's record (note: there may be more than one access option available for certain titles).
Clicking on the PDF link will open an option for users to access the ebook in their internet browser. Navigating through the ebook is made possible through an interactive table of contents menu at the left.
Users can download a limited access copy of the ebook to their device. You will need to log into ESBSCO with your institutional ID in order to do this (note: If you are off campus you may need to log-in with your NETID to access this remotely).
After logging into EBSCO with your institutional ID, you will be prompted to select your download options depending on the device you will use to access the ebook, as well as the duration of the loan. Make your selections and click "Full Download." A copy of the ebook will be downloaded to your device (note: this is not a permanent download; the ebook will be automatically removed from your device at the end of the loan period).
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