A collection of electronic books, or "eBooks", which you can read online. The books are full text, and you can search the text for words or phrases related to your topic. The NetLibrarycollection includes over 13,000 copyrighted books selected specifically for California community college libraries and over 3,400 publicly accessible literature and history classics. Subject areas in the current NetLibrarycollection include: Psychology, Sociology, Literature, Jobs & Careers, Business & Economics, Computer Science, Education, History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Health & Wellness, and more.  

INSTRUCTIONS: There are two ways to use the NetLibrarycollection:

1) NetLibrarye-books are listed in the Library's online catalog, along with the Library's printed books. When you search the catalog, it's easy to tell which books listed there are e-books since the words "electronic resource" appear after each e-book's title. In addition, the location indicated for each e-book will include the word "E-Book" and the book's call number will end with the letters "eb." Select the e-book title which you would like to read, then click the number to the left of the title. Scroll down the next page until you see the words "Click for E-Book or Link" and click the words which begin "Bibliographic record display..." to be connected to the e-book you have selected.

2) You can also search for and read NetLibrarye-books by going directly to the NetLibrarywebsite, without using the Library's catalog.

You may browse any NetLibrarybook for 2 hours at a time (unless another user is already using it). If you still need the book, you can renew it for additional 2 hour periods.

If you need additional help using netLibrary, click the "Help" tab near the top right side of the NetLibrarywindow for further instructions or ask a librarian for help.

Off-campus access to netLibrary:

To use NetLibraryfrom off campus, you must first set up an account while you are on campus. Simply go to the netLibrary website , and click the "Create a free account" link in the top right corner of the screen. Then follow the instructions on screen. (If you have problems, read the online help page "Create an Account.") You can then use your user name and password to log in to NetLibraryfrom any location.