OZUNA LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER / LIBRARY

E-Books

What is an eBook?

An eBook is an electronic-only version of the full text of a book. You can see an image of the cover, table of contents, index and all the text.

What an eBook is not.

An eBook is not a physical object you can put in your hand, take to the circulation desk, and check out.

Advantages of eBooks

  • Can search full-text
  • Can access only available copy of the work
  • Can avoid the delay of Interlibrary Loan
  • Can access from computer away from campus
  • Can read and print pages in the LRC or at home. Printing in the LRC is free up to 25 pages.

Accessing eBooks - On campus

  • eBooks are accessed through the OPAC, the online library catalog. There are over 27,000 eBooks available from netLibrary, through the LRC catalog.
  • (Thousands more are available on the Internet. See www.accd.edu/pac/lrc/booksonweb.htm)

When you open an eBook through the OPAC you see a link An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; Click for information. Clicking this link gives you two choices; View this Book or Check out for 24 hours.

View this book. You can look at the book, read parts of it, search the book, print from the book for 15 minutes. The book goes back into the collections after this time.

Check out for 24 hours. You must create an account while in the library - then you can access from library or at home. You can read, print, search the book and you have exclusive use of it for 24 hours. You follow the directions for Creating an account by creating a user name and password.

Accessing eBooks - Off campus.

  • First create an account when you are on campus.
  • Use that account to access the eBook through the LRC catalog when you are off campus.

TAMUK student eBook access

Access through Kingsville library page. http://168.53.200.6/index.html

eBooks - Help

As always, if you have questions or want assistance with accessing eBooks, ask a reference librarian when you are in the LRC or call 921-5087 if you are off campus.

Citing eBooks

General information needed to cite an eBook:

  • APA Style
    • Author
    • Print version publication date (electronic version publication date if no print version)
    • Title
    • Print version publication place and publisher
    • Date accessed (unique for each user)
    • Internet location from which eBook was accessed (examples: netLibrary, World Wide Web)
    • URL

  • Example:
  • Dronke, P. (1968). Medieval Latin and the rise of European love-lyric. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved March 6, 2006, from netLibrary: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=22981

  • MLA Style
    • Author
    • Title
    • Print version publication place, publisher and date (if available)
    • Title of site
    • Electronic version publication date (if available)
    • Date accessed
    • URL

  • Example:
  • Dronke, Peter. Medieval Latin and the Rise of European Love-Lyric. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968. netLibrary 1999. 6 Mar. 2006.

    R.Foudray, 10/2006

Colby Glass, MLIS