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About the Libraries > Reference
& Instructional Services
How do I...?
Read Electronic Books
Electronic books can be found through the Chinook Library Catalog or via the netLibrary website. When you encounter an electronic book, you have two options:
To Browse an eBook Online
- When viewing a record for a netLibrary eBook in Chinook, click on the "view electronic book" link, and you will be directed to the eBook summary page
- Select "Browse this eBook online"
- You have access to everything in the eBook for fifteen minutes
- If someone else checks out the eBook, your browsing session will end
To Check Out and Read an eBook Online
- You must have a netLibrary account to check out and read an eBook online (See "Create an Account")
- When viewing a record for a netLibrary eBook in Chinook, click on the "view electronic book link" and you will be directed to the eBook summary page.
- Select "check out and read online." Or, if you've already checked out an eBook and wish to read it, simply enter your username and password in the boxes to the far right of the screen and click on "log in"
- The eBook will be placed on your eBookshelf. You can easily access all eBooks on your eBookshelf from the netLibrary home page by clicking on the "eBookshelf" button on the upper left hand side of the screen
- You have access to everything in a checked out eBook for 24 hours
- No one else can check out this eBook while it is checked out to you (just like a regular library book)
- You can check in the eBook once you're finished with it, or it will automatically be checked in after the 24-hour checkout period expires
Create an Account
- You must either create your account from a campus computer or from home after authenticating as a CU-Boulder employee or student (See "Remote Access Information" for more details)
- Go to netLibrary.com and choose "Create Account" from the right-side menu bar
- Fill in the form and click "submit"
- You must agree to the terms of netLibrary to use eBooks. Select "I agree"
- Use this login name and password to log in to netLibrary and read eBooks
- Once you have created your account, you can access netLibrary eBooks from any Internet-accessible computer
- Always log out when you leave netLibrary
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