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Finding E-Books: Home

This site walks you through how to find and access e-books on the library website.

Finding E-Books in the Library Catalog (Locate)

The library has an extensive e-book collection which you can access anytime, anywhere with your A# and password. Check out the steps below to find out how to find e-books in the library catalog (Locate).

1. From the library home page, click the "Books & Media" under the Find section.

2. This will take you to the library's catalog (Locate). The catalog search encompasses all physical materials and e-books the library has access to.

3. To only get e-books in the results, under Refine results (left), click FORMAT. From this dropdown menu, make sure E-Book is selected.

4. Then in the search bar, type in an author, title, or keyword related to the topic you're searching for.

5. Once you find the title of the e-book you'd like to view, you can either click the "View details" link which takes you to the items detail page OR click the access link which takes you to the the e-book.

Finding Popular E-Books & Audiobooks

We also have a small collection of best-selling e-books and audiobooks available from Overdrive.

1. On Overdrive you can either search for a specific title in the upper right corner or browse specific collections throughout the website. 

Overdrive Homepage, search bar in the top right corner.

2. Once you've found the title you're looking for you can borrow the book in a variety of formats.

Book title big blue button to the right of the book cover, formats listed in the top right corner.

3. Check out Overdrive's Help Section for more information on how to utilize USU Overdrive collection. 

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