Searching eBooks

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Searching eBooks
B A P T I S T U N I V E R S I T Y

• Using NetLibrary and electronic books

LRCREF_at_WBU.EDU
800-459-8648
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Visit Web Site

• Go to Wayland Library web site
• http//library.wbu.edu
• Click on the Books and More button

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Opening NetLibrary

• 3. Click on NetLibrary
• Net Library is a special collection of ONLINE
  books.
• You read these books in electronic format on your
  computer

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EzProxy Login

• At this point you may be prompted to enter your
  EzProxy account information. Enter your student
  ID number (ex. 000xxxxxx) and the first three
  letters of your first and last name (ex. johdoe).

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Searching NetLibrary

• 4. In the search box immediately following the
  box marked Full-Text, enter your search term.
• 5. Click on search

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Searching Tips

• If you are looking up a topic, you will receive
  the best results by only typing in one or two
  search terms at the outset.
• Example Your topic is Exodus Theology in the
  Old Testament
• Do NOT type Exodus Theology in the Old Testament
• Instead type Exodus
• If the search gives too many results, try a new
  search (on the right hand side of the web page)
  for a narrower term
• Example Exodus AND Old Testament
• Example Exodus AND Theology
• If the search does not give enough results, try a
  new search (on the right hand side of the web
  page) for a different term
• Example Old Testament
• Example Old Testament AND Theology

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Results List

• 6. Within the resulting list, identify an
  electronic book (eBook) that you want to view.
• 7. Click on the View this eBook link, which is
  right next to the book you want to view.

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Viewing the eBook

• 8. On the left hand side of the web page, you
  will find a Table of Contents. You can click on
  any individual chapter to view it.

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Searching an eBook

• 9. If you are looking for a specific combination
  of words within that book, you can type those
  words into the search box directly underneath
  Search this eContent which is located on bottom
  left-hand side of the page.
• 10. Then click search.

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Searching an eBook

• 11. Click View this Page and you will be
  taken to that specific page in the book.