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Note:
You control whether or not virtual 856 tags display; see the Show
Authority 856 tags in OPAC option on System Setup's Cataloging Misc tab
(see page 55). For more information on virtual 856 tags, see page 358.
eBooks
eBooks are electronic versions of printed books. The actual file containing the text
can reside anywhere on a floppy disk, the hard drive of a workstation, your
library server, or out on the Internet. You can purchase eBooks from several
vendors. You can also download free eBooks from several sites, like that of
Project Gutenberg.
In order for patrons to find eBooks in the OPAC, there are two materialtype
icons for them. When the MARC records contain the correct information (see
page 360), the eBook icon appears in the hitlist and on the record view, making
them readily identifiable. Patrons can also limit searches to eBooks by selecting
eBook in the Material Types list in the Limiters dialog.
netLibrary eBooks
When you purchase eBooks from netLibrary, you do not download the text.
Instead, the actual file resides on the netLibrary Web site. To facilitate the access
and use of these remote resources, netLibrary eBooks have been integrated into
the Catalog Plus application. This allows patrons to link directly to the eBook
from the OPAC. Two extra buttons, Preview and Check Out, appear on the lower
right side when the Title Information is for a netLibrary eBook.
Click to see
netLibrary eBooks
Preview allows your patrons to view the eBook. This is an ideal way for patrons
to access reference materials, do research, or decide if they want to check out the
eBook. In addition, they can do a fulltext keyword search of the item. A Preview
session lasts 15 minutes, and is automatically renewed as long as the patron is
active at the site. Preview does not require logging in.
Check Out allows your patron to check out the eBook. There are two ways to
check out: Online and Download. To check out the eBook either way, your patron
must have his/her netLibrary user name and password. The checkin is automatic
at the end of the loan period.
An Online checkout gives the patron the exclusive right to view the eBook. After
checking it out, the patron can read the eBook from any Webenabled computer,
even one at home. To read the eBook at another computer, your patron merely
opens a browser, enters the netLibrary address, www.netlibrary.com, logs in with
a user name and password, and clicks My eBooks.
netLibrary
eBook icon