Library card expired? Seeing a bizarre security warning? Putting in your barcode and getting nowhere? Use these handy tips to troubleshoot!
http://library.codlibrary.org/database-access-tips
Still need help? Contact the electronic resources librarian, Denise Cote, at cotede@cod.edu.
We’re excited to announce that the existing NetLibrary site for checking out eBooks & Audiobooks will be retired within the next few weeks and a new platform, eBooks & Audiobooks on EBSCOhost will be available. You may have already tried eBooks on EBSCOhost via the preview (accessible via http://www.NetLibrary.com). If not, we invite you to check it out today!
Please take a moment to review these simple steps before July 16, 2011:
1. Backup your personal account information
Your existing NetLibrary account preferences, notes, and holds, etc. will not be transferred to the new site. Please make sure to save any of your account information somewhere safe prior to July 16th, 2011 if it’s important to you. Additional information may be found here.
2. Check out these tutorials to learn how to find and download eBooks and Audiobooks:
eBooks & Audiobooks on EBSCOhost Search Tutorial
eBooks on EBSCOhost Downloading Tutorial
Audiobooks on EBSCOhost Downloading Tutorial
Visit the eBooks & Audiobooks Support Center to register for complimentary online training, view an on-demand webinar, or find answers to your most frequently asked questions.
3. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is required for eBook downloading.
A free download from Adobe is available here.
4. Media Center will be retired. A new version of Download Manager will be needed for Audiobook downloading. The first time you download an Audiobook, you will be prompted to download a new version of Download Manager.
5. Create a My EBSCOhost account
Access information will be distributed soon after July 16, 2011. In order to access eBooks & Audiobooks on EBSCOhost an account is required.
If you’ve never used EBSCOhost, you will need to create a new account. The process is easy and step-by-step instructions may be found here.
If you have an existing My EBSCOhost account, your existing account will support eBooks & Audiobooks on EBSCOhost.
We hope this information has been helpful.
If you have any further questions, please contact us!
Hello,
Our friends at ebrary are once again giving us free access to an excellent collection of info! This time, they put together a searchable database about natural disasters and extreme weather. If you are doing a paper on the recent disasters in Haiti and Chile you’re in luck! If you are just a weather nut, prepare to get sucked into the information love of ebrary’s new collection.
The Library now subscribes to the awesome computer software training site, Lynda.com! Lynda offers excellent online video training on a huge variety of software.
Access Lynda.com with your current library card at:
http://0-iplogin.lynda.com.lrc.cod.edu
The Library wants to know if you like Lynda, so please send us a note using the Library’s comment form.
Our good friends at ebrary have recently made a collection of e-books on H1N1 available to us at:
Please contact the library reference desk for more excellent medical information @ 630-942-3364
The Library has been provided with a free information package all about the H1N1 flu from our friends at EBSCO. This website contains evidence-based information for patients and clinicians from a variety of medical databases. Check it out at: http://www.ebscohost.com/flu
Feel free to contact our reference desk for more medical information resources at 630-942-3364. Keep in mind that the Library cannot give specific medical advice–we can only direct you to helpful information.
I posted about Credo back in June but its worthy of a re-post. Credo Reference is a collection of about 420 encyclopedias in a variety of topics. You can use Credo to find out general information about your topic then use the tools inside to link to relevant books and articles in the COD Library. Credo is really great for helping you come up with paper topics too! It has lots of pictures, videos and charts and a really fun concept map tool. Click around in Credo–it is guaranteed to make your brain explode in a good way.
The Library is always thinking about YOU! We are now subscribing to a new online resource called Credo Reference. It is a huge collection of great reference books where you can look up all sorts of terms. Think of wikipedia, then use Credo instead! http://0-www.credoreference.com.lrc.cod.edu You’ll need your library card to use Credo so have it handy. Don’t have a Library Card? Get one online in a flash here.
