Library Tutorial Worksheet 2: Electronic Book Search

Please complete this worksheet online. A librarian will evaluate your responses and contact you at the address you provide below.

Call (800-543-9440; 791-5692) or email the library (aclib@averett.edu) if you have any questions about this exercise.

Your Name:

Your Email Address:

Your Professor's Name:

Today's Date:

1. If you have not already done so, create your own personal login & password for NetLibrary so that you can view electronic books online.

2. Search in the Averett Library Catalog for a book on a broad topic of interest to you. Limit your search to electronic books. View the full catalog record of an eBook from your results list. Enter its citation (author, title, place of publication, publisher, year of publication):

3. Click on the link to 'Connect to this eBook online.' If you are not on the AU campus network you will be prompted to log in to your Netlibrary account.

4. View the eBook.

5. Scan the table of contents and index. Enter a chapter number and title, or a term from the index that addresses an interesting aspect of your topic: