eBooks  

Books in digital format offer convenient access and enhanced search capabilities.  This guide presents ebook and repository options available to campus users and beyond as well as an overview of ebook-related topics.

Use eBooks in your research as you'd use print books including:  for overview information (i.e. a book on feminist literary criticism); advanced learning (a book on trigonometry); for basic information not normally presented in articles (a detailed biography or financial investment information); for historical information; and, of course, for reading pleasure.

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Click here for 52-second tutorial on finding ebooks via the Auraria Library

To pinpoint ebooks on your topic in Skyline, Auraria Library's catalog*:

• Go to the Skyline search page
• Search by a book's author or title or keywords or subject describing your topic of interest
• When results appear, choose the Material Type pull-down box and limit your results to ebooks (close to the bottom of the drop-down menu)
• Click Search

You can also search for ebooks using the 'Worldcat@Auraria' interface:

• Via the Advanced Worldwide Search option
• Choose the format ebooks from the Format drop-down menu
• Note that some ebooks retrieved by a worldwide Worldcat local search will not be accessible to Auraria campus students.   To assure access, limit results to Auraria Library on the Library drop-down menu

Need a reputable online reference book like an encyclopedia? An overview of a topic or a definition? The Library acquires MANY.  Follow the steps below to find them:

• Go to the Skyline or Worldcat@Auraria search page
• Choose a keyword to describe your topic and combine it with the word encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, atlas, or dictionaries.  Examples: psychology encyclopedias; philosophy dictionaries; chemistry handbooks
• In Skyline, choose the Material Type drop-down box and limit search to ebooks; in Worldcat@Auraria select ebooks from the Format drop-down menu.

*The ebooks in the catalog you'll pull up include those from subscription ebook collections as well as titles mined from free ebook collections.