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The Library provides access to over 2500 electronic books in a variety of topics. To look for e-books in your subject area, simply visit the Library catalog page and click on the Ebook button to browse, or follow the instructions on how to narrow your search to just your area of interest. View this video on how to do an e-book search: 
Search for E-books video
The Library also subscribes to a vast number of e-books that we are in the process of cataloging. Check this page for e-book collections in the areas of Humanities, Computer Science, Chemistry, Science and Technology: Library e-book collections.
There are two main steps to linking to books in BlackBoard:
We do not recommend that you download article, chapter or e-book PDFs from the Library databases and upload them into Blackboard for students.
Go to a printable step-by-step guide for adding Library materials to your course.
| Electronic Book Location | Allows Persistent Link? How do I get it? |
|---|---|
| E-books in the C.O.D. Library Catalog All Subjects, various. |
Yes: Click on "Permanent Link to this Record," then copy that URL from the address bar. Screenshot |
| Credo Reference General Reference: All Subjects |
Yes: Copy the URL from the address bar from the e-book's main page. Screenshot |
| Humanities E-book Collection Humanities: All Subjects |
Yes: Click on "Full Catalog Record," then copy the URL in the document citation. Screenshot |
| Knovel Interactive Library Science and Technology, Technical. |
Yes: Copy the URL from the address bar from the e-book's main page. Screenshot |
| Safari Tech Books Online Computing, CIS, Business. |
Yes: Copy the URL from the address bar from the e-book's main page. Screenshot |
Need Assistance? Contact Denise Cote, Electronic Resources Librarian: cotede@cod.edu
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