Busse Library owns over 4350 online eBooks through the BCR netLibrary project.  There are also a large number of public domain eBooks available through netLibrary. A selected group of these eBooks are found in Horizon, the library catalog, but most are only accessible here.

We suggest that MMC students, faculty and staff set up online accounts while using on-campus computers.  This will give you access to the subscription, as well as public collections, with your login, even when you are off campus. To do this click on create account the first time you open netLibrary and follow the instructions.  Thereafter, start by clicking on log in each time you open netLibrary from any computer on or off campus. You may checkout books for three days for reading online.  Each time you want to look at the book during those three days log in and click on my eBooks. You may check it in before the three days are up or it will automatically do so when your loan period expires.

When searching be sure to click the include public eBooks box to access these, as well the ones to which we subscribe.

We recommend that you read your eBooks online rather than download them and have to install them in the reader, which you also would need to download. If you download you can only read the eBook from that computer. Reading online can be from anywhere you have www access.

When you click on my eBooks, you will see a list of the books you have and their checkout status.  To read one, click on reading option online. The next screen will have two frames. Toward the bottom of the left hand frame is the view table of contents button.  Click on it to select the part(s) you want to browse or read. Click on the section you want to see first.  Next to use the full screen for reading, click on the toggle button, Hide Tools, on the upper right of the screen. To return to the table of contents frame, click on Show Tools.  You can also go from page to page using the buttons on the upper right.

Some of these eBooks are catalogued in Horizon, the Busse Library catalog.  If you find one while searching Horizon, click on the access URL and follow the same procedure described above. If you have questions, be certain to speak with the Reference Librarian.

• Enter netLibrary here.

For more electronic texts, follow some of the links found here:

• Books and Reviews (Free Full Text, Excerpts and Citations)

Every effort is made to keep the links to the Busse Library Webpage current and relevant to the library's mission. It is your responsibility to evaluate the quality of information found. Some may be outdated, inaccurate or personally offensive. Parents are advised to monitor their children's use of these resources. US Copyright Law applies to materials published and accessed. It is illegal in Iowa to download or purvey child pornography and to commit fraudulent acts over the Internet.