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Find and Use E-Books


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What are E-Books?

E-books are electronic versions of print books, replicated cover to cover. Some of these books are purchased from companies such as NetLibrary and ebrary. Others are freely available on the web.

How to Find E-Books

There are numerous ways to search for e-books.

Library Catalog
Search the Library Catalog for E-books.
  1. Go to the Advanced Search
  2. Type in an author, title or keywords in the search box
  3. Under material type, select EBooks


NetLibrary
Search for books purchased from NetLibrary and made available to UT Austin students, faculty and staff. See “How to Use NetLibrary Books” below for more information.


ebrary Computers, Engineering and Applied Sciences Collection
Find recently published computer books. You will need to download a small (700k) application to view these books on your desktop.


Browse by Broad Subject Category
Find links to free electronic text projects available on the Web, as well as NetLibrary and ebrary books.

How to Use NetLibrary E-Books

View an E-Book: This allows you to open, read, search or otherwise review the entire contents of a book. As long as you are actively using an e-book, you have exclusive access to the title. After 15 minutes of inactivity, the e-book becomes available for another user.

Create a Personal Account: It’s best to create your account from an on-campus location; thereafter you may access your account at any time either on or off-campus. You may track a number of things through your personal account, including your “favorites” and notes for books that you have read.

Need technical help? See Using NetLibrary E-books.

Looking for EAudiobooks? See NetLibrary EAudiobooks.


Need help? Ask A Librarian.