Session 2: Finding electronic books via library catalogue

This session covers 3 main areas: SOLO taxonomy, How to find electronic books, and EBSCOHost databases. I was responsible for showing the Design and Delivery class on how to access electronic books via library catalogue in this session.

Here is the exercise that I prepared for this session on how to find electronic books via MIT Library Catalogue:

1. Go to the library website: http://library.manukau.ac.nz

2. Click the Library Catalogue link.

3. In the search term box, enter the following: Teaching for Quality Learning at University, select Title (beginning with) from the drop-down Search by menu, and click on the Search button.

4. 3 results should appear. If the book is available in electronic format, an ebook link will be displayed instead of a Dewey number. Now click on the book title to see the link to the library database providing electronic access to it.

5. Click on the CLICK HERE to view this eBook link (you will be asked to enter your MIT internet username and password).

6. It will lead you to the details of the electronic book. Now click on the Read online button to view the electronic book online. If you want to copy/print a selection of a book you can click on the Copy/Print button. Once you havc clicked the Copy/Print button, it will ask you to create a loan before you can copy/print. You can either click Yes (create a loan), or you can click No (return to book).

7. On the top left corner, click on the This book link, it should direct you back to the record of the book.

8. You can click on the Download button if you want to borrow an ebook for offline reading (Adobe Digital Edition required).

9. You can email the ebook's full record to yourself or to your friend by clicking the Email Link... button.

10. Create a group by clicking on My Collections. You will be prompted to give the group name (for example, a topic you are interested in, or the name of an assignment). To add this eboook to a group, click on the Add to Collection... link. From the drop-down menu select the group that you want the book to added to, then click on Add to Collection button.

11. Click on the Bookshelf icon, and in the search box enter the keyword that is relevant to your subject (for example, construction).

For further instructions on how to access electronic books via the library catalogue please go to the following link: http://library.manukau.ac.nz/pdfs/ebl.pdf

At the end of the session Jane asked the class to share the electronic book that they have found from step 11 for the next session.