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Books Beyond Walden Library

Books Beyond Walden Library. Your hosts. Meg Holle Michelle Hajder Questions? Use the chat box! Questions may be held until the end for the Q&A. This presentation is a live webcast of my computer We’ll switch between PowerPoint and live web demos

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Books Beyond Walden Library

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  1. Books Beyond Walden Library

  2. Your hosts • Meg Holle • Michelle Hajder Questions? Use the chat box! Questions may be held until the end for the Q&A.

  3. This presentation is a live webcast of my computer • We’ll switch between PowerPoint and live web demos • You will be able to watch me click, scroll, search the web, etc. • You will not be able to interact with the browser • This webinar will be archived for later viewing

  4. The agenda • Why get books beyond Walden? • Digital text / e-book websites • Google Books • Others + Quick Search Comparison • WorldCat (using your local libraries) • Questions and Answers

  5. Why get books beyond Walden? • We have a lot! • …but not everything. • Selective purchasing within Walden programs • Not everything is available electronically • Impossible to build a “local” collection • No interlibrary loan (we can’t reciprocate!)

  6. Why not get books beyond Walden?  • Go where the research is! • Technology has changed, making digital texts possible and accessible • Scanning books from libraries • Varying amounts of content • Full books vs. preview • Different formats available

  7. Google Books • http://books.google.com/ • Different views: • Full or Read: see entire book • Preview: see limited pages • Snippet View: see scattered sentences • “Google eBooks” for free or purchase, plus links to other sellers

  8. Other e-book websites • Project Gutenberg: http://gutenberg.org • Open Library: http://openlibrary.org • HathiTrust: http://hathitrust.org

  9. WorldCat.org: worldwide catalog • Search for an item • Enter location • Find local libraries that have it • View it in person

  10. More information + links! • http://libraryguides.waldenu.edu/fulltext • Books beyond Walden • Find an item at a local library (Worldcat)

  11. Questions?

  12. Contact us! • Call us: 800-930-0914 • Or send us a question

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