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Ebooks at Oesterle Library

Oesterle Library provides access to ebooks on nearly all academic subjects. To find a ebook, just look it up in CardinalCat, the libarry's catalog, like any other book. Or, browse our collections of ebooks from publishers, such as NetLibrary, Credo Reference, and Gale Virtual Reference.


How to look up an ebook in the library catalog

If you know the title of the ebook you're looking for, go to the Find Books, Movies, and More page and then choose the "Title" search under "Search For Books." See below for an example:



Image of Title Search for Ebooks

The result of your search will look something like this:


Image of Title Search for Ebooks

You'll find a link to the ebook right in the library catalog record. Follow the link, and you can access the ebook.


How to browse a list of the library's ebook collections

If you don't have a specific ebook in mind, and would like to find out what ebooks the library holds, you can browse the library's ebook collections on the Books, Movies, and More page. Just scroll down on the page, and you'll see a list of the library's ebook collections. The page will look like this:



Image of Title Search for Ebooks

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