netLibrary
Through netLibrary, University of Minnesota students, staff, and faculty have access to a variety of currently published books in electronic format. Each book will be listed in MNCAT with a links to its location on the World Wide Web. Under netLibrary's rules, the limitation is that only one person at our institution can view a particular book at a time--another user trying to view the same book will get a "busy" message. However, a reader can check out an electronic book for a maximum of only 4 hours as opposed to the normal library circulation times for print books which can run as long as 13 weeks.If this is your first time accessing netLibrary, in order to check out a book you must create an account. On the main netLibrary screen proceed to "Create Account" and follow the on-screen instructions.
If you are accessing netLibrary on campus, or through the campus modem pool, or you already have a netLibrary username and password, use this url:
http://www.netlibrary.com
Or, if you are accessing netLibrary through an off campus Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as GoldenGate or AOL and you don't already have a netLibrary username and password, use this URL:
http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/net.cgi
Please note: If you already have a netLibrary username and password you may use the main netLibrary URL (http://www.netlibrary.com) even if you are accessing netLibrary through an off-campus ISP. Simply "Log in" when you reach the netLibrary home page.