What is netLibrary? netLibrary is a library of e-books (books available in full text online) available through the Web.  You can search the full text of the books by keyword to go straight to the pages pertaining to your topic.   You can then read the pages you want right there on your screen. 

What kinds of books will I find?  DeVry owns 9,500 books on a variety of topics, from technical to the social sciences and humanities.  You can also search the Public (free) collection.

How does it work?  Using netLibrary is in many ways just like using a traditional walk-in library.  Only one person at a time can use a particular book.   When you find a book you want, you may check it out for 24 hours.  This means that no one else will be able to access the book during that time.  The system automatically checks your book back in when your 24 hours are up. 

Can I browse through a book without checking it out?  Yes.  Click on the Browse icon to use the book temporarily.  No one else will be able to access the book while you are previewing it.

Can I download or print a book?  netLibrary allows you to download or print only one page at a time.  This means it will be impractical for you to try to make copies of large sections of a book, thus keeping you from violating copyright.

How do I access netLibrary?   Before you can access it from off-campus, you must create an account for yourself from an on-campus computer. This verifies that you are a DeVry patron.  Once you have set up an account on-campus with your own personal User ID and Password, you can then use netLibrary from off campus.

How do I set up an account? 
Go to the URL www.netlibrary.com
Click on Create an account at the far right of the screen under the DeVry Institutes logo.
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When I check out a book, I see two Reading Options.  What is the difference? 
We recommend you use the Online reading option.  It lets you check out a book on one computer (for example, an on-campus lab computer) and read it from another (for example, your home computer).

To use the Download reading option, you must first download netLibrary's eBook Reader software onto your computer's hard drive.  You then download the book contents into the software.  This means that you can only read the book from the computer on which you first downloaded it.  It still does not let you print more than one page at a time, and netLibrary automatically checks the book back in and takes it off your hard drive after 24 hours.  We really see no advantage to using the Download option.