CEL100 Educational Strategies for Student Success: Books

Ryan Library subscribes to thousands of eBooks through two different ebook collections:

• ebrary: This exciting collection of scholarly ebooks provides access to over 109,000 scholarly and reference books, including many award-winning titles. Users can create a "bookshelf" to organize their own content.  

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WorldCat is the tool you need to research books (and more)::

• Books and media materials at PLNU
• ebooks available through PLNU
• Articles from some of our most-used databases
• Books available through WorldCat at other institutions (request through Interlibrary Loan)

A few things you should know:

• For books found in Ryan Library, the check out period for PLNU students and staff is 3 weeks, with an option to renew for an additional 3 weeks.  The check out period for faculty is 6 months, with no opportunity to renew.
• For books borrowed through InterLibrary Loan, loan periods may vary. 
• You can renew books online by logging in and using the "My Library Account" link in the upper right of the screen.

Use this option when requesting items that are not available at Ryan Library:

      InterLibrary Loan

• Articles, books, and other materials can be requested from InterLibrary Loan.

***Ebooks are rarely available via InterLibrary Loan***      (Licensing restrictions limit the sharing of digital resources.)

• Ebook chapters may be more readily obtained than the entire book. Keep this in mind when placing requests and be specific about chapters/page numbers when possible.
• Books requested via InterLibrary Loan take a minimum of 7-10 business days to receive.
• Loan periods and renewal availability vary depending on the participating libraries.
• Overdue fines will apply.

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Please select either ARTICLE or BOOK when placing your request.

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