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Here's the simple procedure: (1) Select a search method: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (2) Find the title you want. (3) Decide which "format" you ![]() ![]() (3) Click on the "format" of that title. (4) Download the book you want, or ![]() ![]() It should be simple. However, ![]() here are the refinements: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Order of Returned![]() ![]() Records ![]() ![]() |
Generally,
search results are returned in the following order: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Abbreviations![]() ![]() |
(1) When searching Authors,
"United States" is usually abbreviated as U.S. -- this, in turn,
will find all U.S. departments, congressional reports, etc.
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Spelling![]() ![]() |
Most
spellings have been regularized to American English. For example, "Brontë,
Charlotte" should be entered as "Bronte, Charlotte".![]() ![]() ![]() should all be entered as ![]() |
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Leading Articles![]() ![]() |
The
use of "The" or "A" or "de" (as in Thomas de
Quincy) etc. will vary by how the publisher entered an author/title
listing. Most searches will be easier using Key
Word(s) in Title searches, eliminating the
concern for articles.
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Archaic Usages:![]() ![]() Spelling & Words ![]() ![]() |
When searching
Titles, be aware of archaic spellings and usages. For example, in the 19th
century, "New York" was sometimes spelled as New-York (with a
hyphen), when used as an adjective. Similarly, United-States, etc.
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Understanding![]() ![]() Key Words ![]() ![]() |
Using Key Words is a very
powerful tool for finding titles for which you can only remember a
fragment of the title or for finding titles in a specific subject area.
However, it does require a little experimentation and a little knowledge
of how this works.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is called a "string" search. It will find a string of characters anywhere in the entire list of titles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and would provide a fuller list of titles on Dancing. ![]() If you entered the word "transportation" and the word "career", you would find all books about careers in transportation. However, if you exclude the word "career", you will find all those books that refer to transportation, but not those about careers in transportaion. ![]() Here are some samples:
Be aware, however, such general words may return hundreds of titles. The "secret" to this kind of search is finding the right balance between a word or fragment that is too general or too narrow. |
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How to Download![]() ![]() a Title ![]() ![]() |
You will find a link to the
title you wish to download (or read on-line) in the Format column
on your screen. Click on the Format, and you will be linked to the
title. Because different Publishers have different methods of downloading,
when you click on the link, one of several different things can happen:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Publishers
&![]() ![]() Distributors ![]() ![]() |
We try to list both where known.
Some "publishers" only distribute their titles through their own
web site. Some use "distributors" such as NetLibrary or Barnes
& Noble. Some use both.
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Out of Print![]() ![]() |
"Out of
Print" has a new or different meaning from the printed-book world. OP
may mean that a title has been withdrawn from public distribution or that it has been superseded by a later edition. It may also
mean that the URL link has been lost, scrambled, or changed or that a publisher has gone "out of business" or no longer maintains a
Website.
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Search Methods![]() ![]() |
There are three basic searching
styles:![]() 1. "begins with" (the first characters typed) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2. "contains" If you type "war", you will get ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 3. "exact match" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When entering search words, be aware which of these formats are being used (see below). |
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Search Methods![]() ![]() Used ![]() ![]() |
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Identifier | File Type | Open or Encrypted | |
Txt | = | ASCII text --plain text | open,
non-encrypted![]() |
Txt-G | = | ASCII
text (Gutenburg Project-US) --plain text |
open, non-encrypted. A plain, but usually authoritative, text version prepared from original sources. |
PDF-Adobe | = | Adobe
PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader); versions available for Windows, Mac, Palm, Pocket PC, Linux, Sun Solaris, Unix, etc. |
Note: The newer versions (after January 2001) of Adobe (Acrobat) eBook Reader will read all Adobe eBook files, Adobe PDF files, and the former Glassbook files -- in both encrypted and non-encrypted formats. (The regular Acrobat Reader, version 4.x or 5.x, will not read the earlier encrypted Glassbook files.) |
Adobe eBook or AeBook |
= | (Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader); many versions available, as above. | |
HTML | = | HTML (web-style) Format | usually open, non-encrypted --usually text on screen. |
Flip | Graphic | page-images in a page-turning format. Used extensively at Internet Archive. Open access. | |
Gemstar (formerly) Rocket |
= | Rocket Book Format | proprietary; requires the portable Rocketbook reader or the newer RCA 1100 or 1200 readers. |
Graphic |
= | Graphic format (mostly scanned images) |
usually open. Graphic files are usually a
"picture" image of the original book.![]() |
MSReadr or Ms |
= | Microsoft
Reader Format![]() |
both, open and encrypted |
NetLibrary | = | NetLibrary | Proprietary; readable on screen. Frequently accessible through your public, college, or university library. |
On-Line | = | On Line (Reference) | Open (usually). Some reference sources charge a fee. Usually text on screen. |
Palm(A) | = | Palm
Pilot --Aportis![]() |
requires Palm Pilot with the AportisDoc Reader; both open & encrypted. This is the reader required for the Univ. of Virginia texts. |
Palm(P) | = | Palm
Pilot --Peanut Press![]() |
requires Palm Pilot with the Peanut Press Reader; both open & encrypted. |
Audio | = | e-Audio Books | Not yet included here. |
MM |
= | Multimedia | various, frequently with audio & video. |
ZIP | = | various | most of the above stored in a compressed ZIP format for downloading. Requires an un-compression utility such as WinZip. |
Post | = | Postscript | Adobe Postscript format |
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