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College
Reserve Catalog
New
Books at Skyline
Other Library Catalogs
E-Books & Audio E-Books
Online Books
Online Textbooks
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College Bookstore
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- CSM Library
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Other
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- CSM Library
- Cañada College Library
- PLS Libraries
- S.F. Public Library
- S.F. State U. Library
- U.C.S.F. Library
- City College S.
F.
- U.S.F. Library
- Stanford U. Library
- Calif. Digital Library
- Library of Congress
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PLS Online
Catalog:
Library
catalog for looking up books in Skyline
College Library PLUS all public & community college
libraries in San Mateo
County (PLS-- Peninsula
Library System). To use the catalog,
click on the link
and follow the directions below:
To search for books in all libraries in the PLS
system:
· Type search words
(keep your search words broad) in the first search box & click Submit.
· The search results
will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS system.
· To Limit
your search results to materials at Skyline College Library:
· Click on Modify
Search near the top of the screen.
· You will be brought
back to the search screen and your search term(s) will reappear.
· Scroll down to the Location
selection box (2nd box under Limit to: below the search
boxes),
· select Skyline College in the Location box,
· then click the Submit
button.
Click
here for a simple tutorial demonstrating: How
To Search For A Book By Title
To search for books only in Skyline College
Library:
- Type search
words (keep your search words broad) in the first search box.
- Scroll down to
the Location selection box (2nd box under Limit to:
below the search boxes),
- select Skyline College in the Location box,
- then click the Submit
button.
To find a
specific book on the shelf in Skyline College
Library:
- Click on the
title of the book to display the “full record” page for that book.
- Look under Location (on lower half of the
page) and find the listing for Skyline College Circulating Collection.*
- Look under Call No. for
the Skyline listing and copy down the complete call number.
- Look up the
book on the Circulating Collection shelves by the call number. Ask a librarian for help, if needed.
* The Circulating Collection is the main
set of shelves on the right side as you enter the library.
Other book locations in Skyline
Library are:
· Reserves: shelved at the front desk
· Reference: shelved in lower shelves behind the
Reference desk
· Oversize: shelved at the right end of the Reference
shelves
· New Fiction: shelved in a small book case directly in
front of the library entrance
To order books from other
libraries:
Books from
other libraries may be ordered to be sent to Skyline (or any other library)
by clicking on the yellow Request
button on the top of the full record page for any book. (A library card is
required to make the request and $.75 is charged when picking up the book.)
Click
here for a simple tutorial demonstrating: How
To Place A Hold On A Book
Click
here for a tutorial demonstrating: How
To Place Multiple Holds Using Bookbag
College Reserve
Books & Materials:
Textbooks & other materials assigned by instructors for specific classes
are available at the checkout/reserve desk at the front of the library. The
PLS College Reserve catalog
allows searching by course name or number or instructor name
for Skyline, CSM or Cañada books.
Click on the following links for tutorials on: How to Renew Items & How to Change Your Email and PIN
New Books at
Skyline Library:
List
of books recently added to Skyline College Library's collection.
Library of Congress
Classification Outline: Letters and titles of the main classes of
the Library of Congress classification system and outline of each subclass.
Other
Library Catalogs:
eBooks &
Audio eBooks (accessible with your PLS library
card bar code number)
PLS eBooks page
Which formats are accessible with which
e-book readers.
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NetLibrary
Electronic books (ebooks) are available at your
convenience - anytime, anywhere. And you don't have to worry about
returning them. Topics include business management, careers, the Internet,
computer science and personal law, plus the complete netLibrary
collection of CliffsNotes.
PLS
Overdrive Digital Books Site
Northern
California Digital Library
At these
sites you can checkout and download: *Adobe
EPUB eBooks, *Adobe PDF eBooks,
*Mobipocket eBooks, *OverDrive WMA Audiobooks, *OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks, *OverDrive Music.
To checkout and download you need: *a valid library card, *a computer or
device that meets the system requirements for the type(s) of materials you
wish to download, *free software for the computer or device on which you
wish to use the materials available at this site
* How
to browse, check out, download digital books at these sites
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MyiLibrary
MyiLibrary is a downloadable audiobook service.
All titles available from MyiLibrary can be
downloaded and transferred to most iPods and to Windows Media devices.
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CliffsNotes
View CliffsNotes for free!* CliffsNotes
cover hundreds of literary classics so students get the most from the great
works with expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary
devices, and historical background.
*There is a fee for downloading and/or printing copies.
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PLS Digital Book Library
A listing of all digital books (downloadable audio books and eBooks) in the
PLS system. Both digital audio books and eBooks can be used on a variety of
devices such as PCs, laptops, and supported PDAs. You can even copy the
audio books from your computer onto CD's and listen to them in your car.
This site offers digital audio books in the OverDrive
Media Console™ format, and eBooks in the Adobe® Reader® and Mobipocket Reader formats. Click here for more info.
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Missions eBooks
The Missions of California eBook series is in our catalog. eBooks can be viewed online or downloaded with Adobe Reader.
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Safari
Tech Books
The best IT books from the best authors and publishers in an online, searchable
database. Good for IT professionals or programmers as a means of addressing
their never-ending need to quickly pinpoint reliable code examples and
technical information.
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Online Books:
- Hathi Trust Digital Library:
Search the full text of over 1.5 million fully viewable books in 30+
of the nation’s great research libraries, including U.C., Yale, Princeton, New York Public Library. Select “Full view only
” before searching to limit search to books that can be
viewed in full-text. More
information about Hathi Trust Digital Library
- Google Books:
Search the full text of books, browse a limited portion of books under
copyright & browse entire books not under copyright;
More
information about Google Book Search
Google Books Advanced
Search
- National Academies Press: National Academies Press (NAP) publishes more than
200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health.
Hundreds of these books can be downloaded for free by the chapter or the
entire book, while others are available for purchase. Free page-by-page
access to all books.
- UC Press
E-Books Collection: More than 500 free online books
- On-line Books Page: Index to over
40,000 online books and shorter texts
- Project Gutenberg: Over 6,000
free out-of-copyright books in full-text
- Authorama: Web page versions of public domain ASCII texts from Project
Gutenberg
- Links to
electronic books: Excellent links from University of Texas Library
- Other online
text sites: Links
from Internet Public Library
Online Textbooks:
College Open Textbooks: brings together information on
free and open textbooks and course materials in one location. Designed for
community-college faculty members. Could also be a useful resource for anyone
trying to find learning materials in the public domain. Click on “Open
Textbook Content” to see texts.
Read More Online:
Read first chapters and book reviews from these popular sources:
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Bookstores:
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