February 2008 

Q. I’d heard that there were electronic copies of books written by Thomas R. Kane (such as a Dynamics text) available from the library, but I only see the paper copy available in the catalog.

A. Thank you for submitting your question. Unfortunately, the library catalog does not list electronic copies of books by Thomas R. Kane. All of our electronic books have records in the catalog just like printed material and can be located through a title or author search. Sources for electronic books available to CU Library patrons include Knovel, Books24x7, NetLibrary, and Safari Books Online, but I was unable to locate any of this author’s books from these sources. A print copy of this book is available from the library but is currently checked out. I would recommend requesting a copy via Borrow Direct or recalling it from the current borrower by clicking the purple “Requests” button at the top of the catalog record for this item.

Patron Follow-Up : I just wanted to let you know, in case it comes up again, that I found a PDF copy of this book in the Cornell University repository eCommons, available here: http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/638.

Librarian Response : Wow, thank you for sending this link. I have updated our eBooks guide to include eCommons and will get this book cataloged so it can be found through our library catalog. I will remember to consider eCommons as a source for electronic books in the future. Thanks again for letting us know