EBSCOhost eBooks provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. 
To access the many titles available in EBSCOhost:
1. Log in to GALILEO and select the Databases A-Z tab. 
2. Select the letter "E" from the alphabetical listing or type in "EBSCOhost"in the search box. 
3. Scroll down and select the eBooks on EBSCOhost link. 
4. Search for an eBook using keywords, subject, author, or title.  

Learn how to search for eBooks by watching this short video:

 

NetLibrary Moving to EBSCOhost

Important News for NetLibrary eBooks/Audiobooks Users
We’re excited to inform you, as a current user of NetLibrary eBooks and/or Audiobooks, that access to eBooks and Audiobooks is being migrated from the NetLibrary platform to the EBSCOhost platform. In July 2011, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the features that we’ve built to allow you to get more value and enjoyment out of using eBooks and Audiobooks. 
You may have already tried eBooks on EBSCOhost via the preview that we have made available (accessible via GALILEO). If not, we invite you to check it out today, and explore some of the enhancements, including: 

• Integrated searching of eBooks and journal articles
• Enhanced eBook viewer
• Improved research tools (folder, citation exports, powerful EBSCOhost features)
• Easily narrow result list by subjects, categories, authors, and more
• Enhanced notes feature 

By the time we release the full version in mid-July, EBSCOhost will have even more functionality for you to take advantage of, including: 

• Enhanced download experiencee
• eBook and Audiobook landing pages for enriched browsing
• Select-your-own checkout duration
• Greater support for Apple devices for Audiobook downloads 

What this means to NetLibrary users 
When eBooks and Audiobooks are migrated from NetLibrary to the EBSCOhost platform, your current NetLibrary account information; checkout/download history; current checkouts, downloads and any information on holds you may have placed on eBooks/Audiobooks; and any notes that you have created will not be migrated to the new system, and will no longer be available to you.

If you have any further questions about the migration to the EBSCOhost platform, please contact your librarian.

Do You Know...

David Brown

Reference/Instructional Librarian 

David joined the staff of the Roberts Library in Spring 2011.  You'll find him working at the Reference desk as well as teaching library workshops and classes.  David is the subject specialist for courses in nursing, psychology, philosophy, and political science.  David's office is located on the 2nd floor of the library, just across from the stairwell.  His email is: dobrown@daltonstate.edu

To learn more about David and other library staff members, view our Staff Directory.

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Lee Ann Cline

Technical Services/Archives Librarian

Lee Ann is responsible for cataloging books, supervising students workers, and maintaining the Archives of the Roberts Library.  Our Archives contain a collection of information pertaining to the history of Dalton State College (newspaper articles, pictures, old catalogs, etc.), Marian McCamy Sims Papers, and several early editions of books by Georgia authors.   The Archives are available by appointment only. To view these materials, you may contact Lee Ann by phone: 706-272-4447 or by email: lcline@daltonstate.edu

To learn more about Lee Ann and other library staff members, visit our Staff Directory

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Lydia Knight

Library Director

Lydia has been a Librarian for over 30 years.  She was a student worker in the Library at Dalton Junior College and returned to her alma mater in August 1997 as a cataloging librarian.  In 2007, Lydia was named the Library Director.  She loves being a Librarian and seeing people's faces light up when they find the information they need. 

To learn more about Lydia and other library staff members, view our Staff Directory.

Do You Know...

Barbara Jones

Interlibrary Loan/Government Documents Librarian

Barbara has worked in libraries since she was 16 -  high school library,  college library, a public library and then decided to make librarianship a career and earned a Masters in Library and Information Science from Vanderbilt.  She has been at Dalton State since January 1991.

If you are unable to locate sources in our library, Barbara will assist you in requesting materials from other libraries.  Her office is located on the first floor of the library in Room 103.  You may also contact her via email: bjones@daltonstate.edu

To learn more about Barbara and other library staff members, view our Staff Directory.