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eBooks or electronic books, are books that have print counterparts but are made available in electronic form. You can find ebooks by using the library catalog. When you open the catalog, click Advanced Search. This will take you to a menu that allows you to choose, among other things, the specific kind of material you want to search for. Go to the "Material type" line and select "ebook." Your subsequent search will be limited to ebooks. In the catalog record, there will be a link that indicates that Webster owns this ebook. Be sure to click only the link that says "Webster-Eden". You will need to type in your I.D. number in order to access the book.

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