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Norwalk Campus Library

Norwalk Textbooks on Reserve

How To Access Digitized Textbooks

  1. From the library homepage (library.ctstate.edu/Norwalk) click the "Textbook on Reserve" tab above the search box
  2. Click the "Digitized Textbook" tab from the options on the left.
    • This tab has the digitized textbook policy as well as our current digital textbooks.
  3. Select your digitized textbook from the available options. 
    • You will be redirected to your selected textbook page.
  4. Sign in on the top-right corner. 
    • Select "Community College sign on" and login using your student credentials (NETID@student.commnet.edu and password)
    • This is important as you will NOT be able to access our online textbooks unless you are signed into your account.
  5. Underneath "View It" click the link that contains the chapter or chapters you would like to read.
    • If you do not see your chapter(s) listed, click "more" at the bottom of the list.
  6. On the copyright statement page scroll to the bottom of the page and click "close" to begin reading
    • This signifies your agreement to abide by U.S. copyright restrictions.
  7. Begin reading!
    • Please note that access is limited to 90 minutes at a time.
    • Access is also limited to a set number of users at a time to respect copyright restrictions.