1. Finding eBooks in the Library’s
Online Catalog

2. From the opening search page in the
Online Catalog:
Limit by ‘Ebook (downloadable)’
Click on Go!

3. Here is what the list partially looks like:
Notice the different icons
We have eBooks from Overdrive and 3M
(two different software platforms)

4. eBooks on different platforms have
separate records

5. Click on:
‘Get Book from OverDrive’ to link to
Overdrive and download this book

6. Sign In to Overdrive to Borrow or Place
a Hold (if this title is checked out)

7. If your book is from 3M, and checked
out, click on Place Hold

8. If your book is from 3M, and checked
in, click on Check Out

9. Log In to your account through the
online catalog if you haven’t already

10. Check Out Now

11. If you only want to find 3M eBooks:
Type 3m in the Quick Search box
Limit by: Ebook (downloadable)

12. You can also narrow
your results
• Look to the right of your
search results to find
‘Narrow your search’
options
• Click on 3M (under
Authors) to see just 3M
eBooks
• Select a favorite author
from the Authors list to
see only their titles
• Select a publication year
• Choose between Fiction
or Nonfiction Literary
Forms

13. A few points to remember:
 You can search for downloadable eBooks in our
online catalog or by going to the two different hosting
platforms (Overdrive or 3M Cloud Library)
 You will have to sign in to your account before
checking out eBooks
 For Overdrive eBooks, Sign In at the Overdrive
website
 For 3M eBooks, log into our online catalog or log into
the 3M Cloud Library
 After your eBook is checked out, you will then have
to download it to your device to read it