Library Services for Online Students

Obtaining Books - Online catalogs for Mid Plains Community College can be accessed from anywhere. Access our Web sites at North Platte (http://library.mpcc.edu/) or McCook (http://mcclibrary.mpcc.edu/) and click the link to the catalog.

• Books may be obtained by email, phone, or interlibrary loan.
• Email saathoffk@mpcc.edu at NP or bongep@mpcc.edu at McCook.
• Phone: 308 535-3726 (NP) or 308 345-8117 (McCook)
• Interlibrary loan: contact your local public library.

Interlibrary loan - You may request books and materials that are available in other libraries throughout the United States.

• To find out what books are available at other libraries, access WorldCat through NebraskaAccess or the link on the MPCC Library Web Site.
• You will need a driver's license for NebraskaAccess or a password for the MPCC site.
• Contact either MPCC library to obtain a password.

Magazine Articles - The libraries have several periodical databases that are available for off campus use. Most articles are available in full-text formats the can be read on your personal computer. Articles that are not full-text can usually be obtained through interlibrary loan.

• Go to the MPCC site and select one of the databases under the Magazines heading or use NebraskaAccess to link to Wilson or eLibrary.
• You will need a password to access the databases from the MPCC libraries.

Online Books - Thousands of ebooks are available for your use. These are handy for research and to quickly find information relevant to your topic. NetLibrary is a large collection of current books on a variety of subjects. Many older ebooks can be found using the links found on the NP site.

• In order to use NetLibrary from a personal computer, you will need to have an account set up at one of the libraries.
• Contact either McCook or NP and request a NetLibrary account.
• Find older books on the Internet by using one of the links on the MPCC Books Page. You do not need a password to use these sites.

Reference Books - A large collection of reference books is available online. These books contain the same information found in their print counterpart and are often updated more frequently. The databases that contain the ebooks usually have a search function that allows easy retrieval of needed information.

• See the eReference Book Shelf for a listing of the reference services available. The services listed in red at the top of the page require a password, but the other listings are free for anyone to use.
• You may also go directly to NetLibrary to access 400 reference books.
• Contact one of the libraries for information about accessing the ebooks and passwords.