Q. When I attempt to download an e-book from the College holdings, I am directed to ebrary. Is this an independent service I must pay for to

Ebrary is a subscription service through which we purchase some of our e-books.  The library pays for our titles from them, but you certainly don't have to individually.  You can create a (free!) account in ebrary to keep track of notes and bookmarks and particular books, but it is optional.  To read the whole book online, click on the "Ebrary reader" link to open the entire full text content of the book.  If you have any trouble, please stop by the Research Help Desk or call us at x2212 and we're be happy to walk you through the process.