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Procedure for Ordering Electronic Text

1. Check Enterprise (REQLST) for books (for UW-La Crosse data base only).
    

2. Check RFB & D for available books/ other resources (format may vary according to students needs). DRS Electronic Book Search Web Addresses
    

3. If not available, find out if the book is available in electronic text from publisher (need either .txt, .doc, .pdf (adobe), or .rtf format) by doing the following steps:

   1. Find the publisher of the book. 

                                                               i.      Do a web search for the book.  To do: type in Name of the book (and author if needed) under search box. 

NOTE: put the name of the book in all caps or quotations.

NOTE: When researching, use the name of the book or journal, NOT the chapter or      essay title.

                                                             ii.      another option is to contact Textbook rental to find the information (i.e. ISBN number, publisher, copyright, etc).

2. Contact Publisher.

                                                               i.      Go to Publisher Chart (microsoft excel document) to find Publisher’s website and email address.  Click directly on the link, this will take you right to the site or open an e-mail address to send the request to.

                                                             ii.      If not on Publisher Chart find the publisher’s website by doing a web search (type publisher in search box).  Excel viewer

4. Contact Publisher and wait for reply. e-text email sample (Microsoft word document)
   Word Viewer
    

5. If no results scan and edit the book.