Virtual Library Research Guide

Follow the instructions below to create your free student account: 

• Click the “access database” link above.
• On the database page, hover over the “select your institution” drop-down menu.
• Click on “Not Listed” option at top of the menu.
• Create a free account using your Snow College email address in the firstname.lastname@students.snow.edu format.
• Contact the Snow College Library if you need help. 

Access to the database is also available through the O'Reilly IOS and Android apps.

Other information about the database content: Nearly 7000 titles from the following publishers: O'Reilly,Addison-Wesley, Sams, Prentice Hall, Que, Cisco Press, Microsoft Press, Peachpit Press, New Riders Publishing, Course Technology, IBM Press, Macromedia, Adobe Press, SAS Publishing, FT Press, MySQL Press, No Starch, Novell Press, Syngress, Wharton School Publishing.

OverDrive is a popular platform for providing access to thousands of digital magazine, eBooks and audiobooks.

You can access the Snow College collection here or you can use the Libby by OverDrive app for IOS and Android. 

After you have downloaded the Libby app to your mobile device following the steps below to access the Snow College collection:

1. Tap, “yes”, I have a library card, when prompted. 
2. Use the library search option to find “Snow College.” 
3. Tap, “Sign in with your card”. This will take you to a Snow College Libraries login screen. 
4. Use your MySnow username/password to log in.
5. Make your selection, then, listen or read your book.
6. Your book will be automatically returned at the end of the loan period.

If you would like to suggest a title to be added to the OverDrive collection, you can use this form.