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When to Use the Online Catalog

The catalog is your main access point to locate physical materials found within the library, as well as eBooks and eAudiobooks. Print books, eBooks, print journals, DVDs, audiobooks, and government publications can all be found by conducting a keyword, author, title, or subject search in the catalog. You may also find Internet resources in the catalog. Click here to access IRSC's online library catalog

The catalog search will look for words in the title, abstract, major subject headings, and (sometimes) tables of content. When searching the catalog, it is important to remember that you are not searching the full text of these items. For this reason, you will get a much smaller, but more precise, return on a search than you would in a database or Internet search. If you have a very narrow search term, you will need to use broader terms to find materials on the subject. 

Find eBooks at IRSC

To access IRSC Libraries eBook collections, start by logging in with your MyPioneerPortal credentials.

Click on the IRSC Libraries tile.

Click Databases by Subject

Click Reading for Fun in the list of subjects

Reading for Fun on the Subjects list

Choose an eBook collection to browse or search. The largest collections are Axis 360: Florida SHARES and eBook Collection (EBSCO).

Streaming Audiobooks

Prefer to listen to a book rather than read it? Long commute? You can download eAudiobooks from the IRSC Libraries' databases. Academic and leisure reading audiobook titles are available in the Axis360: Florida SHARES collection.

Log in using MyPioneerPortal. Click on the IRSC Libraries tile. Click Databases by Subject. Find Axis360: Florida SHARES in the database list under Reading for Fun.

Florida SHARES Digital Library  

Request an Item

IRSC can borrow many different titles from other libraries. If you have a specific title you want, you can search for it using the Florida State Universal Catalog search If you find the title there, click on the UBorrow icon to request the book from another college. If you are looking for a specific article or book not found in the catalog, use the Request an Item form below to borrow the material from another library.

Check Out Policy for Miley Library

Students

  • Books: 3 weeks (renew twice)
  • Reserve Books: 2 days (no renewal)
  • Check-out five books at a time

Community

  • Books: 3 weeks (renew twice)
  • Reserve Books: 2 days (no renewal)
  • Check-out three books at a time

Faculty

  • Books: Semester-long

Books at the Brackett Library, Mueller Campus

Books at the Brackett Library are organized in the Indian River County Library System using the Dewey Decimal system. You will need an Indian River County Library card to check out books.

  • 1st floor: Fiction, children and young adult books, DVD and CD collections, new fiction and nonfiction books, color copier
  • 2nd floor: Public computers, scanners, black and white copier, printing, reference, adult non-fiction, and textbooks reserves

Use the county's online catalog to find books in the Brackett Library. All circulating Brackett Library books can be checked out for a period of four weeks.

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