e-books at the Socorro Public Library:

e-books and materials from Gale Publishing:
       Access from outside the library requires a password which may be obtained from the Library's Reference Desk or Circulation Desk. The username is: nm_p_socorro

• Chilton's automotive repair information by make, model and year
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law (read only)
• Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context social, health and political issues explored
• Small Business Resource Center resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
• Business and Company Resource Center company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
• Reference books from Biography to Zoology

Depending upon time of day, access from outside the library may be slow. All of these are in in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format which is utilizable by most e-book readers. Some older readers may need updated software to read pdf files. Abobe Acrobat Reader software for various devices is downloadable from: http://www.adobe.com/
To download one of these e-books, right-mouse click the link and save the file to the Desktop of the hard drive (C:), then copy (or drag and drop) to your flash drive, CDROM disk, or other device. If you simply click on one of this files, it will display the first page of the document in your browser, but will not download it to an accessible location.

• From the Rio to the Sierra: an environmental history of the middle Rio Grande basin by Dan Scurlock (1998), 440 pages
• Map Reading and Land Navigation U.S. Army (FM 3-25.26) (2005), 284 pages
• Gila Middle Box and Antelope Unit wilderness study decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals, New Mexico Natural History Institute, 78 IBLA 133 (1983), 6 pages
• Building codes — slow downloads note size of files
  • The New Mexico Building Code, which incorporates IBC-2006, the 2006 International Building Code; as of Aug 2008, 56 Megabytes
  • The New Mexico Energy Code, which incorporates IECC-2006, the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code; as of Aug 2008, 4.6 Megabytes
  • The New Mexico Existing Building Code, which incorporates IEBC-2006, the 2006 International Existing Building Code, as of Aug 2008, 18 Megabytes
  • The New Mexico Mechanical Code, which incorporates IAPMO/ANSI UMC 1-2006, the 2006 Uniform Mechanical Code; as of Aug 2008, 27 Megabytes
  • The New Mexico Plumbing Code, which incorporates IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2006, the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code; as of Aug 2008, 38 Megabytes
  • The New Mexico Residential Code, which incorporates IRC-2006, the 2006 International Residential Code; as of Aug 2008, 47 Megabytes

• LibriVox  public domain audio books for download
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography podcasts  125+ biographies

• Project Gutenberg free full-text books,  over 33,000 free books in text and pdf form
• Project Gutenberg Australia   slightly different collection, due to different copyright laws
• Project Gutenberg Canada   slightly different collection, due to different copyright laws
• Open Library  over 700,000 free books in pdf and other formats
• Internet Archive  over a million free books and pamphlets in pdf and other formats
• Internet Archive Children's Library  children's books from before 1923
• Scribe database  free books, reports and pamphlets in pdf and other formats, some restrictions apply
• Google Books  select Full View only
• Baen Free Library  current sciene fiction published by Baen
• Bookshare  for individuals with disabilities, requires registration
• Free literature — still more sites listed  page down for listing by country

The Socorro Public Library has a variety of books available for download from within the library, including such materials as those listed below. Look for the ebook icon on the desktop of the public access computers.

To download one of these e-books, close the browser and click open the ebook icon on the desktop.

• Starting Out: A Guide to Creating Your Own New Mexico Business (2003) 41 pages
• Our Families of the Rio Grande by Felix Torres, 263 pages
• Warfighting Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (PCN 142 000006 00) 1997, 106 pages
• Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease (1919) tales of the Scottish border, 303 pages
• In the Midst of a Loneliness: The Architectural History Salinas Missions by James E. Ivey, 1988, 461 pages
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1860
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1870
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1880
• The 1890 census was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1900
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1910
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1920
• Socorro County - U.S. Census 1930

• De Havilland Comet by Kev Darling, (2001), 104 pages
• Vickers Viscount by Robin Macrae Dunn, (2003), 104 pages