Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff are able to check out iBooks (Mac laptops) and use them inside or outside the library. The iBooks can be used to search library databases; surf the web; send e-mail; work on papers, spreadsheets, and presentations; and so on. Users may obtain an iBook from the service desk. Please see our policy page for more details about user rights and responsibilites with regard to the iBooks.

Checking Out and Moving Around

Checking out an iBook, using batteries or AC adapters, location of electrical outlets, network connectivity in the library, shutting down the iBook.

Doing, Saving, and Printing Your Work

Software on the iBooks, saving files, printing from the iBook.

Features of the iBook

Establishing a network connection, power-save, using the DVD/CD-RW drive.

iBook FAQs and Troubleshooting

iBook has frozen, Web browsing isn't working, printing isn't working, battery life.