Library Catalogs
Online catalog
Begin your search with MnPALS, our online catalog. MnPALS provides access to books, audiovisual materials, eBooks, and other resources available at DCTC and other libraries in the MnPALS system.
Our books and audiovisual materials are organized according to Library of Congress call numbers.
Items not available from the DCTC Library can be requested online through interlibrary loan (ILL).
Electronic books
- NetLibrary
DCTC provides access to 8,453 NetLibrary eBooks. See our eBooks tutorial for more information. - Digital Book Index
This site provides links to the full text of over 141,000 books in the public domain. - The Online Books Page
This site provides links to the full text of over 30,000 books in the public domain.
Other libraries & catalogs
- Dakota County Libraries
Dakota County residents can apply for a library card at any of the nine Dakota County Library locations. Cardholders can borrow materials from any public library in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area and access many online resources that aren't available at DCTC. Search the Dakota County Library catalog if you don't find what you're looking for in the MnPALS system. - MELSA
MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency) provides addresses, phone numbers, and web sites for over 100 public libraries in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. - MnLINK Gateway
The MnLINK (Minnesota Library Information Network) Gateway allows users to search more than 20 Minnesota library systems' catalogs simultaneously. Search the MnLINK Gateway if you don't find what you're looking for in the MnPALS system or in the Dakota County Library system. - WorldCat
WorldCat is the world's largest and most comprehensive union catalog with more than 98 million bibliographic records and 1.2 billion individual holdings from over 9,000 libraries around the world.