Capitol Virtual Library

Access the Capitol Virtual Library using your Capitol webmail username and password. For example, if your email is jlsmith@captechu.edu, use that address and your password to log in.

The Capitol Virtual Library features:

  • 24/7 access from any device, including computers, tablets, and smartphones
  • Access to more than 20 academic databases containing scholarly, popular, and trade journals, e-books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses, videos, images, data sets, and company and market reports

Course Books

Some course books may be available through ProQuest Ebook Central .

You may also need to purchase textbooks through the Capitol Bookstore .

Become a Library Aide

Apply to work in the Puente Library as a student library aide.

  1. Visit the Current Openings page at the beginning of the fall semester.
  2. Scroll down the page and select View All.
  3. Select Student Application.
  4. Follow the instructions.

Library Aide responsibilities include:

  • Greet and assist library patrons, providing information on resources, services, and policies in a friendly and helpful manner.
  • Process library materials using the check-in and check-out system, including handling renewals, returns, and managing holds.
  • Organize and shelve books and other materials according to the library’s classification system.