Full-text electronic books (eBooks). Search over 45,000 eBooks, including publications from all of the major university presses. (formerly NetLibrary) Many of the titles are reference books or computer books. Subjects covered: Agriculture; Arts; Biology and Life Sciences; Business, Economics and Management; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth Sciences; Education; General Works and Reference; History: United States; History: World and General; Home Economics; Language and Linguistics; Law; Library Science and Publishing; Literature; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Networking and Telecommunications; Philosophy; Physics; Political Science; Psychology; Religion; Science: General; Social Sciences: General; Sociology and Anthropology; Sports and Recreation; Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing; Travel and Geography.
Links to individual books in the eBook Collection are available through InfoKat, the library system’s online catalog. Please note: Your EBSCOhost session will time out after 15 minutes of inactivity. Please note: Limited printing is available; many books can also be downloaded (downloading requires registration and is limited by availability of the title). See the usage note below or eBooks Support for more information.
Access Information Resource is available on-campus or off-campus via EZProxy; Click the resource name to access it or here for off-campus instructions.
To download an eBook:
- Click the Download (Offline) link for the eBook you would like to download.
- Select a Checkout period from the drop-down menu and click the Checkout & Downloadbutton.The eBook will be added to the Checkouts area of the folder. If you are not logged into your My EBSCOhost folder, you will be prompted to do so.
- Select Open with or Save Filefrom the resulting dialog box.If you select Open with, your eBook will be opened with Adobe® Digital Editions. If you select Save file, the eBook will be saved to your computer and can be opened with Adobe® Digital Editions at a later time.
- When a downloaded eBook is opened, it is displayed in Adobe® Digital Editions.
After you check-out and download your eBook:
- You may choose to transfer your eBook to your Adobe Digital Editions-compatible eBook Reader device.
- You can re-download the eBook from your My EBSCOhostfolder at any time during your checkout period.– Supported Devices–See the Adobe Digital Editions FAQ for more information.
Mac users please note: If you have trouble reading full-text PDFs, you can install a plug-in that will allow you to read the full-text. This resource, however, does NOT support Safari. The plug-in does work with FireFox, however.
Instructions for Installing the Schubert PDF Browser Plug-in on a Macintosh Computer: 1. Direct your web browser to <http://www.schubert-it.com/>. 2. Click on the Downloads Link at the top of the page. 3. Choose the appropriate PDF Browser Plug-in. 4. Install the plug-in in the Library/Internet Plug-ins Folder. 5. Restart your browser.
When a DjVu plug-in is required on any type of machine: The DjVu plug-in may be required. You can install that plug-in using the eBook link or use this alternative link on a personal machine; the DjVu plug-in is not supported on the Libraries’ computers.
If a new PDF opens each time you turn the page of an eBook in the eBook viewer in EBSCOhost, this can be corrected by changing a setting in Adobe Reader. To ensure eBooks are displayed in the eBook viewer in the browser window:
1. Launch Adobe Reader.
2. Click the Edit menu in the toolbar at the top of Adobe Reader.
3. Select Preferences from the drop-down list of options.
4. Select Internet in the left-column of the resulting menu.
5. Mark the check box Display PDF in browser.
6. Click OK.
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