E-Books
The University Libary has purchased a number of electronic books (e-books), including reference collections from Sage, Elsevier, Gale, OUP, and has access to e-books via EEBO (Early English Books Online) ; ECCO (Eighteenth Century Collections Online) ; Literature Online, as well as online access to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Details of, and links to, individual titles can be found on Library Catalogue Plus or by accessing the associated web platforms.
Finding e-booksFinding e-books using Library Catalogue Plus - Short video without narrationBenefits of e-books
Since e-books do not get borrowed in the same way as print books, they are always available 24/7, 365 days of the year for you to use. No more hunting for them in the Library or recalling them from other people. Plus, they do not count against your borrowing quota. And the best bit? There’s no fines! Each book can be used simultaneously by anyone who needs it.
E-book platforms
The Library subscribes to two principal electronic textbook platforms.
Information about using dawsonera electronic books:
- To access these books, you will need your ATHENS username and password.
- You will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
- You can read the e-book online or download it. Reading online is the recommended option (particularly if you are using a public computer). When reading online you are able to print, copy & paste, make notes and highlight text. This functionality is not available when dawsonera e-books are downloaded.
- If you are using, a personal computer you will be able to download the book and it will be saved to your 'My Digital Editions' folder for the period of the loan (usually up to 5 days).
- When working with Windows dawsonsera recommends either Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or Firefox Version 3. If using Mac OS, dawsonera supports the Safari browser.
Please note: There are restrictions on the amount you are allowed to copy/paste and print from each book. Once these limits are reached, you will not be able to print/copy any further text.
Limits for Printing = 5% Limits for Copy/Paste = 5%
For a further help on using the e-books, see the dawsonera site.
Information about using EBL electronic books :
- To access these books, you will need your ATHENS username and password.
- You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader software (at least version 6.0.2) to view these e-books online, and Adobe Digital Editions to download them.
- iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch users will need the free Bluefire Reader app to download e-booksfrom EBL
- You can browse a book online for 10 minutes. After this time, you will be asked whether you wish to continue reading the book. You can read the e-book online or download it.
- It is recommended that if you are using a public computer, you select to read the book online.
- If you are using, a personal computer you will be able to download the book and it will be saved to your 'My Digital Editions' folder for the period of the loan (usually up to 5 days).
Please note: There are restrictions on the amount you are allowed to copy/paste and print from each book. Once these limits are reached, you will not be able to print/copy any further text.
Limits for Printing = 20% Limits for Copy/Paste = 5%
For a detailed guide on using the e-books, see the EBL site.