Getting started with e-books

A brief guide to: What are e-books

How to find an e-bookHow to use an e-book

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What are e-books?What are e-books?

E-books are electronic versions of print books.

Why use an e-book?It will never be “out on loan” or “missing”. There will always be an electronic copy available to all students who wish to read it. They are available from any computer with Internet access, so are available 24/7 Font size is adjustable, and sections can be highlighted and notes added to them without damaging the book The entire text of the book is searchable for any topic or word of interest

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How to find an e-book?Use the Library Catalogue to search for over 3000 e-books available to College students

When searching for books on the library catalogue, you may come across an e-book. Click on the title to access the record.

NB. If you only want to search for e-books then go to Advanced Search and select ‘e-book’ in the media field.

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IMPORTANT: Outside of College you must log-in with your College username and password in order to view these ebooks.

Accessing an e-bookOnce you’ve found an e-book you’d like to read in the Library Catalogue it’s easy to access it

The book’s record displays further details about the book.

To access the book, click on link – after where it says “click here to read this ebook”. This will open up the ebook.

Inside College:

After clicking on the link you will be taken straight into the

e-book

Outside College:

After clicking on the link you will be asked to log-in. This is

where you require your College username and password.

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