eBooks
Access Overview by Platform
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Platform |
Disciplines |
Downloading |
Printing |
Simultaneous Use |
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(Limited Access) |
All |
Yes Chapter or page range in permanent PDF format as allowed by publisher To download entire book, account and either Adobe Digital Editions (PC) or Bluefire Reader app required (phone or tablet) 7-14 day loan term |
Yes Chapter or page range as allowed by publisher |
One simultaneous download (borrowing) of an entire book Title can be read online even if a copy has been downloaded. Chapter/page ranges can be downloaded by an unlimited number of users |
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(Unlimited Access) |
All |
Yes Chapter or page range in permanent PDF format as allowed by publisher To download entire book, account and either Adobe Digital Editions (PC) or Bluefire Reader app required (phone or tablet) 7-14 day loan term |
Yes Chapter or page range as allowed by publisher |
Unlimited simultaneous downloads (borrowing) of an entire book Chapter/page ranges can be downloaded by an unlimited number of users. No known limits to number of books an individual user can sign out |
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All |
Yes Chapter or up to 60 pages in permanent PDF format as allowed by publisher To download entire book, EBSCO account and either Adobe Digital Editions (PC) or Bluefire Reader app required (phone or tablet) 1-7 day loan term |
Yes 60 page limit, may vary by publisher |
One simultaneous download of an entire book For viewing, number of users listed (e.g. # copies available) |
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Technology, web, creative, and business materials |
No |
Yes Single page at a time |
15 |
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see HathiTrust guide for more information |
All Special focus on historic materials |
Yes Full-text available for open access or Creative Commons works Single page of non-copyrighted material To download full volume, create login through institutional access |
Yes Single page without login Full volume with login |
Unlimited |
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includes: |
All Special focus on Canadian materials
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Books: no Documents: yes Books available for Offline Reading for 1 week. Create desLibris account to save books to Bookshelf.
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Yes Up to 10% of book |
Unlimited |
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All Reference information (dictionaries and encyclopedias etc) |
Yes Individual articles can be downloaded to PDF |
Yes Individual articles can be printed |
Unlimited |
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Engineering, chemistry, oil & gas, life sciences, and materials databases |
Yes One chapter at a time PDF format Download My Knovel ToGo app to read offline |
Yes One chapter at a time PDF format |
Unlimited |
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All Reference information in all disciplines |
Yes Individual articles can be downloaded to PDF |
Yes Individual articles can be printed |
Unlimited Make sure cookies are enabled for concurrent access |
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All |
Yes PDF or ePub formats |
Yes |
Unlimited |
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Medicine, nursing, pharmacy and psychology |
Yes Chapter limit PDF, HTML, ASCII |
Yes Chapter limit |
Unlimited
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What to do if in use?
Each platform has different rules for if an ebook is currently in use.
For example:
- Ebook Central: ebook can still be read online if checked out by another patron.
- EBSCOhost: ebook cannot be accessed if in use. Check back at another time.
- Safari Tech: ebook can be accessed by 15 users at one time. If at capacity, check back at another time.
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