eBooks on EBSCOhost should look familiar to anyone who has used other library databases. Plug in your keywords and hit search. You can also add any of our EBSCO databases to your search by clicking Choose Databases--find articles at the same time!
From your results, click Access now (eBook) or Access Options to read the book. To open the Table of Contents and navigate to a specific chapter, click on the title of the book to view the detailed record. The detailed record has additional information including snippets of the most relevant pages for your search.
When viewing the ebook, there various navigation options and tools. Navigate using the Table of Contents on the left or the arrows along the bottom.
In addition to the viewing, sharing, and printing options, you can download chapters of most eBooks, and some full eBooks without signing in to a personal MyEBSCO account.
Some eBooks allow you to download the entire eBook with no restrictions, while others may require you to sign in to your MyEBSCO account or create a new one. eBooks that require you to sign into a MyEBSCO account are DRM-protected, and the download will expire after a certain amount of time (up to 1 week) and can only be viewed with specific software.
If you need to create a MyEBSCO account, remember that they are not not affiliated with your network username and password or A Number/Your Library Account, so be sure to choose things you will remember!
To view downloaded DRM-protected eBooks, you will need to use Adobe Digital Editions (or Bluefire Reader, available for Windows PC only). You may be required to authorize the application with an Adobe ID.
"Downloading" a DRM-protected eBook does not involve downloading the book's contents to your computer. Rather, the process requires downloading a small .acsm file that works as a "key" to unlock access to the book on an Adobe server for a limited amount of time. You must confirm that you have installed Adobe Digital Editions or an equivalent software to download the file.
Once any setup is done, click Checkout & Download. The download of the .ascm file should automatically start in your browser. Double click the file and the book will automatically open in Adobe Digital Editions (or Bluefire Reader). There are no limits on the number of books you can have downloaded at once.
For reading downloaded ebooks on iOS, Android, and Windows phones and tablets, we recommend the free Bluefire Reader app. After downloading and installing the app, you will need to authorize your device with an Adobe ID.
To read ebooks in Bluefire Reader, use the web browser on your device to access the ebook through the library catalog or by searching in the library's ebook databases directly, then select the download option. Downloaded ebooks will automatically open in the Bluefire Reader app.
As with Adobe Digital Editions, after your loan period expires the downloaded ebook will no longer be accessible and you will lose any highlighting, notes, or bookmarks you've created.
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