The library's e-books can be found by searching for a title, author or a subject in Libsearch and then limiting your search to Source Type > eBooks.
You can also search directly on the E-book platforms.
We recommend that you read the e-books online in the web browser as a first choice.This is is the best and easiest way with most e-books. Especially if you have a stable internet connection.
With the two most common platforms it works like this.
Often you can download a single chapter as a pdf without limitations. How many chapters/pages you can download or print will show on each specific title.
To be able to read e-books offline you might need to install apps or created accounts. Please see the section below about "Tools to read offline".
Epub is a reflowable format. This means that the text adapts to the screen size, text size and font you are using. The format can be read on most computers, tablets, e-readers and mobile phones.
PDF is a static format. This means that the text looks the same regardless of the screen size, which can make it difficult to read on smaller screens. If you borrow an e-book as a PDF, it will work best for reading on a computer, large-screen tablet, or e-reader.
To be able to read e-books from Ebsco offline, you need both an Adobe ID and Adobe Digital Editions.
Use your Adobe ID to authorize Adobe Digital Editions and/or Bluefire Reader.
Note: Notes made in Adobe Digital Editions will disappear once the loan has expired.
To be able to read e-books offline at Ebook Central you need their app, please read more here.
Different ebook publishers specialize in different subject areas. This means that the library acquires ebooks from a number of different publishers and vendors. These vendors have often different policies on Digital Rights Management.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) control how the digital content is used. The DRM is set by the vendor or publisher, and determine things like: