E-books at Deakin Rachael Mackenzie Rebecca Carruthers

What this session covers >Textbooks and e – why arent all my textbooks available online? >Formats – ePub, PDF and in-browser reading panes >What can I do with the e-books available from the library >E-books in the catalogue >E-books on your mobile

Textbooks as e-books >Copyright and digital rights management (DRM) >Library has a multi-user preference >Differs from title to title >Publisher delays

Limited number of users

E-book formats >Different providers use different formats, and this affects the way you view the e-book >ePub is designed for flowing text, which adapts the amount of words per line to the device being used, or the sized font you choose >PDF is fixed, like an image. If you view a PDF on your phone, youll need to zoom and scroll to read it >Reading panes run within your browser to allow you to view the e- book, and they are usually fixed width too

ePub vs PDF ePub PDF

What can I do with the librarys e-books? >Differs from e-book provider to provider >CSIRO - download a chapter for offline reading – the file expires after 30 days >EBL - only downloads into Adobe Digital editions for 24 or 48 hours – does not save as a file >Ebrary - only view or print – no downloading possible >MyiLibrary - download up to 10 pages at a time >ScienceDirect - download a reasonable portion as a PDF file

How to identify an e-book on the catalogue Summary level

How to identify an e-book on the catalogue Title level

How to identify an e-book on the catalogue Summary level

E-books on your mobile >More and more providers are optimising their platforms for smaller screens – here are a handful >EBSCOhost > choose EBSCOHost Mobile from the list of services as you connect to EBSCO >IEEE Xplore > choose Xplore Mobile from left hand column >Essentials Evidence plus > you need to set up a free account first >HeinOnline > automatically detects and adjusts display >Annual Reviews > automatically detects and adjusts display >MD Consult > automatically detects and adjusts display

Need help with e-book providers? >We are gradually creating help pages for our most popular e-book providers >Find them on the Librarys help page >Is your problem not answered? Request a new help page using the Contact the Library link