1. E-BOOKS @ HCT

2. An E-Book or Electronic Book is not made of paper. You read an E-Book from a computer or special device called a Reader.

3. It is about 1 cm thick & weighs about ¼ kilo. Most e-books cost about US$9.99 or 37 dirhams. The best selling e-book reader is called a Kindle and is sold by amazon.com for US$359 or 1318 dirhams.

4. Sometimes an E-Book is a scan of a paper book (PDF). But sometimes an E-Book is typed directly into a computer program (html).

5. E-Books do not take up space on a book shelf. You don’t have to go to the library. You can read them from your computer. You don’t have to wait until somebody returns an E-Book to the library.

6. Some people think E-Books are difficult to read. They say they get a headache from looking at a computer all the time. E-Books can be expensive; they are not free. And you need an expensive computer or reader too. You cannot browse an E-Book like a paper book. But...

7.  Can you guess how many  E-Books HCT has ?

8. About 1000 meters of shelves, or about 40 of the shelf units in the picture ! ! ! How many shelves for 36,000 paper books ?

9. Link to Databases & E-Books http:// library.hct.ac.ae Pull down the Resources menu.

10. Scroll down eBooks

11. ebrary 30,000 + titles Browse by subject Enter term in search box

12. ebrary Sample Search : “English Teaching” 19,656 hits ! That’s about 550 meters of shelf space.

13. Typical eBrary page Arrows to go to different pages F11 – Toggle to full screen view of page Print- but only 1 page at a time Highlight text Zoom text size

14. Net Library About 3500 books in this collection. That’s 100 meters of shelves.

15. Net Library Sample Search “Teaching English” 399 hits ! Click : View this ebook

16. Typical Net Library page Chapter headings Print- only 1 page at a time from non- full screen F11 – toggle to full screen view of page

17. eLibrary AKA “Electric Library” on A-Z page Dictionary & encyclopedia entries only. Not like ebrary or Net Library Homework Help for School Kids; Not high level

18. E-Books from other Databases  Britannica Online  Digital Engineering Library  AccessMedicine Medical Reference books  AccessScience Encyclopedia Hoot.

19. From Catalogue Purple icon with letter “e” Link to website Format indicated by icon

20. I hope this helps you find many wonderful E-Books. Ask your teacher or your friendly librarian if you have any questions.

21. Thank you for listening. HAPPY READING !