e-Books: Using e-Books

The EBSCO e-book collection is one of the largest available at SDCC Library, so take a few minutes and watch this short (2:54) video on getting the most out of them. 

Please Note: 

• EBSCO e-Books have different types of user licenses that restrict the number of people viewing the same book at one time (single-user, three-user and unlimited user). You may encounter an error message if you are trying to access an e-book that many users want to read  at the same time. 
• Some EBSCO e-books may allow holds to be put on them by other users waiting to see the book. The next user will be notified by email when the book is available. 
• Some EBSCO e-books may be downloaded to a device for up to 7 days of off-line use, whereupon they become available for the next user; you can borrow up to 5 e-books at a time. 
• EBSCO e-books viewed in a browser (not downloaded) will automatically log out after several minutes of online inactivity, so be sure to move to  a new page every once in a while.
• EPUB vs PDF formats: The majority of EBSCO e-books are available in both PDF and EPUB formats.
  • PDF: provides closest look and feel to the print version
  • EPUB: automatically resizes to fit any screen size; links to other e-book sections and/or out to the open web; has clickable headings to quickly and easily navigate within the e-book. 

Please Note:

• Some EBSCO e-books may be downloaded to a device for up to 7 days of off-line use, whereupon they become available for the next user; you can borrow up to 5 e-books at a time.

See the link to the guide below for details on how to create persistent links to EBSCO e-books in Canvas. It also works for EBSCO articles.