E-books
The University Library currently has two e-book providers: Ebrary and Dawsonera. There are also e-book collections freely available on the internet.
What is an e-book?
An e-book is a print book transfered in to electronic form. You can read it online on the computer screen or e-reader. It is possible to add notes to e-books, highlight text and create a virtual bookshelf. You can print out a few pages from the e-book, but not all of it.
How to find e-books via the library catalogue
Search for e-books in the same way you would search for a print book.
- Type a few words from the title, the author's name or a subject word in the search box
- Click "Search"
- Click a title in the hitlist marked "E-resource"
- Click the link "Fulltext" in the catalogue record
To get only electronic hits and exclude the print ones, add the word "e-books" to your search.
Type for example: "social theory e-books" or "operating systems e-books" in the search box.
Ebrary
Ebrary holds titles in fulltext from more than 140 publishers, spanning almost all academic subject areas. New titles are added monthly, older titles are removed eventually.
Find e-books in Ebrary
Type a few words from the title, the author's name or a subject word in the search box.
Dawsonera
Dawsonera is a platform for e-books within all subject areas. Read the book online or download it to your computer for up to three days.
Find e-books in Dawsonera
- Log in with your user-id and password.
- Choose one of the tabs at the top: "eBook catalogue" or "Advanced search"
- Type a few words from the title, the author's name or a subject word in one of the search boxes
