E-books at DeakinRachael Mackenzie Rebecca Carruthers

What this session covers> Textbooks and e – why aren’t 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

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, you’ll 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 library’s 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 Library’s help page

> Is your problem not answered? Request a new help page using the Contact the Library link