EFSC Libraries have access to thousands of eBooks through eBook Collection (EBSCO).
EBSCO eBooks cover all disciplines and are indexed in Primo (the online library catalog) by author, subject, and title.
EBSCO eBooks can be:
For details on downloading eBooks, view this short tutorial
EBSCO eBooks Tutorial PowerPoint
From any EBSCO database, you can set up a personal EBSCOHost Account which allows you to:
Check out the instructions on How to Create and Manage a MyEBSCO Account. This account/profile will apply to any EBSCO database. For more details, view the My EBSCOhost tutorial.
Many eBooks are limited to being used by one user at a time. There may be times that a title is not available and a “Sorry, this eBook is in use” message is displayed because that title’s user limit has been reached.
eBooks that are being viewed online can be “closed” and made available to other users, by clicking the Result List, New Search, Back, or Exit links in the eBook Viewer.
If an eBook is left “open” in a browser window but is no longer being used, then the eBook becomes available to other users after the last user’s EBSCOhost session expires (30 minutes, by default) and the system confirms that they haven’t used the title in 5 minutes (for a total of up to 35 minutes).
EBSCO eBook Collection check out and download Instructions
Offline (Download) Checkout Limits:
5 checkouts per user. Checkout duration - 14 days. 5 holds allowed per user. Holds ready duration - 3 days.
Many EFSC Library EBSCO eBooks can be downloaded to your home computer and transferred to a mobile device.
Note: it is not necessary to download eBooks to view and use them for research. Downloading simply gives you the added ability to read and work with eBooks offline on a home computer or eBook reader.