Faculty Instructions for Ebook Central

Conducting a Search

Type in your search term in the simple search box on the Ebook Central homepage or search tab. Click Search. 

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Or click on Advanced Search to narrow your search by title, author, subject, date range, language, and more. Use the drop-down menus to specify where to search for your keywords.

Advanced search box

 

Click on Browse Subjects to see a list of subject suggestions. 

Ebook Central subject guide

 

Book Details Page: Opening ebooks or chapters

To view the complete ebook details page, simply click on the book title. You can also download, read online, view table of contents, or add to your bookshelf from the results page. 

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On the Details page, you have the option to read the book online, or download the entire book for 1, 7, 14, or 21 days. You can also quickly view the Table of Contents and get the MLA or APA citation of the book for your works cited page.

*Please note: To download an ebook you will need to download Adobe Digital Editions. You will automatically be taken through the process of downloading Adobe Digital Editions and your ebook. 

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