University Ebooks Free Download
Martha Vanschaick
Like books, ebooks offer broader and more in-depth coverage of a topic. You can learn more about the relationship between different concepts and topics, get materials recommended by scholars or faculty members in the subject, and find historical perspectives.
Research tip: check the Table of Contents and/or index for the concepts and keywords (or even do a page search or a "control F" command) you are researching on, to get a stronger sense of what's in the book!
Overdrive and the Libby app are new ways to read ebooks, listen to audiobooks, read magazines and more. These tools are common in public libraries but they are new to the UMN Libraries. We have a growing collection with an early focus with titles from our Libraries Racial Equity Fund.
We have over 5000 magazines you can read use Overdrive or the Libby app. Read magazines on news, politics, cooking, crafts, fitness and more including titles like The New Yorker, Harpers, Vanity Fair, etc.
The Brown University Library has access to more than 1.5 million electronic books across virtually all academic subjects. Most of our ebooks are cataloged and findable in BruKnow. You'll find answers to some frequently asked questions about ebooks at the Brown Library below.
You can read ebooks in a web browser, or download them for offline reading. Formats, device compatibility, and usage restrictions vary by publisher. Our Ebook Collection Guide contains comprehensive information and details about using ebooks at Brown.
We may be able to purchase an ebook that you need. Get in touch with your subject librarian for more information and to make a request. NB: If you're an instructor wishing to make a book available for a class, be sure to request multi-user access.
Are you using an ebook in your course? Check for ebook availability before assigning it as a course material. Use our Course Ebook finding tool to see a list of courses using our ebooks and their adopted titles.
For interlibrary loan titles, manage them in your ILLiad account. Please note that a renewal request for an ILL can be submitted no more than 10 days before the due date. Learn more about interlibrary loans.
Offer researchers thousands of multidisciplinary e-books from more than 90 of the best university presses from around the world. Covering a variety of subjects, this e-book collection offers titles that range from basic introductory texts to high-level research materials.
Most ebooks are easy to use, but finding and accessing them can be confusing. The ebooks in the library come from a large range of sources, with an array of different formats and rules about how they can be used.
Using ebooks in the university library is different to using ebooks you have bought or ebooks you have borrowed from a public library. The ebooks in the library have various rules applied to them that determine how many users can access the content at any given time, and how you can use the content.
Ebooks with unlimited user licences can be accessed by an unlimited number of users at the same time. There may still be restrictions on how much of the ebook's content can be downloaded and/or printed (see the section below on Digital Rights Management).
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is used by ebook providers to limit the amount of downloading, copying or printing you can do, and whether the content you download will be automatically deleted from your device after a set period of time. Ebooks that are provided on the library's large aggregator platforms, such as ProQuest Ebook Central and EBSCO eBooks, generally have DRM restrictions placed on them.
Ebooks that are provided via their own publisher's platform are generally DRM-free, as the publisher owns the rights to the content. DRM-free ebooks have no limitations on downloading, printing or saving their content. Examples of DRM-free ebook platforms include SpringerLink, Taylor & Francis and JSTOR.
Most ebooks display as PDF or EPUB files and do not require any additional software to read online. PDFs have fixed page sizes, making them easy to cite but not always ideal for all devices. EPUBs adapt to different screen sizes, use HTML, and offer better compatibility with screen readers, improving accessibility and navigation.
There are also many features available when reading ebooks online such as the ability to print, copy and save a limited number of pages, search within the book, annotate (highlight, create notes), bookmark pages, share links and cite. These features vary from one ebook platform to another. Many of these ebook features are available in the online preview, so you don't need to download the book unless you want to save pages or a section of the book.
The note-taking options for an ebook vary based on whether you have a permanent or temporary copy and how you are accessing the ebook, such as through an online preview with the specific ebook platform, Adobe Digital Editions, an e-reader, or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Ebook downloading and printing options vary between platforms and even between individual titles. For some ebooks you will be able to download the whole book. For others, you will be limited to a set number of pages per day. The restrictions are set by the ebook publishers and cannot be changed by the library.
Downloading DRM-restricted ebooks will make the book available on your device for a set period of time (usually one or seven days). Once the download period is up, the book expires and is automatically returned to the ebook platform.
When used with Adobe ID, Adobe Digital Editions allows seamless access to downloaded books across your devices. When you borrow a book on one device, it will automatically download to all your devices that you have activated with the same Adobe ID.
Bluefire Reader allows users to read PDF ebooks and EPUBs on devices running iOS 13.0 or later and Android devices version 4.0 or higher. To download ebooks to your iOS or Android device you will first need to create an Adobe ID.
The Binghamton University Libraries provides access to a wide variety of ebooks. Certain ebook features (e.g., printing, copy/paste, offline reading, downloading to mobile devices) will vary by vendor and publisher. This guide provides instructions for finding, accessing, and using ebooks. If you have any questions, just Ask a Librarian.
If the link says "# versions of this record exist. See all versions" instead of "Online access" that means the book is available as both an ebook and a print book from the Libraries. To access the ebook, click that link then click the "Online access" link on the record for the ebook.
In some cases, an e-book will lead you to a "Request Access" link, will a form that will ask for your name, email and campus. You will receive an email from in...@slcny.lbanswers.com within 48 hours with more information about how to access the title Generally, you will have access to a title for two weeks at a time.
These titles are shared among a group of SUNY schools, and for considerations such as course reserve and research use, should be viewed in the same light as other items obtained through interlibrary loan and resource sharing.
Problems or questions with books in this program should be directed to mai...@binghamton.edu .
Some ebooks only allow a limited number of users to read online at the same time. If you are blocked from viewing an ebook, it's likely that someone else has the book open. Access will be allowed when they close the ebook.
Some ebooks can be downloaded as unprotected PDFs, but most will only be available as DRM-protected PDF, ACSM, or ePUB files which require external software to open. The recommended software is Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) which is free and compatible with PCs, Macs, and most e-readers and mobile devices. In order to use ADE, you will need a free Adobe account (also called an Adobe ID) which you can set up at accounts.adobe.com. ADE is not available on PODS computers or Libraries computers at this time.
If the publisher permissions for an ebook include "Download Restricted", you will not be able to download the ebook. For more information on publisher permissions in Ebsco books, consult the Ebsco tab of the Printing and Copy/Pasting section below.
If the publisher permissions include "Available for Full Download", you will be able to download the ebook in full or by chapter. For more information on publisher permissions in ProQuest ebooks, consult the ProQuest Ebook Central tab of the Printing and Copy/Pasting section below.
ACLS Humanities ebook
Individual pages may be downloaded as pdf files by clicking on the "PDF" button at the top of the screen. Entire books are not available for checkout/download.
Duke University Press
Chapters of ebooks available on the Duke University Press platform can be downloaded as DRM-free PDFs.
IGI ebooks
IGI Press books cannot be downloaded, but individual chapters can be saved for future use.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Chapters can be downloaded by opening up the chapter of your choice and clicking on the "View PDF" link to the left of the chapter title. (All options and limits will vary by title.)
There are several free apps that can be used to download and read ebooks on mobile devices. The recommended app is Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) which is available for Apple devices, Android devices, and many others (see the complete list of compatible devices). In order to use ADE, you will need a free Adobe account (also called an Adobe ID) which you can set up at accounts.adobe.com.
If the publisher permissions for an ebook include "Download Restricted", you will not be able to download the ebook to a mobile device. You may be able to read the ebook in your mobile device's internet browser by selecting "Full Site" at the bottom of the screen, but the interface is not optimized for mobile devices and will timeout frequently. For more information on publisher permissions in Ebsco books, consult the Ebsco tab of the Printing and Copy/Pasting section below.
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