How to Access Electronic Books
What are E-books | Finding E-books in the Catalogue | Accessing E-books from Off-Campus | Viewing E-books online
What are E-books?
E-books are electronic texts. Often E-books are merely electronic equivalents to a print title. The advantage of an e-book is that many people can use the resource at the same time. MUN owns thousands of e-books in all disciplines using a variety of platforms. In addition there are many free specialized and scholarly e-books available online.
Finding E-books in the Catalogue
E-books are included in the Library Catalogue. Searching for e-books is the same procedure as searching for normal paper books. To improve results when searching for e-books limit your search to 'Internet Resources' as shown below:
E-book records appear in a similar manner to normal books, with an additional internet access filed.
| Personal author | Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929- |
| Title | Secrets of the old one [electronic resource] : Einstein, 1905 / Jeremy Bernstein. |
| Publication info | [New York] : Copernicus Books, c2006. |
| Physical Description | 200p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Internet access | Connect to MyiLibrary resource http://qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/login?url=http://myilibrary.com?id=61078%20 |
Finding E-books through other means
If you can't find an e-book through the catalogue it is possible to search e-book vendors directly by following the links below:
Multidisciplinary Collections
Ebrary
Arts and Humanities Collection
American Film Scripts Online
Early Encounters in North America
Early English Books Online
Eighteenth Century Collection Online
North American Immigrant Letters and Diaries
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Science and Technology Focused Collections
Books 24x7
Safari e-books
Springer e-books
Accessing E-books from Off-Campus
Accessing e-books from off campus involves a similar process to accessing the library's other electronic resources. Before using the item you will need to imput you Off-Camous login. This can be done either from the link in the top right corner of the library homepage or after clicking the link to the e-book.
Viewing E-books online
E-books come from a variety of vendors each of which has slightly different interfaces. Typically, Adobe Acrobat reader will be required. The software is avaialble for free download here.
Ebrary books: Ebrary requires users to install a special reader to access their materials. This reader works with most browsers. Installation instructions and system requirements can be found at Ebrary's website.August 5, 2008
