Your library. ebooks: a guide to NTU s ebook packages.

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1 Your library ebooks: a guide to NTU s ebook packages

2 NTU s ebooks Your library provides access to a huge number of ebooks, from a variety of different ebook suppliers. To find relevant ebooks, search in the Books and Audio-Visual tab within Library OneSearch and then select the Full Text Online filtering option on the left hand side of the screen. Click on the View online link to access the content note that you may be required to log in using your NTU username and password. Each ebook supplier s web interface will look and operate differently so use this guide to understand the key features of our different suppliers: Dawsonera Ebrary System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Adding notes System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Adding notes MyiLibrary System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Adding notes Elsevier/ScienceDirect System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading EmeraldInsight System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading IEEExplore System requirements Printing Copying Downloading PalgraveConnect System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Extra features Elgaronline System requirements Printing Copying Downloading 2

3 NTU s ebooks VLeBooks System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Adding notes Extra Features EBL System requirements ipad/iphone/android Printing Copying Downloading Extra Features For problems accessing ebooks, see also the Troubleshooting guide for accessing eresources. 3

4 System requirements Should work in all browsers. Latest version of the browser required. Latest version of Adobe Reader required. ipad/iphone/android Latest version of Adobe Reader required. Printing Printing is permitted, within the limits allowed by copyright. To print, navigate to the specific page that you want to print and then click on the Print icon: A message will appear telling you that you can now print from that page. Click OK to bring up the Print box, and print as normal. The Green bar next to the Print button indicates the maximum number of pages you are permitted to print from this book. This is calculated as a percentage of the total number of pages within the book, so will vary from title to title. 162 print pages remaining 4

5 Printing Printing is permitted, within the limits allowed by copyright. To print, navigate to the specific page that you want to print and then click on the Print icon: A message will appear telling you that you can now print from that page. Click OK to bring up the Print box, and print as normal. The Green bar next to the Print button indicates the maximum number of pages you are permitted to print from this book. This is calculated as a percentage of the total number of pages within the book, so will vary from title to title. 162 print pages remaining Copying Copying is permitted, within the limits allowed by copyright. To copy, navigate to the specific page that you want to copy and then click on the Copy icon: A pop-up box will appear: You can then copy and paste text from the selected page. 5

6 Copying The Green bar next to the Copy button indicates the maximum number of copy credits available per book. This is calculated as a percentage of the total number of pages within the book, so will vary from title to title copy print pages remaining Downloading Downloading from Dawsonera ebooks is permitted for a one day period. To download, click on the Download button, either from the front page: Or from within the content: 6

7 Downloading Click the Download button to get access to the ebook for a one day period. Note that after this period has expired you will no longer be able to read the book until you download it again. Please note: if using the inbuilt Google Chrome PDF Viewer, you may be unable to Download the content. Either install and use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or use another browser. Adding notes To add notes to a book, navigate to the appropriate page and then click Notes Add Note: Type in your note and then click OK to save it: 7

8 Adding notes The note will remain visible to you every time you access the book. To view your notes, open the content of the book and click on Notes: 8

9 System requirements Should work in all browsers. Ensure that: JavaScript is enabled Pop-ups are allowed from ebrary.com Firewall or anti-virus software may affect access, so you may need to modify these settings to access ebrary.com. Adobe Digital Editions required to download ebooks. ipad/iphone/android ios and Android are supported. Downloading for offline reading is possible using the Bluefire Reader App for mobile devices (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). Printing Printing is permitted within limits set by the publisher. To print, ensure that you are within the text of the book (rather than the book s home page) and then click the Print icon: Enter the details of the pages you wish to print. 9

10 Printing Note the number of print pages allowed within this Copying Copying is permitted within limits set by the publisher. To copy, ensure that you are within the text of the book (rather than the book s home page) and then click the Copy icon. Please note: The InfoTools Copy tool only allows you to copy text, not images. 10

11 Downloading Downloading a single chapter: Click the Download Chapter icon: Select Current Chapter option Downloading the whole book for 14 days: Click the Download Book icon: You will then be taken through a Wizard, in order to be able to download the whole book for a 14 day period. Adding notes To add notes to a book, navigate to the page you wish to annotate and select the relevant text using the mouse. Select the Add Note icon from the pop-up box: Type in your notes and then click Save. 11

12 Adding notes Your notes will remain visible to you every time you access the book. You can view your notes by clicking on the Annotations icon from within the content area, and then expanding the relevant note: 12

13 System requirements Should work in all browsers latest browser version recommended. Adobe Digital Editions recommended. Some of the books in the MyiLibrary collection have a 3 user licence limit, meaning that only 3 people can view these titles at any given time. If you are having difficulties accessing a MyiLibrary ebook this may be to do with the 3 user licence limit, so please try accessing again later. ipad/iphone/android ios and Android are supported. Downloading for offline reading is possible using the Bluefire Reader App for mobile devices (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). Printing Printing is permitted, to a maximum of 10% of the total number of pages in the book. To print, navigate to the page/s you wish to print and then click on the Print icon: 13

14 Printing The following Print Page Range pop-up box will appear telling you the total number of pages you can print. Select to either print a single page or a range of pages: Copying Copying up to 10% of the book is permitted, using the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). Downloading Downloading is permitted, up to a maximum of 10% of the book. To download, navigate to the page/s you wish to download and then click on the Download icon: 14

15 Downloading The following Download Page Range pop-up box will appear telling you the total number of pages you can print. Select to either download a single page or a range of pages: Click on the Download button, and the document will be downloaded as a PDF file. Adding notes To store notes you will need to create a MyiLibrary Account. Click on the My Account link at the top of the screen, then on Login to set up an account: Click on Create Account and follow the on-screen instructions: 15

16 Adding notes To add a note, navigate to the appropriate page and then click on Notes Add/View a Note. Type in your note and click Save: 16

17 System requirements Internet Explorer version 7 or higher. Mozilla Firefox version 2 or higher. Google Chrome version 3 or higher. ipad/iphone/android Latest version of Adobe Reader required. Printing To print, you must first download the relevant chapter and then print from the PDF file: Copying Copying is permitted, using the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). 17

18 Downloading Downloading is permitted using the Download PDF button: 18

19 System requirements Should work in all browsers latest browser version recommended. ipad/iphone/android ipad/iphone and Android users will be directed to the Emerald Insight Mobile website instead of the desktop website. ipad/iphone ios 6.1 or later required; Google Chrome or Safari recommended. Android phone/tablet Android 2.3 or later required; Google Chrome recommended. Printing Books on Emerald Insight are broken down into individual chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To print, navigate the book contents to get to the relevant chapter, select either the HTML or PDF option and then print using the normal print commands: 19

20 Copying Books on Emerald Insight are broken down into individual chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To copy, navigate the book contents to get to the relevant chapter, select either the HTML or PDF option, select the text to be copied and then copy using the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). Downloading Books on Emerald Insight are broken down into individual chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To download, navigate the book contents to get to the relevant chapter, select PDF option and then download using the normal download commands. 20

21 System requirements Internet Explorer Version 8 or later. Mozilla Firefox Version 8 or later. Safari Version 5 or later. Google Chrome, latest version. Opera Version 9 or later. The following options must be enabled within the browser: Cookies JavaScript CSS Styles. Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7 or later recommended. Printing Books on IEEE/Wiley are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To print, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and then print using the normal print commands. Copying Books on IEEE/Wiley are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To copy, navigate the book contents to get to the relevant chapter, open the PDF file, select the text to be copied and then copy using the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). Please note: if using the inbuilt Google Chrome PDF Viewer, you may be unable to Copy and Paste. Either install and use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or use another browser. 21

22 Downloading Books on IEEE/Wiley are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To download, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and then download using the normal download commands. 22

23 System requirements Should work in all browsers. Latest version of the browser recommended. ipad/iphone/android ios and Android are supported. Some (but not all) Palgrave Connect titles can be downloaded for offline reading using the Bluefire Reader App for mobile devices (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). Adobe Digital Editions recommended. Printing Books on Palgrave Connect are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To print, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and download it and then print using the normal print commands. Copying Books on Palgrave Connect are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn t possible to view the entire content on one screen. To copy, use the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). Downloading Books on Palgrave Connect are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To download, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and download it using the normal download commands. 23

24 Extra features Some (but not all) Palgrave Connect titles include a Send to Kindle download option. To use this, see the specific Help pages for Send to Kindle: info/faqs.html#sendtomykindle. faqs.html 24

25 System requirements Operating systems: Mac OSX or later; Windows XP or later. Latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari recommended. Printing Books on Elgaronline are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To print, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and then print using the normal print commands. Copying Books on Elgaronline are broken down into individual chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To copy, navigate the book contents to get to the relevant chapter, open the PDF file, select the text to be copied and then copy using the normal Copy and Paste function keys (Ctrl + C; Ctrl + V). Please note: if using the inbuilt Google Chrome PDF Viewer, you may be unable to Copy and Paste. Either install and use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or use another browser. 25

26 Downloading Books on Elgaronline are broken down into individual PDF chapters, so it isn't possible to view the entire content on one screen. To download, select the relevant chapter from the Contents list, open the PDF file and then download using the normal download commands. help- 25

27 System requirements Should work in all browsers. Latest version of the browser required. Adobe Digital Editions required to download. ipad/ iphone/ Android ios and Android are supported you will need to download the Vlebooks app (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and have Adobe ID authorization and activation. Kindle Fire is supported you will need to download an additional ebook reader app, such as BlueFire or Aldiko (available in the App Store and Google Play Store), and have Adobe ID authorization and activation. Printing Printing is permitted within limits set by the publisher. Select the Read Online option from the front page: 27

28 Click on the Print icon: Copying Copying is permitted within limits set by the publisher. Select the Read Online option from the front page: Click on the Copy icon: 28

29 To copy a whole page, click Entire page. You will then be able to copy the page to the clipboard: To copy selected text only, click selected area and select the text required. You will then be able to copy the text to the clipboard. 29

30 Downloading Adobe Digital Editions is required to download and the whole book can be downloaded for a limited period. Select the Download option from the front page: Select the download period and click Download: Click on the Download link: 30

31 Adding notes Notes can be added, shared and exported. To add a note, navigate to the appropriate page and click on Add Notes at the bottom of the screen: To view notes, click on Notes on the left hand side of the screen: To import, export or share notes, click on Notes on the right hand side of the screen: 31

32 Extra features Lecturers notes can be shared with students via a token which students can import into their Notes area. You can search within the content of the book for specific words, or you can search the dictionary feature for definitions of words. Click on Search on the left hand side of the screen: 32

33 You can increase the size of the font and you can change the background colour, using the plus and minus arrows and the colour wheel in the top right hand corner of the screen: You can store titles on your VLEBookShelf. Select Bookshelf from the front screen: and then create a bookshelf to add it to: You can view items in your Bookshelf at any time by clicking on the Bookshelf link on the front screen. 33

34 System requirements Should work in all browsers. Latest version of the browser required. Adobe Digital Editions required to download. ipad/ iphone/ Android ios and Android are supported you will need to download the BlueFire Reader app for mobile devices (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). Kindle Fire is supported you will need to download an additional ebook reader app, such as BlueFire or Aldiko (available in the App Store and Google Play Store), and have Adobe ID authorization and activation. Printing Printing is permitted within limits set by the publisher. Select the Read Online option from the front page and then click on the Print icon at the top of the screen. In order to print, you must create a loan for the book by following the on-screen instructions: 34

35 Copying Copying is permitted within limits set by the publisher. Select the Read Online option from the front page and then click on the Print icon at the top of the screen. In order to print, you must create a loan for the book by following the on-screen instructions: Once you have created a loan, the copy instructions will appear: Downloading Adobe Digital Editions is required to download the whole book for short periods. Select the Read Online option from the front page and then click on the Download tab: 35

36 Choose the download period: Adding notes To add a note, click on Notes and then Create New Note: Notes can be exported as a Text file, or exported directly into RefWorks. 36

37 Extra features You can search within the content of the book for specific words by clicking on the Search tab, or you can search the dictionary feature for definitions of words. The text can be viewed in small, medium or large font sizes. EBL books can be read aloud in the EBL browser interface. Simply click the Read Aloud button in the upper right of the screen when you have navigated to the page you wish to hear. Help is available from within the ebook, by clicking on the Help/ Feedback link in the top left of the screen. 37