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LHS Reusable Content: Finding and using eBooks (old)

eBook Collections in Databases

The Library subscribes to a large number of eBook collections in many subject areas. The following will be of relevance to Life and Health Sciences students.

Using eBooks on different devices

In general:

to read eBooks, you will need:

  • to have access to the internet to read eBooks in an online reader, although you can also download some eBooks for offline reading
  • an up-to-date internet browser, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox.
  • an up-to-date version of Adobe Reader, as most e-Books use pdf files (this is the format in which the book is displayed). If you do not have this you can download it for free.
  • to set Adobe Reader to be your default PDF viewer if it is not already.  Instructions for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox are available here.

to download eBooks, you will need: