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LHS Reusable Content: Finding and using eBooks (old)

LHS websites and databases

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, Edge or Firefox.
  • an up-to-date version of Adobe Reader, as most eBooks 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, Edge and Firefox are available here.

To download eBooks, you will need: