Don't forget to check out eBoook databases such as ClinicalKey Student Foundations which contains lastest ebook editions of Aulton's pharmaceutics; Rang & Dale's Pharmacology and Pharmacy OSCE's and competency based questions by Sharon Haughey, Abbas Basic Immunology: functions and disorders of the immune system and other key texts published by Elsevier. Also contains the latest edition of Mims' Mecidal Mictobiology and Immunology, Whittlesea Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Elliott, Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care
Consult ClinicalKey Nursing for Nursing texts such as Burns and Grove's the Practice of Nursing Research.
When logged into one of the two ClinicalKey databases, select study resources, then books; search by title or use the alphabet on the left to search under first letter of a title, alternatively select a topic from the left under specialties.
See LWW Health Library for some other health texts including Bate's Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking.
Go to the Library Catalogue and search for books in the usual way, using keywords, title and/or author.
From the Results screen, click on the eBooks link in the Refine Your Search column to limit your results to those available in eBook format .
From the results provided choose the book you want to read and click on the title. As with print books we often retain more than one edition of an eBook. Always choose the most recent edition but, if it is in use by another user, you may be able to use an earlier edition.
Select the Click here to read this e-book link. The name of the supplier may also be included in the link.
Clicking on that link will then open a new window which will vary depending on the supplier.
Our main supplier is Ebook Central. Information on accessing eBooks from this supplier is available in specific sections of this page.
This short video will show you how to find and access an eBook from the Library Catalogue
In order to download eBooks to view offline or at later time, you will need to download and install additional software called Adobe Digital Editions. Please follow the steps in the video below to see how to do this.
The library provides access to eBooks in two main ways:
Depending on the publisher licence, some eBooks allow multiple users but others limit access to just one viewer at a time. If you are trying to access an ebook and you get an "in use" message, you will need to try again later.
Almost all of the books in the library catalogue can be read online. Some of them can also be downloaded for a limited time period for use offline, but if you have a reliable internet connection the read online option is preferable.
Read Online, Print & Download Sections
With books provided by Ebook Central, the Click here to access this electronic resource link in the Library Catalogue will bring you to the book details screen where you will see Availability options, for example:
Please note, for some eBooks the Full Download option will not be available.
Click Online Reading to open the book in the Ebook Central Reader. When reading a title in the Ebook Central Reader, you can navigate using the table of contents on the left, scroll bar on the right or page options at the top. The tool bar above the eBook also provides functions including copy and print. Copy and Print allowances are displayed next to the Availability options as illustrated above.
Download in full to personal computer/laptop
Ebook Central eBooks can be downloaded to computers, tablets, and phones. Download options are located on the initial details page (Full Download link and PDF Chapter Downloads link) and on the Download tabs in the Ebook Central Reader. They are read via Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). ADE is available on the student network.
Click on a Download option.
Next answer the onscreen questions about your device/computer.
You will be prompted to download Abobe Digital Editions (if you haven't already done so).
Click on Download:
Further help on Reading Online and Downloading can be accessed from the Proquest Ebook Central LibGuide.