Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebooks. Show all posts

Friday, February 16, 2018

Academic eBook Collection: A new way to find ebooks

The library recently purchased a new collection of ebooks from EBSCOhost, the Academic eBook Collection.



Here is a description of the collection from EBSCO:

This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary e-books representing a broad range of academic subjects. The breadth of information available through this package ensures that students and scholars will have access to information relevant to their research needs.

Offering more than 170,000 e-books, this collection includes titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier, Ashgate Publishing, Taylor & Francis, Sage Publications and John Wiley & Sons.

Subject Coverage Includes:

Art
Business and  economics
Education
Language arts and discipline
Literary criticism
Medical
Performing arts
Philosophy
Poetry
Political science
Religion
Social science
Technology and engineering
Other academic fields

When looking at a book, you can either jump to a particular chapter in the Table of Contents, or view the entire book as a PDF.

The interface gives you a lot of options for reading the book:  you can save, print or email a selection of pages, or save the entire book to a folder with an EBSCO account.


You can view and read the entire book online.  Most ebooks have a limit to how many pages you can download or print.  In that case, you may want to decide which chapter is most important to you.

One of the best features of ebooks is that you can search for a particular word or phrase.  To do so, click on the "Search within" button to look for the terms of interest.

You can find all of our ebook collections in our A-Z databases list.  If you have any questions about using ebooks, please contact the Reference Department.  Happy reading!

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Our e-books have a new look!

If you've looked at any ebooks from Naz today, you might have noticed that the interface looks different!

The Ebrary platform, which is where the majority of our ebooks reside, has migrated to Ebook Central.

When you click on an ebook link in the catalog, you'll arrive at a page that looks like this:


You can do several things on this page.  You can search for more books using the search box at the top of the screen.

You can also view, download and print the book (either the entire book or a certain number of pages, depending on the title):


You can jump to a particular chapter by clicking on it in the Table of Contents.

If you go straight to Ebook Central via the A-Z Database List, you'll see this starting page:


To download books, make notes or annotations on books, or save books to read later, you will need to create an account with Ebook Central and log in.  If you had an ebrary account previously, you will need to sign in and bring it into your new Ebook Central Bookshelf.

When you've started reading the book online, you have options to search for keywords, get citations, and more.


If you have any questions about finding and reading ebooks, please contact a reference librarian at answers.naz.edu.  Enjoy your reading!

Thursday, March 16, 2017

New log-in screen from off-campus

The library is in the process of moving to a new system.  One of the benefits is that you can now access our ebooks, databases, and other electronic resources from any location with your NazNet ID!

When you're trying to access library resources from off-campus, you might see a screen that looks like this:


For the present time, you can choose to log-in with either your Last Name and Library Barcode OR your NazNet ID and Password.  You do not need to enter both.

If you see the 'old' log-in screen, that simply means we haven't updated the URL for that resource yet.  Go ahead and use your Last Name and Library Barcode to log in.  Eventually, everything will be moved over to the new system.

For the time being, you will also still need your Library Barcode to access your Library Account (your loans, renewals, etc.).

If you have questions, please call the library's main phone line:  585-398-2129.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

New E-book Collection Trial

For the next few weeks the library will be running a trial of the EBSCO ebook Academic Collection database.  You can access the database here from on campus.



Publisher's description:

"This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter, and is a strong complement for any academic collection. The breadth of information available through this package ensures that users will have access to information relevant to their research needs.

Offering more than 150,000 e-books, this collection includes titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier, Ashgate Publishing, Taylor & Francis, Sage Publications and John Wiley & Sons.

Subject Coverage Includes:

Art
Business and  economics
Education
Language arts and discipline
Literary criticism
Medical
Performing arts
Philosophy
Poetry
Political science
Religion
Social science
Technology and engineering
Other academic fields
All titles are available with unlimited user access, and titles are regularly added to the collection at no additional cost."

Please send your feedback regarding the ebook database to Ilka Datig at idatig5@naz.edu.  We appreciate it!

Friday, September 9, 2016

Get access to more e-books and databases through NYPL!

Screenshot of SimplyE app

Did you know that any person who lives, works or attends school in New York State is eligible for a free New York Public Library card?

An NYPL library card gives you access to many of their electronic books and databases--including Project Muse, Early English Books Online, and others that Nazareth does not have access to!

To sign up for a card, go here:  https://www.nypl.org/help/library-card

You'll receive a temporary pin and will be able to access some electronic content immediately!  Your physical card will arrive by mail in a few weeks.  You will then need to provide proof that you live/work/study in New York State.

More information:

The New York Public Library Makes It Easier Than Ever To Borrow Free eBooks with New App SimplyE

New York Public Library E-Book Central

New York Public Library Articles & Databases (note that only the databases with the "Home" icon are accessible from outside of an NYPL location)