using begleys ebooks on your digital device.. why ebooks?

Using Begley’s eBooks on Your Digital Device.

Why eBooks?

Why eBooks?

Instant access, 24 hours a dayCan be used by more than 1 person at a

timeNo due dates or late penaltiesLess expensive and quicker to get—which

means more up-to-date

Can I use eBooks on…?

Download entire books onto your:Nook (HD, Simple Touch, Color and Tablet)Sony ReaderLaptop or desktop

Can I use eBooks on…?

Use the eBrary Moblie App to get entire books on your:

SmartphoneiPadAndroid tablets

(to see if your device is compatible: http://support.ebrary.com/kb/app-device-req/)

Can I use eBooks on…?

Download chapters or sections of books onto your:

KindleKoboOr any other device that can display PDF

files

Finding eBooks

Start on Begley Library’s homepage. Click “Find Books, Media, etc.”> “Begley Library”

Finding eBooks

This takes you to the basic search page.To search just for eBooks, click “Advanced

Search”

In the middle of the page where it says “More Collections” change the dropdown to “Electronic Resource (Ebook)”

The results list will look like this. Click on the link in the column labeled “Call number” to view the book.

The ebook will open in a new window.

Using eBooks: On your computer

Once you’ve found an ebook that you need, you have a couple options.

Option 1: use the book right on your computer, copy down the info you need, write down the citation information, then just close the book.

Using eBooks: On your computer

Option 2: Create an ebrary account by clicking “Sign In”> “Create New Account”

After your account is created, click “Add to my Bookshelf”

The book is now saved and easy to find again anywhere that you can sign in to ebrary.

Using eBooks: Saving items

Option 3: After creating an ebrary account, when looking at the book in the reader, click “Download” in the top left.

It will allow you to select a specific chapter, or a specific range of pages (up to 60) to download as a PDF

These can be saved to a flash drive, or on your computer and then transferred to any device that reads PDFs.

Using eBooks: On your smartphone

Option 4: Install the ebrary app on your smartphone or tablet(must be running iOS 4.3 or higher or Android 2.1 or higher).

Books can be downloaded from ebrary to the app to be read, even while not connected.

Using eBooks: On eReaders

Option 5: After creating an ebrary account, click “Download.”

Select “Special format. The entire document.”

To do this, you must have Adobe Digital Editions installed on the computer you are using.

http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html

Using eBooks: On eReaders

Once you’ve selected “download entire document” from the ebrary download menu and clicked “okay”, the book will download directly into Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)

Once the book is displayed in the ADE library, connect your Nook or Sony Reader the computer via USB

Using eBooks: On eReaders

The ereader will display in the menu on the right.

Using eBooks: On eReaders

Click on the ebook and drag it over to the ereader icon until a green “+” displays. Drop the book.

Using eBooks: On eReaders

The ebook is now loaded on the device and will be accessible for two weeks. Look for it in the folders in the device’s library.

Citing eBooks

MLA format:Author. Title. City of publication: Name of

publisher, Year. Title of database or website. Medium. Date of access.

APA format:Author. (Date). Title. [Version/e-device].

Where it was retrieved.

Citing eBooks

MLA format:Brownstein, Rachel M. Why Jane Austen?

New York: Columbia University Press, 2011. Ebrary. Web. 2 March 2013.

APA format:Brownstein, Rachel M. (2011). Why Jane

Austen? [ASM]. Ebrary.com.

Important Links

http://sunysccc.edu/libraryhttp://libguides.sunysccc.edu/eReadershttp://support.ebrary.com/kb/app-device-r

eq/

http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1465/536495/ebrary_test2.swf

http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html