How Do I... Use Electronic Books (eBooks)?
eBooks are generally electronic versions of traditional print books that can be read by using a personal computer or by using an eBook reader.
eBooks are hosted on various platforms that have different restrictions for printing, copying and saving. They can be viewed on a computer or mobile devices with an Internet browser as long as you are either on campus, or following the off-campus access guidelines.
- Find eBooks in the Libraries
- eBook Collections
- Downloading
- eReaders
The easiest way to find eBooks is by searching the Chinook Library Catalog just as you would for a print book.
Look for the 
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In Chinook Plus, searches can be limited to the eBooks using the Format facet.
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In Chinook Classic, look for results with the eBook icon.
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You can limit your search results to "Online Library Resources" or select the eBooks Material Type using the Advanced Search form.
MLA
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of access.
E-book Example:
Roush, Chris. Inside Home Depot: How One Company Revolutionized an Industry through the Relentless Pursuit of Growth. New York: McGraw, 1999. Web. 4 Dec. 2005.
APA
If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," rather than "Retrieved from," and point readers to where they can find it. For books available in print form and electronic form, include the publish date in parentheses after the author's name.
Author's last name, First initial. (Year) Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Retrieved from/Available from web address
E-book Example:
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Chicago
Electronic books are cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a media marker at the end of the citation: Kindle edition, PDF e-book, Microsoft Reader e-book, Palm e-book, CD-ROM, etc. Books consulted online are also cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a DOI (or URL) at the end of the citation. Stable page numbers are not always available in electronic formats; therefore, you may, instead, include the number of chapter, section, or other easily recognizable locator.
Author's last name, First name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Media marker.
E-book Example:
Lemon, Rebecca, Emma Mason, Johnathan Roberts, and Christopher Rowland, ed. The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. PDF e-book.
- Most eBooks can be viewed on any computer of mobile device with an Internet connection.
- Adobe Reader is often required in order to print and copy ebook content in PDF format.
- Adobe Digital Editions is required for offline reading when applicable.
- For a complete list of e-resources by subject use the Libraries Find Articles and More page.
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Duke University Press / eDuke Books Scholarly Collection
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) / EEBO-TCP
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
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eHRAF Archaeology / World Cultures
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English and American Drama of the Nineteenth Century via the Center for Research Libraries
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Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
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Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
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MLA
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of access.
E-book Example:
Roush, Chris. Inside Home Depot: How One Company Revolutionized an Industry through the Relentless Pursuit of Growth. New York: McGraw, 1999. Web. 4 Dec. 2005.
APA
If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," rather than "Retrieved from," and point readers to where they can find it. For books available in print form and electronic form, include the publish date in parentheses after the author's name.
Author's last name, First initial. (Year) Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Retrieved from/Available from web address
E-book Example:
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Chicago
Electronic books are cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a media marker at the end of the citation: Kindle edition, PDF e-book, Microsoft Reader e-book, Palm e-book, CD-ROM, etc. Books consulted online are also cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a DOI (or URL) at the end of the citation. Stable page numbers are not always available in electronic formats; therefore, you may, instead, include the number of chapter, section, or other easily recognizable locator.
Author's last name, First name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Media marker.
E-book Example:
Lemon, Rebecca, Emma Mason, Johnathan Roberts, and Christopher Rowland, ed. The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. PDF e-book.
Select eBooks can be downloaded and transferred to any portable eBook reader that supports Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). There's a list of these compatible devices on the ADE website. (Nook, Kobo, and Sony Reader are all ADE compatible devices). Patrons using iPads, iPhones or Android devices can download and read eBooks on the free Bluefire Reader app. At this time most eBooks cannot be downloaded to an Amazon Kindle unless they are in PDF format.
- Dowload Requirements:
- Create an account in EBL
- Dowload Adobe Digital Editions
- Checkout Period: 1-7 days
- Patrons using iPads, iPhones or Android devices can download and read EBL content via the free Bluefire Reader app.
- Download Requirements:
- Create an account in EBSCOhost
- Adobe Digital Editions
- Checkout Period: 1-7 days
- Download Requirements:
- Create an account in My iLibrary
- Dowload Adobe Digital Editions
- Checkout Period: 14 Days. Checkout up to 25 eBooks at a given time. Place up to 25 eBooks on hold at a given time.
- Renewals: Users cannot renew an e-book. However, you may be able to check it out again immediately, if it no one else has placed a hold on the title. If a waiting list exists for the title, you must place a hold on the title and join the queue.
- Patrons using iPads, iPhones or Android devices can download and read My iLibrary eBooks using the free Bluefire Reader app.
Select eBooks can be downloaded and transferred to any portable eBook reader that supports Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). There's a list of these compatible devices on the ADE website. (Nook, Kobo, and Sony Reader are all ADE compatible devices). Patrons using iPads, iPhones or Android devices can download and read eBooks on the free Bluefire Reader app. At this time most eBooks cannot be downloaded to an Amazon Kindle unless they are in PDF format.
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How to put ebooks on your iPad (1m 25s) |
How to put eBooks on to your Nook (1m 31s) |
Prior to starting:
- Download Adobe Digital Editions (on your computer)
- Download Bluefire Reader app (on your iPad)
- Look for a download (offline) or Add to Bookshelf option
- If you are not logged into your personal account you will be prompted to do so. You will need to create an account in each eBook database to download eBooks and access other custom features.
- Select a checkout period
- Download eBook to Adobe Digital Editions.
- With your iPad connected to your computer, open iTunes
- Under devices, click on your iPad.
- At the top of the screen click on Apps
- Scroll right down to the bottom of the screen and click on Bluefire reader
- Under Apps Click Add and select the Digital Editions folder
- Select the book you wish to add
- Click Open. Sync your iPad.
- Open Bluefire Reader on your iPad.
The University Libraries do not subscribe to eBooks that can be downloaded to the Kindle. However, book chapters or articles in PDF format can be downloaded to the Kindle using the Kindle Personal Documents Service.
The Front Range Downloadable Library from the Boulder Public Library system also has popular fiction and non-fiction eBooks that can be downloaded to the Kindle and other devices.
Prior to starting:
- Dowload Adobe Digital Editions
- Look for a download (offline) or "Add to Bookshelf" option
- If you are not logged into your personal account you will be prompted to do so. You will need to create an account in each eBook database to download eBooks and access other custom features.
- Select a checkout period
- Download eBook to Adobe Digital Editions
- Select Open with Adobe Digital Editions
- Adobe Digital Editions should automatically open. If it does not open, make sure the program is installed and either download the file again or save the file on your computer and open it after starting Adobe Digital Editions.
- Adobe Digital Editions will automatically detect the presence of your device when it is connected to your computer.
- Transfer items to and from the device bookshelf by clicking on the book title, then dragging and dropping the title into the device bookshelf.
- eBooks will automatically expire after the designated checkout period. eBooks cannot be renewed, but you may download the eBook again if it is available.
Prior to starting:
- Dowload Adobe Digital Editions
- Look for a download (offline) or "Add to Bookshelf" option
- If you are not logged into your personal account you will be prompted to do so. You will need to create an account in each eBook database to download eBooks and access other custom features.
- Select a checkout period
- Download eBook to Adobe Digital Editions
- Select Open with Adobe Digital Editions
- Adobe Digital Editions should automatically open. If it does not open, make sure the program is installed and either download the file again or save the file on your computer and open it after starting Adobe Digital Editions.
- Adobe Digital Editions will automatically detect the presence of your device when it is connected to your computer.
- Transfer items to and from the device bookshelf by clicking on the book title, then dragging and dropping the title into the device bookshelf.
- eBooks will automatically expire after the designated checkout period. eBooks cannot be renewed, but you may download the eBook again if it is available.
Prior to starting:
- Dowload Adobe Digital Editions
- Look for a download (offline) or "Add to Bookshelf" option
- If you are not logged into your personal account you will be prompted to do so. You will need to create an account in each eBook database to download eBooks and access other custom features.
- Select a checkout period
- Download eBook to Adobe Digital Editions
- Select Open with Adobe Digital Editions
- Adobe Digital Editions should automatically open. If it does not open, make sure the program is installed and either download the file again or save the file on your computer and open it after starting Adobe Digital Editions.
- Adobe Digital Editions will automatically detect the presence of your device when it is connected to your computer.
- Transfer items to and from the device bookshelf by clicking on the book title, then dragging and dropping the title into the device bookshelf.
- eBooks will automatically expire after the designated checkout period. eBooks cannot be renewed, but you may download the eBook again if it is available.
MLA
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of access.
E-book Example:
Roush, Chris. Inside Home Depot: How One Company Revolutionized an Industry through the Relentless Pursuit of Growth. New York: McGraw, 1999. Web. 4 Dec. 2005.
APA
If the work is not directly available online or must be purchased, use "Available from," rather than "Retrieved from," and point readers to where they can find it. For books available in print form and electronic form, include the publish date in parentheses after the author's name.
Author's last name, First initial. (Year) Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Retrieved from/Available from web address
E-book Example:
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Chicago
Electronic books are cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a media marker at the end of the citation: Kindle edition, PDF e-book, Microsoft Reader e-book, Palm e-book, CD-ROM, etc. Books consulted online are also cited exactly as their print counterparts with the addition of a DOI (or URL) at the end of the citation. Stable page numbers are not always available in electronic formats; therefore, you may, instead, include the number of chapter, section, or other easily recognizable locator.
Author's last name, First name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Media marker.
E-book Example:
Lemon, Rebecca, Emma Mason, Johnathan Roberts, and Christopher Rowland, ed. The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. PDF e-book.
