ACAP library subscribes to more than 50,000 ebooks.
- Ebooks come in collections from different suppliers and are supported on different platforms such as Proquest Ebook Central or Cambridge. Some ebooks have limited licenses such as 3 concurrent users only.
- Some are controlled by Digital Rights Management (DRM), which limit how many times an Ebook can be viewed and downloaded.
- Some publishers place restrictions on how many pages can be downloaded or printed.
eBooks can be accessed by:
- Searching in MultiSearch
- Searching A-Z eBook databases
eBook databases will let you:
- Print and copy portions
- Search within text
- Easily browse content
- Create your own eshelves.
Some additional advantages of ebooks:
- Ebooks are available immediately.
- Chapters from ebooks can be downloaded in PDF and read aloud with a screen reader.
- Unlike print books, ebooks can never be overdue and you do not get fined for late returns.
Watch a librarian search for ebooks using MultiSearch and eBook Central or print the instructions.
How to use ebooks
Ebook functionality varies between databases or platforms. As well as full-text searching and reading online, most platforms offer the ability to download some or all of the book to a variety of mobile devices. Some also offer features such as text highlighting or annotating.
