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E-book Guide: Ebsco

NB!

Online Viewing of EBSCO eBooks is Now Available for iOS Users in the EBSCO Mobile App! Read more.

(Android release to follow later this year)

General

Learning Centre purchases Ebsco e-books from all Aalto University disciplines.

 

Personal account

Create personal account to:

  • Download e-books
  • Save your favourite e-books
  • Use folders to organize your research
  • Share your folders with others
  • Save and retrieve your search history
  • Create email alerts and RSS feeds

Using Ebsco e-books

Can I find Ebsco e-books from Aalto-Primo: Yes, all purchased titles

User license: Depending on the book; single user, three user or unlimited user license

Off campus use (for Aalto University researchers and students): Yes, use the Aalto-Primo e-book link

Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected titles: Depending on the book

Features:

  • Table of contents
  • Search within the e-book
  • Dictionary
  • Make notes
  • Printing
  • Email selected pages
  • Export citations to reference management tools
  • EBSCO Support

Please exit the book after reading.

If an e-book is in use by another customer, you can place a hold on the e-book. You will get an email notification when the e-book is available for you.

Adding notes to e-books

Adding notes requires creating a user account to EBSCOhost and logging in.

Open a book by clicking eBook Full Text icon. Click My Notes at the top of the column on the left and then +New Note icon that appears in the Notes area.

Offline use

Download to computer: Yes, if the publisher has given permission

  • File format: ePUB or PDF (DRM protected)
  • Software requirement: Adobe Digital Editions
  • Personal My EBSChost account and Adobe ID is required to download e-books
  • Download period: 1-7 days

Download to mobile devices: Yes, if the publisher has given permission

  • iOS and Android devices
  • File format: ePUB
  • Software requirements: Adobe Digital Editions app
  • Personal My EBSChost account and Adobe ID is required to download e-books
  • Download period: 1-7 days
  • Downloading with Chrome browser does not work

Download to e-book reader: Pages saved as a PDF file can be read on e-book reader if the device supports PDF format.

Now also available for download on Ebsco Mobile App. See instructions.

Printing and copying

Printing: Part of the book for personal use. To see the number of available pages click the floppy disk icon. The pages you want to print will be saved as a PDF file which you can then print.

Copying: No