Building Technology Resources for Home Owners and Professionals
The library provides access to print and electronic books.
You can borrow print books from any of our campus libraries.
E-books are our preferred format for purchase. The e-books that VU Library holds are available for online reading either on and off-campus. You can also download some e-books for a set period of time and read them on your own devices, such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone.The e-books are accessed through different e-books providers and have different restrictions about downloading and printing.
To read an e-book online, click on the Online Access link provided on the e-book's bibliographic record page, e.g.:
Image: Click on the Online Access link to read an e-book online, or download it for a specific period of time, if the 'download' option is available.
Need some help using e-books? Check out our e-books page.
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In this presentation you will see how to search for an e-book using the library website as well as where to find information about e-books such as how to print or download.
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E-books are books that can be accessed online 24/7 and can be read on computers and other mobile devices such as an iPad or iPhone. E-books are not heavy to carry or return and you do not have to pay library fines on overdue books.
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You can search for e-books on VU library website by typing in a title, author or simply by entering keywords.
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I have searched for the words on "sports publicity" and then chosen the 'books and e-books' button and clicked on search.
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This page shows all the search results. To identify an electronic book, look for the format of the book indicating 'e-book' on the screen.
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The e-books have been purchased from a number of different providers so there is some variation between e-book borrowing, downloading, printing, reading off-line, transferring between devices and setting up accounts.
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The library e-book page has information about these providers and help guides. To access ebook information, choose the option 'Access e-books' from the blue box titled 'I want to' or follow the links from 'Access and borrowing'.
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Back to our search results. Let's have a look at the first book on the results page by clicking on the e-book link.
Note that you might be asked to enter your student ID and library PIN.
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This particular book is provided by EBL. You can read the book online or download it on to your PC or mobile device. Access to the downloaded copy of the book is only for limited time period. Look at the e-book page for further details.
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Once you have clicked on 'Read online' you will be able to read a chapter online, search within the book or print a limited number of pages.
Create a loan if prompted by a message on the screen.
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This is how a page will appear when you are reading a chapter online.
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For further information, please contact us through 'Ask a Librarian' service or talk to a library staff member if on campus.
