Experience the Excellence of Ebrary!

Part I:  Ebook Download Options for Offline Access!

From www.ebrary.com

Have you ever encountered Internet problems just as you’re starting to read that critical eBook for your final research paper?  Well, take heart, my friend, because now ebrary offers you download options for offline access!  With our Library's ever-expanding ebrary collection currently offering more than 78,000 ebook titles, the option to download these materials for offline access is truly an amazing opportunity!  It’s as simple as logging on to ebrary, finding the eBooks you need, and then choosing between the two offline access options.

How to Log on to ebrary 

• From the Library's home page, click on the Online Library Resources link found near the top right of the page. 
• Click on the eBooks & eReference Resources link. 
• Now that you have reached our Library's eBook & eReference Resources page, click on the Ebrary link. 
• Enter your My.Saint Leo username and password to access our Library's ebrary collection.

Ebrary's Two Offline Access Options

The Ebrary Support Center offers detailed instructions about these two options.  You may also click on the "Learn More..." links below to be directed to this information.   

OPTION 1: 

·         “Create an image PDF of a specific chapter or page range"

Learn more...

Quick Reminders:

• Maximum of 60 pages may be downloaded into PDF form.
• Accessible on the Kindle.
• To read the file, all that is necessary is the PDF viewer you typically use such as Adobe Reader. 
• Please note that typical eReader options such as selecting specific text, searching, highlighting, or taking notes are not possible on many PDF viewers. 

How Do I Do This?

• Once you have found the eBook in ebrary that you wish to create an image for, you will then click on the Download button in QuickView. 

• This will open a window which will then allow you to choose this option and either set the chapter or the page parameters for the section of the eBook you wish to create an image PDF for:

• Voilà!  You can now read your materials offline using any PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader.

OPTION 2:

“Download an entire document as an e-book in Adobe Digital Editions"
 Learn more... 

Quick Reminders: 

• To begin, it is first necessary to install Adobe Digital Editions which is available for free online for both Windows and Mac.
• NOT accessible on the Kindle.

How Do I Do This?

• Once you have found an eBook in ebrary that you wish to download in its entirety, click on the Download button in QuickView. 

• This will open a window which will then allow you to choose this option.

• You may choose to immediately Open with Adobe Digital Editions or Save file to open later.

Learn more... about Adobe Digital Editions, including how to transfer your documents to iOS devices (Apple's mobile operating system including the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) and non-iOS devices (but not including the Kindle).  This involves creating an Adobe ID that authorizes your computer to allow these materials to be transferred.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow as we continue our journey into the "Excellence of Ebrary"!

                            - Kerry Vash, Online Librarian, Blog Co-editor -