New Look for the Ebrary Database

The ebrary database underwent a recent makeover, and the result is a simpler, streamlined appearance.  However, the appearance is not the only thing that changed.  They also added features that allow for greater retrieval.  

Some advantages include:

• Better intuitive detection functions which increase discovery
• Higher text quality and display options for better readability
• More focused on key tasks such as copy, print, download, and in-book searches

Upon first glance, you may feel that nothing has changed; however, once you click on a specific book title you will open up all of the transformations!

The new design allows you to easily read your book online or download for offline reading, add to your bookshelf to read at another time, as well as cite the book within multiple citation styles. 

Once in the book, you can easily search within the text, create annotations, copy passages, print pages, and highlight important terms.

Now you know about some of the many new features that the new ebrary database offers, check it out to see if they have a book for you.  Whether it is for leisurely reading or a research paper, ebrary may have the very book you need as it offers over 144,000 ebook titles within a variety of subjects.

What should you do if you can’t find any books that meet your needs within ebrary?  Then take a look at one of the other ebook databases or search the library catalog.  You also can contact the reference desk and ask a reference librarian for help locating the item that you need.

-Theresa Whitehead, Distance Learning Librarian

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Ebook Collections!

As most of the collection at the Cannon Memorial Library is now virtual, we thought there should be a spotlight on our two largest collections, Ebrary and EBSCO’s EBook Collection.

Ebrary is an all-subject collection which now contains over 78,000 ebook titles, many of which can be downloaded to multiple devices, including Android or iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch! First install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer (free online) and soon you can download an entire document as an e-book.

EBSCO’s EBook Collection contains full text digital versions of books (over 80,000) the library has purchased for your use. Please be aware that if you opt to download ebooks, you must create a personal EBSCO account to do so, also requiring Adobe® Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher for offline viewing. All support information can be found on the EBSCO support page.

As always, titles also can be found through our library homepage’s quick search option. If troubles arise, please contact a librarian at the reference desk at (352)588.8477, or try our new reference system, LibAnswers! 

ebrary is a free mobile app for both iOS and Android users that lets researchers have access to scholarly e-books through a variety of platforms. Users can access Saint Leo’s e-books from leading publishers and even upload research – outside of the library platform – through the DASH!(Data Sharing, Fast) feature.

Key features and benefits of ebrary’s apps include:

• Online and offline reading
• Seamless downloading of full titles
• Simple and advanced search
• Multiple navigation controls
• Table of contents with relevancy rankings
• Early check-in of ebrary’s e-books
• Copy and paste with automatic citation for offline documents
• User configurable download size warnings
• Import and use documents from other sources
• Available in English and Spanish
• Optional sign-in with Facebook user name and password
• Email ID based authentication
• Use of up to 6 different devices from the same account

Take a gander and send some reviews back! Have a great week everyone!

-Aimee Graham, Online Librarian - 

Experience the Excellence of Ebrary!

Part II:  Multi-User vs. Single-User Access

From www.ebrary.com

Have you ever tried to download an eBook in ebrary only to discover that the system would not grant you access to the material you needed?  Most likely this happened because you were trying to gain access to a single-user eBook that was already being used by another patron.  Read on to discover the difference between multi-user and single-user access to eBooks.

Multi-User vs. Single-User Access

While most eBooks available to you on ebrary provide multi-user access (with a check-out period of 14 days) so that many users can enjoy the same eBook simultaneously, there are some eBooks that only allow for single-user access (with a check-out period of 7 days) in which case the eBook may only be used by one user at a time and no other users may view the eBook until it has been returned.

How Do I Determine Whether an eBook Allows for Single-User Access Only?

You can often determine if eBooks are of the single-user type because they are accompanied by a "Release this title" icon on the QuickView bar or you will only be allowed to see a preview copy which means it is currently checked out to another user.  A prompt will appear allowing you to sign up on the waiting list for that particular eBook.

Friendly Reminder

Please be mindful of other patrons during the course of your eBook transactions, especially in the case of items with single-user access.  If you decide that a particular eBook is not as useful to your research as you expected, please return the item immediately for the benefit of all patrons.  Click here for instructions on returning documents early via Adobe Digital Editions. 

To continue to explore all of the options available to you via ebrary, please visit the Ebrary Support Center. 

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

 

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 -

ebrary Titles Top 52,000

The Cannon Memorial Library's ebrary (eBook) subscription just increased by more than 1,000 titles to a total of 52,100 academic research eBooks that you can read on your computer. Here are some titles that were just added to the subscription:

• From Utopia to Apocalypse: Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe, by Peter Y. Palk
• Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris
• Accelerating Out of the Great Recession: How To Win in a Slow-Growth Economy, by David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter
• Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism (2nd edition), Colin Neville
• Health and Society: Key Debates in Health Care, by Roger Taylor
• Emerging Practices in Cyberculture and Social Networking, Daniel Riha and Anna Maj

You will find ebrary listed as one of the eBooks and eReference Resources in the Online Library Resources section of the site. To read one of the suggested titles, logon to ebrary and search for the book title. It's as easy as that!