Contains many public health-related books. Table of contents are hyperlinked, and searches may be done within individual books.
Full text of assorted books. Permits reading of book cover-to-cover online, browsing books by topic, searching within and across books, and printing of up to 60 pages of a book at a time. Books can be downloaded using the free Adobe Digital Editions software to devices supporting Adobe ebook DRM, including iPad, iPhone, Sony eReader, and Nook. These books were formerly available through the NetLibrary interface.
Includes these collections:
• Biography Reference eBook Collection
• Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection
• eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)
• eBook Business Collection (EBSCOhost)
• eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
• eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost)
• eBook K-8 Collection (EBSCOhost)
• eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost)
• History Reference eBook Collection
• Literary Reference eBook Collection
• MAS Reference eBook Collection
• MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection
• Middle Search Reference eBook Collection
• Primary Search Reference eBook Collection
• Science Reference eBook Collection
Includes many encyclopedias and other reference books in the area of health care and medicine.
Downloading Ebooks
Many vendors do not allow users to download eBooks. A few large packages, Proquest's ebrary, EBSCO's eBook Collection, and myiLibrary do allow users to download content.
The first step for all collections is to download the free software Adobe Digital Editions.
To download from ebrary you must create a personal ebrary account. Then select the book that you would like to download. Click "Download" and select "Download the entire document". Further instructions may be found here: ebrary Support Center download options. If you want to download to a tablet or mobile device you must also download ebrary's proprietary reader software. Here are the directions to download the Apple iOS ebrary reader: Apple iOS ebrary reader. Information on downloading the Android ebrary reader may be found here: Android ebrary reader. Checkout periods are for 14 days with ebrary and you may have up to 10 titles downloaded. After the checkout period lapses the content will still be on you device but it will be rendered unreadable. You are responsible for deleting the old files.
To download from EBSCO eBook collection you must also create a personal EBSCO account. Simply click "Sign In" on the upper right hand corner then click on "Create a new account" on the next screen. Checkout periods are 7 days with eBook collection. Further information may be found here: eBooks on EBSCOhost.
To download from MyiLibrary create an account or login if you already have one at My Account. Detailed directions are located here: MyiLibrary Quick Start Guide.
