In order to read and download EBSCO e-books you will need to have the Adobe Digital Editions programme on your laptop or computer - see the note above.įor full details of how to use EBSCO e-books, check this EBSCO eBooks User Guide. You can read EBSCO e-books online and may also be able to download the whole book (for a limited time) or sections of it, depending on what the publisher has allowed. If an e-book is being used, you will get a message saying that it is not currently available and you will need to try again later.
Many of these books are available through a 'user license model' – this allows for only a limited number of people to access the book at one time. ProQuest have produced a very helpful guide ProQuest Ebook Central: Full Download explaining how their ebooks work on different devices.
On iOS and Android devices, you need Bluefire Reader, which is free from the App Store and Google Play, though you also need an Adobe ID to use Bluefire Reader. In order to read and download ProQuest Ebook Central ebooks you will need to have the Adobe Digital Editions programme on your laptop or computer - see the note above. You can read ProQuest Ebook Central books online and may also be able to download the whole book (for a limited time) or sections of it, depending on what the publisher has allowed. This means there are no restrictions on the number of students using one ebook at the same time. Some of these books are available through a 'credit' model – this allows for a certain number of uses in a 12-month period, starting from the day the ebook is bought. If an ebook is being used, you will get a message saying that it is not currently available and you will need to try again later. Brookes staff may need to request the programme from IT Services if they want it installed on their office PC. If you are using one of these PCs, you should launch Adobe Digital Editions first (from the "AppsAnywhere" page) and then go to the ebook. IT Services have installed Adobe Digital Editions as an App on Brookes networked computers. You can download Adobe Digital Editions here. In order to download ebooks on the ProQuest Ebook Central and EBSCO eBooks platforms you will need to have the Adobe Digital Editions programme on your laptop or computer. For other platforms, check the on-screen help guides. Below are tips on using the main ebook platforms you're likely to see. Our ebooks are on a variety of online platforms and each of these offers different options for viewing and downloading. Research impact (staff and students only) Knowledge exchange (staff and students only) Policies and codes of practice (staff and students only) Research ethics (staff and students only) Research integrity and responsible metrics Why international students choose Oxford Brookes