LibGuides: Find eBooks: eBook Platforms

All ebooks are DRM-free with unlimited users and PDF chapter downloads/printing unless indicated otherwise.

Platform	Access Details	Printing or Downloading Software and Formats	Vendor Accessibility and Help
BIOSCIENCENet Base example	Unlimited users. Full access to download this title Open access: full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND		Accessibility Ebook Help
Cambridge Books Online Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Cambridge eBooks example	Unlimited users.	Can download content in PDF, or send to Kindle reader, dropbox, or Google Drive.	Accessibility User Guides and Videos
Credo Reference example	Unlimited users.		Using the Platform Accessibility
De Gruyter eBooks example	Unlimited users.	Titles may be read online with Adobe Reader. Both chapters and the entire book may be downloaded in PDF or saved; some may be available in EPUB format.	Access FAQs ePUB and Accessibility FAQ
Ebook Central Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Ebook Library; EBL; EBC; ebrary; myilibrary example	User restrictions vary by book. Users need to login via EID in order to use Ebook Central even if they are on campus. The Safari browser is recommended for Mac users.	Downloading and printing allowances vary by title. To view Ebook Central ebooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Ebook Central works best with Acrobat Reader version 9 or later.	Accessibility User FAQ
EBSCOhost eBook Collection example	User restrictions vary by book. Some access problems have been reported by patrons using Firefox. If you are having trouble seeing books and are using the most current version of Firefox, try using Chrome or Internet Explorer. Ebook availability and publisher permissions are visible in upper left corner of each ebook record.	Downloading and printing allowances vary by title. Content can be downloaded in PDF, sent to GoogleDrive, or viewed in the EBSCO mobile app. To view eBooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Mac users may want to download the Schubert\|it PDF Browser Plugin, a third-party plugin that supports in-browser viewing of PDF files. You may also need an EBSCO account which is free.	Accessibility eBook Help
eLibro Colección: Premium example	Spanish language ebooks. User restrictions vary by book. Users need to login via EID in order to use Ebook Central even if they are on campus. The Safari browser is recommended for Mac users.	Downloading and printing allowances vary by title. To view Ebook Central ebooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Ebook Central works best with Acrobat Reader version 9 or later.	FAQ Accessibility
Gale eBooks Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: GVRL Gale Virtual Reference Library example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help
IGI Global eBooks example	Unlimited users.	Books are available in PDF and HTML versions, and chapters may be downloaded without DRM restrictions.	Help
JSTOR example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help
MEDICINE netBASE example	Unlimited users. Full access: You have full access to download this title Open access: You have full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND		Accessibility Ebook Help

Platform

Access Details

Printing or Downloading Software and Formats

Vendor Accessibility and Help

BIOSCIENCENet Base

example

Unlimited users.

Full access to download this title

Open access: full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND

Accessibility

Ebook Help

Cambridge Books Online

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Cambridge eBooks

example

Unlimited users.

Can download content in PDF, or send to Kindle reader, dropbox, or Google Drive.

Accessibility

User Guides and Videos

Unlimited users.

Unlimited users.

Titles may be read online with Adobe Reader. Both chapters and the entire book may be downloaded in PDF or saved; some may be available in EPUB format.

Access FAQs

ePUB and Accessibility FAQ

Ebook Central

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Ebook Library; EBL; EBC; ebrary; myilibrary

example

User restrictions vary by book.

Users need to login via EID in order to use Ebook Central even if they are on campus.

The Safari browser is recommended for Mac users.

Downloading and printing allowances vary by title.

To view Ebook Central ebooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Ebook Central works best with Acrobat Reader version 9 or later.

Accessibility

User FAQ

EBSCOhost eBook Collection

example

User restrictions vary by book.

Some access problems have been reported by patrons using Firefox. If you are having trouble seeing books and are using the most current version of Firefox, try using Chrome or Internet Explorer.

Ebook availability and publisher permissions are visible in upper left corner of each ebook record.

Downloading and printing allowances vary by title.

Content can be downloaded in PDF, sent to GoogleDrive, or viewed in the EBSCO mobile app.

To view eBooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer.

Mac users may want to download the Schubert|it PDF Browser Plugin, a third-party plugin that supports in-browser viewing of PDF files. You may also need an EBSCO account which is free.

Accessibility

eBook Help

eLibro Colección: Premium

example

Spanish language ebooks.

User restrictions vary by book.

Users need to login via EID in order to use Ebook Central even if they are on campus.

The Safari browser is recommended for Mac users.

Downloading and printing allowances vary by title.

To view Ebook Central ebooks online, you will need the correct version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Ebook Central works best with Acrobat Reader version 9 or later.

FAQ

Accessibility

Gale eBooks

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: GVRL Gale Virtual Reference Library

Unlimited users.

Unlimited users.

Books are available in PDF and HTML versions, and chapters may be downloaded without DRM restrictions.

Unlimited users.

Unlimited users.

Full access: You have full access to download this title

Open access: You have full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND

Accessibility

Ebook Help

Platform	Access Details	Printing or Downloading Software and Formats	Vendor Accessibility and Help
Oxford Handbooks Online example	Unlimited users. restricted access full text access free access		Accessibility statement Accessibility resources Help
Project MUSE Premium Collection example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help
R2 Digital Library example	1 user per book.		Can be accessed with any web-enabled e-Reader. See FAQs for more. Help
SAGE Knowledge example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help
Science & Technology eBook Collection example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) example	Unlimited users.	Permitted uses: Persistent Linking: Yes Personal Educational/Research Use: Yes	Accessibility Help
Springer LINK example	Unlimited users.	Permitted uses: Persistent Linking: Yes Personal Educational/Research Use: Yes Printed versions of University of Texas at Austin-owned ebooks can be purchased for $24.95 by persons with a .utexas email address. The Springer website for an ebook eligible for this purchase will display a message “BUY A PRINT COPY (USD 24.95)” or "MyCopy Softcover Edition 24.95."	Accessibility Help
Taylor & Francis eBooks example	Unlimited users. Full access: You have full access to download this title Open access: You have full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND	Some titles may have DRM restrictions.	Accessibility Ebook Help
University Press Scholarship Online Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Oxford University Press example	Unlimited users. restricted access unlocked open access free access		Accessibility statement Accessibility resources Help
Wiley Online Library example	Unlimited users.	May be read online, printed, and saved as PDFs.	Accessibility Wiley Online Library Training Hub
World Scientific eBooks example	Unlimited users.		Accessibility Help

Platform

Access Details

Printing or Downloading Software and Formats

Vendor Accessibility and Help

Oxford Handbooks Online

example

Unlimited users.

restricted access

full text access

free access

Accessibility statement

Accessibility resources

Help

Project MUSE Premium Collection

Unlimited users.

1 user per book.

Can be accessed with any web-enabled e-Reader. See FAQs for more.

Unlimited users.

Science & Technology eBook Collection

example

Unlimited users.

Accessibility

Help

ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

example

Unlimited users.

Permitted uses:

Persistent Linking: Yes

Personal Educational/Research Use: Yes

Unlimited users.

Permitted uses:

Persistent Linking: Yes

Personal Educational/Research Use: Yes

Printed versions of University of Texas at Austin-owned ebooks can be purchased for $24.95 by persons with a .utexas email address. The Springer website for an ebook eligible for this purchase will display a message “BUY A PRINT COPY (USD 24.95)” or "MyCopy Softcover Edition 24.95."

Accessibility

Help

Taylor & Francis eBooks

example

Unlimited users.

Full access: You have full access to download this title

Open access: You have full access to download the title. Creative Commons, CC-BY-NC-ND

Some titles may have DRM restrictions.

Accessibility

Ebook Help

University Press Scholarship Online

Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Oxford University Press