• In the left panel, click the Contents tab and
then the chapter of your choice. Or, select
the Search tab to full-text search within the
book.
eBook FAQ
How do I check out an ebook?
What is Ebook Library? • After 5 minutes, for books that Emory does
Ebook Library (EBL) is a database of electronic not own, you have the option to click Request
books on a variety of topics, including leadership, a Loan in the left panel. A message is sent
careers, and finance. to a librarian who will make the purchasing
decision. You will be notified if the book is
Why use Ebook Library? purchased
• Available 24/7 • For books that Emory owns, in the left panel
• Full-text searching under Loan Options select “Click Here to
across all books or Read Online” if you are in the library. Or you
within a single book may download the book for 3 or 7 days
• Cut and paste up to
5% and print up to How do I download an ebook to my computer?
20% of any book • Install Adobe Reader version 6 or 7 for
• Download ebooks Windows or Mac
in PDF format to a • The first time you download an ebook, activate
computer or PDA Adobe Reader (this happens automatically
when you follow the prompts on your screen)
Where are ebooks located? • If you have installed Adobe Reader version
Business Library’s E-Resources web page 8.0, we recommend you do not download the
> ebooks ebook and instead read it online because of
• Go directly to the entire EBL catalog current incompatibility issues
• Suggested search strategies: • The ebook file will remain on your computer
• Simple Search – Use the Search or PDA after the loan period has expired,
bar in the upper right corner to however you will not be able to open it. In
search by title, author or keyword order to ‘renew’ a book you’ve previously
• Full Text Searching – Search the downloaded, first delete the ebook from
full-text of all ebooks your Adobe Reader Digital Editions before
• Advanced Search – Narrow your downloading the ebook a second time.
search to ebooks that Emory owns
and/or select a category such as How do I navigate around an ebook when reading
Business and Economics online?
• ebooks load one page at a time in the online
Euclid reader
• Click Complex Search in the upper right • Use the toolbar at the top of your screen to
corner navigate ebooks - page forward/back, page
• Under Search Limits, pull down sizing, printing, copying; the Adobe Reader
Item Cat2 menu and select “E-Book toolbars have limited functionality when
Library” reading online
• ebooks owned by Emory have a full
catalog record, so you can search • Use Notes tab in the left-hand frame to add
by subject, title & author your own notes and save them for future
• Click on Electronic Access in the visits, export them in a .txt file, or print them
Euclid record to open the book along with the book page
How do I browse an ebook? Have questions?
• Conduct a search to retrieve a list of titles.
• Send an email to Ask a Librarian on First
Books that Emory owns have a green icon Class for help from the Business Library
by the title team
• All books may be browsed for 5 minutes ASK a Librarian