Ebook functionality by supplier/publisher

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1 Ebook functionality by supplier/publisher If you are accessing this guide from LibrarySearch, please check the details tab for the publisher name. Then scroll down the page to find the matching information. Ebook functionality: Cambridge University Press Chapter chapter Kindle/Kindle app: chapter Search within book/chapter Yes. Choose the HTML option to read chapters online. Open PDF and save to pc/laptop. PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in iphone best viewed landscape. iphone best viewed landscape. Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. iphone best viewed landscape. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. Select Export Citation from the link in the table of contents, then format and export type. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote desktop to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Ebook functionality: Dawson books (Dawsonera) Number of concurrent users to pcs, laptops, tablets, mobile phones Kindle Unlimited except for a minority of titles which have a 1-, 2- or 3-user limit; and some single user titles with a loan period restricted to 1 and a half hours. In the latter case, a title on loan can be reserved. It will be held for you for 30 minutes after the expiry of the current loan period. Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini. Even viewed landscape on recent iphones, text is still small/blurred. Recommended to to phones and view landscape. See below. To Dawsonera ebooks to pcs/laptops/tablets/mobile phones, you need to either Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader. To read these ebooks across multiple devices, you will also need an Adobe ID. Please follow the advice in the Dawson books guide. Some books in heavy demand are not available to. Not suitable for to student pcs, or to mobile devices using Chrome as Chrome doesn t support plugins on mobile devices. You can on a temporary basis for up to 3 days. Current page/range of pages can be printed. Maximum number of pages which can be printed stated in print dialogue box. 1

2 Copying Search within text Ebook model Click Copy, then Select area. Use the selector to copy part of or an entire page Click Copy to clipboard. Then paste into word document. The maximum number of pages from which content (part or entire page) can be copied is stated in the print dialogue box. Yes. Notes exportable as text file. Clicking share produces a code to be given to others to be used to import your notes into their online notes file for the book. Click Cite then EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, save and open opens EndNote desktop. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into EndNote Online; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop when on campus. Use your Edinburgh Napier login (Ping). Credit model, with a small number of exceptions. Ebook functionality: Ebook Central [previously Ebooks Corporation/EBL/ MyiLibrary] Chapter iphone/ipad mini/ipad/android phone/tablet: Download to Kindle More printing/partial ing info Share Link to Book Search within book Highlight, add notes bookmark Accessibility Mode Unlimited for most titles, but some have 1- or 3-user limits. Good reading experience on ipad, ipad mini and iphone. A chapter permanent. Temporary full book is available for many, but not all titles. See below. Click Chapter Download. Choose chapter and citation style. Click Open PDF quickly, otherwise the option disappears. Save to laptop. Counts as part of your print allowance. Some books in heavy demand/which are limited to one user at a time are not available for. Other books, depending on the title, are able for 1 to 3 days. Downloading to University pcs is not possible (as Adobe Digital Editions is required). Bluefire Reader and an Adobe ID are required. You only need to follow these steps once. Click Full Download. Your device type is automatically selected. Click the Adobe ID link to set up an account. Finally, click on Get Bluefire Reader to go to the Bluefire Reader page in the App/Google Play Store. States on the ebook homepage how many pages can be printed, copied or ed as PDF. Where ebooks are divided into parts containing multiple chapters, clicking current chapter will print/ the entire part. To print a chapter, enter the page range. The print allowance for a specific user is reset after 24 hours. Link can be copied. Yes. Yes. Use the icons above the page Click Cite Book on the book homepage. Select required citation format. Select EndNote/Citavi. When you click on the file produced from a networked pc on campus, you are asked if you want to choose an application to open the file. Choose EndNote. Otherwise, click open in folder from the dropdown arrow. Off campus, the citation can be copied but it is not possible to save the file as.ris or.enw. No read aloud functionality. For screen reader users (of e.g. JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver) instructions to turn on accessibility mode are given when the page is accessed. Book pages are presented as text rather than images. Other functions, e.g. searching for or within a book are optimized for screen reader use. Use your Edinburgh Napier login (Ping). 2

3 Ebook functionality: Ebooks.com Number of concurrent users to pcs laptops, tablets, mobile phones Kindle Copying Search within text Other actions Citation Ebook model Click under browser bar to reveal navigation bar. Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini and on iphones 5 and 7. To Ebooks.com ebooks to Windows or Mac desktops or laptops, you will need to Adobe Digital Editions; for ios (iphone/ipad) or Android devices, you will to Bluefire Reader and register for an Adobe ID. Once you click on the ebook s button, you will be taken through the process. Not suitable for to student pcs, or to mobile devices using Chrome as Chrome doesn t support plugins on mobile devices. The whole book can be ed. The number of pages which can be printed varies according to the title. Right click on text to reveal actions menu > Print Page. The first time you attempt to carry out an action you will be invited to register. Right clicking on text reveals actions menu > copy. The Copy Usage Meter gives an indication of your copying allowance. Yes. Once logged in, notes can be made and text highlighted, pages can be bookmarked exportable as text file. There is also a dictionary look up (menu bar centre top > More Tools, or right click). Select the relevant citation style (menu bar centre top > More Tools > Cite this book/page). Yes (menu bar centre top). Annual rental. Ebook functionality: elibraryplus [Cambria] Font size Can be changed. No Good reading experience on ipad, ipad mini and iphone 5. Download to pc Menu bar > Download link > Student edition. Select Adobe PDF Inner Content option. Download to devices To iphone (best portrait), ipad, Kindle, Sony Reader, Nook. Menu bar > Download link > Student edition > select your device (for iphone, choose ipad). Download to ibooks was unsuccessful. Instead, use Bluefire Reader (from App/Google Play Store. Adobe ID required.) Reasonable printing is permitted. Printing is better done from the ed PDF, than from the website. Search within book Highlight, add notes bookmark From the PDF document > View > Read Out Loud. 3

4 Ebook functionality: Elsevier (ScienceDirect) Chapter. chapter Ebook readers/kindle/ Kindle app: chapter Other information Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini. Resizes on ipad mini and iphone. Yes. Save PDF. PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in iphone best viewed landscape. On chapter home page, More options, select ereader format (epub or Mobipocket). For Kindle, to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. iphone best viewed landscape. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible. On chapter home page, use browser find functionality. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. From chapter home page, save to Mendeley or Refworks, or export as RIS to EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote desktop to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Lot 2 ebooks. Leased not owned. Ebook functionality: IGI Global Mobile Can I print/save as PDF? Good experience. Yes. A personal account is required to the full ebook. A postal address is required. For data protection reasons, please use the university s address: 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH10 5DT. Yes, open the PDF chapter option and use the print/save options. On the ebook home page, choose Cite Book to cite in MLA, APA or Chicago formats, or to export to reference managers, such as EndNote. Ebook functionality: MyiLibrary MyiLibrary ebooks have now moved to the Ebook Central platform. Please see Ebook Central for functionality details. 4

5 Ebook functionality: NetLibrary (ebook Collection) Full book, chapter, kindle Search within book/chapter One or two concurrent users depending on the title. Not possible to view on an iphone. Full site resizes for ipad mini. Downloading is not possible but up to 100 pages can be saved and ed as PDF. The number of pages depends on individual publisher-specified limits. The limit is stated when the save icon is clicked. Up to 100 pages can be saved for printing as PDF. Number of pages depends on individual publisher-specified limits. Limit stated when save icon clicked. Hover mouse at top of saved PDF chapter to produce print icon on PDF menu. If this option is greyed out, section as PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible. link or book section as PDF. Social and Permalink at bottom left. Use magnifying glass icon. Create account (link at top right) and sign in to store notes. Dictionary. Select citation/reference style, then Export. From a networked pc, select Direct Export in RIS format. This should automatically open EndNote desktop. Otherwise, select Direct Web. Log into EndNote Web. Ebook functionality: Ovid Kindle networking options Very good reading experience on iphone viewed landscape; and on ipad/ipad mini. A chapter (without images) at a time can be saved to disc as txt file or web page. Use Airdrop, or similar, to add to reading list on mobile devices. No limit if it is for personal, not commercial, use. Double-sided printing possible. Can link or jumpstart (links at top of chapter). Use browser search functionality. Set up an account, then a project. Log in to make notes at book/chapter level. Log into MyWorkspace. Open project containing saved searches. Select items to export. Click Export. Select EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote desktop to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Ebook functionality: Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Connect) Palgrave Macmillan ebooks can now be found on the Springer platform. Please see below. 5

6 Ebook functionality: Project Muse Good reading experience on ipad, ipad mini and iphone 5 (landscape). Chapter Chapters can be ed as PDFs for reading on, for example, ipads, iphones (and opened in ibooks), pcs, laptops etc. Not able as full book. Kindle Only if transferred as a PDF from a pc or laptop. How much can I print Reasonable printing is permitted. Print from PDF. Download and save PDF. Use PDF Read Out Loud functionality. PDF document > View > Read Out Loud. Ebook functionality: Safari new platform User guide How do I get access? Mobile Can I print/save as PDF? Highlight and make notes User_Guide_2018.pdf When you click on the Safari ebook/ebook website links in LibrarySearch or in Moodle, you will be required to create an account using your university address. Please use a NEW password. Great experience. Download the Safari Queue app for Apple and Android devices to access your account from any mobile device. You ll be able to unlimited books and videos for online and offline use, and your personalised queue will automatically sync on all of your devices. Use print function in your browser to print sections or to save as PDF. See user guide (link above) Set up your own account using your university account and a NEW password. Ebook functionality: Sage chapter Kindle/Kindle app: chapter Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini (View full screen option). Best viewed landscape on iphone. Download (as PDF) link next to title. Open in options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iphone best viewed landscape. Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iphone best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. Print icon top right. Double-sided printing possible. Print, and social on right near top. Yes, online. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. Use PDF functionality to highlight, add sticky notes or annotate within Export citation link (next to title). Select citation format; then EndNote, export. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote desktop to open. 6

7 Other information Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Lot 2 ebooks. Leased, not owned. Ebook functionality: Springer (SpringerLink) chapter Kindle/Kindle app: chapter More Search within book N/A. Has to be ed as PDF. See ipad information below. You can either the whole book or by chapter. Yes. Download as PDF link next to title. Open in options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iphone best viewed landscape. Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iphone best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. The whole book for non-commercial purposes. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible. Social on chapter/home page. Yes. Use PDF search functionality to search ed book/chapters. Select Export Citation. Select format. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote desktop to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Ebook functionality: Taylor and Francis Text too small to read in portrait view. Landscape view workable. The whole book. (PDF) To pc/laptop. Downloadable to mobile and tablet (iphone 7, Samsung Galaxy S3, ipad mini tested). Open in options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iphone only workable viewed landscape (in Bluefire reader, ibooks, Adobe). Kindle/Kindle app: full book To open in Kindle app on ipad, PDF > tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. Books able to Kindle on iphone as above. However, not advised as not possible to read landscape. Copy text Highlight text, then right click to see copy text. The whole book or selected pages for non-commercial purposes. Search within book/chapter Use search box to within book in online mode. Use PDF search functionality to search within ed book or chapters. 7

8 Not possible. Download book or chapter to pc/laptop. Open PDF file, activate read aloud, click View, then Read out Ebook functionality: Thomas Telford (ICE Virtual Library) Very good display and functionality on iphone 5. Chapter Open PDF and save to pc/laptop. chapter Current display issues on ipad/mini have been reported to the supplier. However, PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in iphone best viewed landscape. Kindle/Kindle app: chapter More printing Alerts Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iphone 5 best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible. chapter link (from Article Tools dropdown list). From the Content Tools list on Chapter Full Text pages, sign up for e-alerts; or track when a chapter is cited or updated. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. From the Book Tools list, choose Cite this (or Download Citation from the Article Tools dropdown for a chapter level citation). Select EndNote. Leave Direct import ticked. On networked pcs on campus, selecting save and open on the ed file causes the desktop version of EndNote desktop to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Ebook functionality: University Press Scholarship Online Publishers included Oxford University Press The American University in Cairo Press British Academy University of California Press University of Chicago Press Edinburgh University Press University Press of Florida Fordham University Press Hong Kong University Press The University Press of Kentucky 8

9 Chapter chapter Kindle chapter Printing Other information Liverpool University Press Manchester University Press The University Press of Mississippi The MIT Press The University of North Carolina Press Policy Press Stanford University Press Yale University Press Unlimited Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini/iphone. Open PDF and save to pc/laptop. Best option is to use the Airdrop functionality to Add to reading list. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. Print icon top right. Double-sided printing possible. and social near top right. Yes, online. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. Use PDF functionality to highlight, add sticky notes or annotate within Select pencil icon top right. Select format to preview citation. Export RIS file. Save the.ris file and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Lot 2 ebooks. Leased, not owned. Ebook functionality: VLeBooks Help pages Downloading to mobile devices Downloading to laptops/pcs Kindle Search within book See Varies according to the title. Download to mobile devices instead. Temporary full book is available for many, but not all titles. See Full book below. Some books in heavy demand are not available for. Other books are available to for 1 to 3 days, dependent on title. To to Apple and Android devices, please see: or Downloading to university pcs is not possible because Adobe Digital Editions is required to to pcs and laptops. To to your own pc/laptop, see: Not possible. Varies by title. Number of pages allowed displays when print option selected. Double-sided printing possible. Link can be shared using a variety of options. Yes. 9

10 When reading online, use the Add notes button at the bottom left of the screen, and export using the Notes button on the top ribbon. When ebooks are ed and opened in VLebooks ebook Reader, add notes using the ribbon icon at the top right. To notes, click Bookmarks. Notes can be ed until the expiry of the period. Dictionary (click search adjacent to contents). Not available when ed. Click the Citation link on the top ribbon. Select EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Use your Edinburgh Napier login (Ping). Ebook functionality: Wiley (Wiley Online Library) chapter Kindle/Kindle app: chapter Other information Good reading experience on ipad/ipad mini (View full screen option). Best viewed landscape on iphone. Download as PDF link next to title. Open in options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iphone best viewed landscape. Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iphone best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing. and social near top right at chapter level. Double-sided printing possible. Not online. Use PDF search functionality to search ed chapters. Export Citation for this Chapter. Select format and export type. On networked pcs on campus, save and open causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as.enw or.ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or the file to your Napier and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus. Lot 2 ebooks. Leased not owned. Ebook functionality: Wiley IEEE Chapter Download to mobile devices instead. Open PDF and save to pc/laptop. 10

11 Kindle/Kindle app: chapter. Download to Kindle app on ipad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iphone best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. Chapter can be printed from PDF. Limit ing, saving and printing to 5% of a book or a single chapter. Double-sided printing possible. Link can be ed. Social are available from chapter home page. Yes, when ed as PDF using Adobe Reader functionality. Annotate ed PDF chapter using Adobe functionality. Citation not available for ebooks. 11