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eBooks-Reading and Using

Welcome! This guide will help you interact with the eBooks in DML's collection.

Mobile Device

In order to begin the process of reading eBooks and eBook chapters online from the collection mobile device, please follow the directions below:

Searching for and Using books:

  • In the search box enter the book title, author, or subject.
  • From the buttons under the search box, tap "Source type". If the eBook is available you will see that as a source option.
  • Select the check box next to eBooks and tap “Apply”
  • Tap on the title of the book.
  • It will state "Sorry this title is not available for download but you may read it online" at the top.
  • Select "Access Options" to open the actual title
  • Use the scroll "down" option to move forward in the book text"
  • Use the "+" or "-" to Zoom in or out
  • To see more information, within the book, select the three vertical dots near the top of the screen and then select "Details". 

Website

In order to begin the process of reading eBooks and eBook chapters online from the collection website, please follow the directions below:

First, go to DML's EBSCO eBook collection website and select your needed book. Select a book to see a similar screen to the one below.

eBook chapter page illustration for the title "The Contagion Next Time"

 

Then, select an eBook chapter to view a screen similar to the one below: 

eBook chapter illustration of Politics, Power, and Money from the Contagion Next Time