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  • E-Books @ Oesterle Library

    Oesterle Library E-Book collections

    Oesterle Library has purchased and subscribed to a number of e-books and e-book collections. The most efficient way to search for e-books at Oesterle Library is using the library catalog, CardinalSearch. Below are links to the e-book databases to which Oesterle Library subscribes. For more detailed instructions on accessing items in each of the collections, visit the page for the collection on this guide.

    E-Book Databases

    Reference E-Book Databases

    E-Book Collections

      Offline Access/Printing
    EBSCO E-Books
    • Up to 60 pages of an eBook can be saved for printing or emailing per user as a PDF file from within the eBook Full Text viewer.
    • Note: The number of pages may vary depending on individual publisher-specified limits.
    SpringerLink
    • Download entire books or individual chapters in PDF format for offline viewing or printing.
    CARLI EBL E-Books
    • You'll find download buttons on the "Download" tab in the EBL Online Reader. E-books downloaded to personal computers are read via Adobe Digital Edtions. Patrons using iPads, iPhones or Android devices can download and read EBL content via the free Bluefire Reader app.
    • The Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions on each e-book restrict the amount of content that you can print and copy when you read an e-book online. Printing is restricted to 20% of each e-book, and copying 5%. Similar restrictions apply when you read e-books offline.
    • The EBL system manages these allowances on the fly. Remaining print/copy balances can be viewed for each e-book on the Details tab in the Online Reader. The EBL Print Screen will also tally your remaining print balance while you print.

     

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