Accessing eBooks
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Through the CIU library, you have access to over 235,000 eBooks!
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Some of the library databases have "books" built into them:
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We also have collections of eBooks:
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Downloading eBooks
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The digital age we live in brings many benefits--it also brings many logins and passwords. To download eBooks, you will need to do the following:
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1.Download Adobe Digital Editions (for desktops and laptops) and the Bluefire Reader app (for mobile devices).
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2.Create an Adobe ID (for reading on more than one device).
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3.Create an account--My EBSCOhost (for EBSCO eBooks) and Bookshelf (for ebrary eBooks).
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Library eBook Collections
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The library has over 9000 eBooks in our collection covering a wide variety of subjects. Many of the books can be downloaded to your computer or portable device. The eBooks are downloaded and viewable via Adobe(r) Digital Editions, free software you can download from the Adobe(r) website if not already on your computer or device.
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Credo Reference contains entries from 601 reference titles with cross references across topics and titles. The information comes from general and subject encyclopedia, dictionaries, atlases, videos, quotations, and many more. In addition, a search on a subject from this site will show you what the G. Allen Fleece library contains on the subject in both books and journal/magazine articles.
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EBSCO eBooks
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EBSCO eBooks can be viewed online in the library, on your computer and in many cases downloaded to computers or mobile devices. Must be logged in to myciu to access off campus.
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Special Features
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Download thousands of eBooks to you computer.
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Save a list of favorite eBooks to your free EBSCO account for easy access.
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Get a citation in multiple formats, including APA and MLA.
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Save notes on eBooks to your free EBSCO account.
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View eBook Table of Contents from search Result List.
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Navigate to eBook chapters or sections directly from Result List and Detail Record.
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Search within a book for specific terms, yielding a list of hyperlinked pages.
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Create notes and retain links to the eBook pages viewed when notes were added.
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Users can place a hold on limited simultaneous user books that are currently checked out.
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The digital age we live in brings many benefits--it also brings many logins and passwords. To download eBooks, you will need to do the following:
- Download Adobe Digital Editions (for desktops and laptops) and the Bluefire Reader app (for mobile devices).
- Create an Adobe ID (for reading on more than one device).
- Create an account--My EBSCOhost (for EBSCO eBooks) and Bookshelf (for ebrary eBooks).