Quickly see how to find access our eBook collection, as well as locate physical books within the library
Check out our LETSbegin module on Locating books and articles from your reading lists as well
The library currently has access to over 150,000 eBooks in our collection, and we are always increasing this number.
All our eBooks can be found using Library Search.
You can use the "Refine your results" filters to limit your search to only eBooks, by selecting 'Online Resources' and 'Books' from the menu when searching.
Click the 'Available Online' link to be brought to the eBook, where you can read the book online, or sometimes download a Chapter as a PDF.
See the video below for a quick guide to Finding and Accessing eBooks, and refining your results.
(eBooks within the Library come from a range of different publishers and sources, so usage and download rights can differ between them. Always be sure to check the information on each eBook you access)
Download eBooks
As seen in the Finding and Accessing eBooks video, sometimes you will see an option to download a full book PDF on a temporary loan basis. This allows you to read the book offline for the length of the loan period.
This requires the use of a 3rd party software, called Adobe Digital Editions.
This software is FREE to download and use, and you don't need to create an account. This will manage your eBook loans for you, and then delete them once the chosen loan date has expired. Just use the Download Book link and open the downloaded file with Adobe Digital Editions.
(A download link for Adobe Digital Editions should appear each time you choose the Download Book option.)
Hi! My name is Celine Campbell, and I am the Subject Librarian for the School of Health and Human Performance.
I'm here to help support you in your studies and research, so please get in touch if you have any questions about anything in this Subject Guide, or about any of our other library research resources.
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