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Ebooks at Rowan
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Welcome to our Libguide about ebooks at Rowan University! Rowan has an extensive collection of ebooks in a variety of disciplines that you can access from anywhere at any time. This guide will show you the ebooks available to you and how to access them.
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Ebook Features and Permissions Chart
Ebook Features and Permissions |
Can I download? |
Can I print? |
Loan period |
Number of users |
Download file type |
Do I need a personal account? |
Accessibility features |
Software requirements |
Mobile/Device Compatible? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebook Central | Yes, 40% of the book per day, up to 10 titles |
Yes, 40% of most books per session |
Up to 14 days | 1 user, 3 user, or unlimited, indicated on ebook | EPUB/PDF | Need account to save content | Accessibility mode for use with screen readers | PDF viewer, Adobe Digital Editions (to download), Bluefire Reader (mobile) | Yes, EPUB not compatible with Kindle |
| Ebscohost | Yes, with personal account | 60 pages (or fewer depending on publisher) | 7 days | Mostly 1-user | PDF/EPUB | Need account to download and borrow | Screen reader compatible | PDF viewer, Adobe Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader (mobile/Kindle), or EBSCO ebook app | Yes, EPUB not compatible with Kindle |
| JSTOR | Yes, unlimited | Yes, unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | Screen reader compatible | PDF viewer | Yes | |
| Springer | Yes, unlimited | Yes, unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | PDF/EPUB | No | Screen reader compatible | PDF viewer, Adobe Digital Editions Optional | Yes, EPUB not compatible with Kindle |
| ClinicalKey | Yes, can download book chapters | Yes, one chapter at a time | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | Screen reader compatible | PDF viewer | Yes | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Yes, can download chapters or sections, not whole book | Yes, number of pages varies by publisher | Unlimited | Unlimited | PDF, HTML, Google Drive, One Drive | No | Can listen to titles, download an MP3, and translate | PDF viewer or Gale Access My Library app | Yes |
| Credo Reference | Yes, can download individual entries, not whole book | Yes, 60 pages per session | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | Can translate and listen using ReadSpeaker | PDF viewer |
Yes
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Ebook Software
To read and dowload ebooks, you may need the following software:
- Adobe Reader -for reading ebooks and PDFs
- Adobe Digital Editions -for downloading ebooks from Ebrary, EBL, EBSCOhost, and Springer [optional]
- Bluefire Reader -for reading ebooks on a mobile device
- JAWS Screen Reader -for the visually impaired
- NVDA Screen Reader -for the visually impaired
- Follow this link for information on other free accessibility software like screen readers.
Using Library Ebooks with Accessibility Software
Any e-book that is listed in the Rowan Library Catalog, or under the e-books tab of the library web page, can be viewed with common features of accessibility software.
The easiest way to read a library e-book on a screen reader is to download the e-book, even if the screen only lets you check out the online version of the book for a week, or asks for your Rowan login credentials before proceeding. Most e-books will download into PDF and can be read via Adobe Digital Editions software.
Follow this link for directions on how to download Ebook Central e-books to Adobe Digital Editions for offline reading on a laptop or desktop computer. Similarly, follow this link for information on how to download e-books on iOS or Android for offline reading on a mobile device. These directions all work in a similar way for downloading many types of e-books including those from ProQuest, Ebrary, Palgrave, Wiley, and other publishers.
You may also use any of the online e-book interfaces to skim through book chapter headings first, without ever downloading them. In fact, some publishers do not allow direct downloading of e-books at all, even temporarily. Here are some more directions for navigating specific e-book interfaces:
Follow this link for information on how to navigate the "Ebrary Accessibility Mode" which describes using the Ebrary online e-book interface using accessibility software. ProQuest EBL and Ebrary are merging -- more accessibility information for their combined "Ebook Central" here as it develops.
You can also read e-books on your mobile phone using BlueFire Reader, which is also screen-reader friendly. Follow this link for more information on how to download a book for offline reading on a mobile device using a BlueFire reader.
And remember, Campbell Library e-books can appear from any vendor, so bookmark this page so you can return to these updated directions at any time.