Different Types of eBooks
Not all eBooks will have the same access options, as they come from several different sources. Each type is presented in its own way and has slightly different restrictions on what you can and can’t do with the book. When you open an eBook for the first time in a day, you will frequently have to log in, even if you are already logged in on the DML website. This login may take up to a minute or so and looks like this:
You can view these eBooks in full in your browser window, borrow them using Adobe Digital Editions, or download or print PDFs of a set number of pages.
Sample EBSCO eBook, highlighting the eBook tools menu
You can identify these books in the DML Catalogue because they say 'Full Text Available via Ebscohost'. When you first click on one of these, you will be taken to another search page:
EBSCO search interface for the ATLA Historical Monograph Collections, highlighting the ‘View Full Text’ button
Click on 'View Full Text' at the bottom of the page and it will take you to the following text viewer:
These eBooks can be downloaded freely and in full, using the icons on the right side of the page:
Like the EBSCO eBooks, you can view these books, in full, in your browser window, borrow them using Adobe Digital Editions, or download or print PDFs of a set number of pages.
Sample eBook page for ProQuest eBooks
Each chapter can be read online or downloaded as a PDF.
Sample JSTOR eBook page, highlighting the ‘Download’ button
Journal articles are only available through Combined Search. If you only want to find scholarly articles, you can click the 'Peer Reviewed' button below the search bar.
Combined Search interface highlighting the ‘Peer reviewed’ filter button
Journal articles will have an entry that looks very similar to an eBook. Right-clicking 'View Details' and 'Open in New Tab' will give you the option to either view the article as a PDF or download it directly.
Sample Combined Search article result, highlighting the ‘Access now (PDF)’ and ‘Download’ buttons
In both cases, the document will open in a PDF viewer and can be downloaded and saved to your computer.
Final Notes
If you want more detailed information on each type of resource, head to Resource Viewers. You can also access more in-depth tutorials made by the platforms that offer these resource viewers through the links on External Tutorials.