E-books

There are multiple ways to locate e-books:

• LibSearch. Select ‘eBook’ under ‘Format’ to filter e-books
• The e-books list in the Online Library (where you will also find a list per vendor)
• The e-books databases overview list of databases containing e-books

If you are unable to access an e-book, try again later or ask a librarian for assistance.

The library provides access to e-books through many different providers and downloading and printing policies can vary per title.
In some cases, you only can download a PDF by creating a ‘loan’. This ‘loan’ is only accessible for a set amount of days and after that time the document ‘expires’. You can renew the loan for your book if you need more time with it. 

Access the concerning e-book for detailed information.

If you experience problems with downloading or printing, please contact us via Ask Your Librarian and report the problem.

To read e-books, you may need to use software such as Adobe Digital Editions (available on the library computers), BlueFire (for mobile devices) or install a plug-in via your browser.

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a form of document protection added by the publisher. This protection serves to prevent books from being illegally copied and shared. For e-books and documents, this generally means that you may run into some limitations you are not accustomed to in other databases.

See this list [pdf] for an overview.

Add and share annotations and highlights in e-books is possible in most cases, but it depends on which device and which software you use. When you are reading a PDF through Adobe Reader or Adobe Digital Editions you can add notes or highlights through their native functionality. If you use a tablet or smartphone, it depends on which app you use.

A deep link provides a one-step authentication and direct access to individual e-books, e-journals and journal articles. You can create links to separate pages, chapters and titles.

It is possible to export bibliographical data to Endnote.

E-book suppliers and platforms (e.g. EBL, EBSCOHost and Oxford Scholarship Online) often allow you to create citations when you are viewing an e-book on their websites.

To create links to areas in e-books that have been purchased by the University Library, please contact us for advice.

If you would like to order an e-book that we currently do not own, submit an online recommendation.

Please ask library staff for assistance if you have any questions about e-books via Ask Your Librarian.