Electronic Books

New collection
	The LLC now has access to over 16,000 ebooks published by Springer. Books can be browsed by subject area or searched by keyword and are cross-searchable with subscribed journal content. Titles are also accessible through the Library catalogue and LLC Search. For off campus access select Institutional login, United Kingdom and University of Dundee.

Thousands of electronic books are available to University of Dundee staff and students. Most are listed on the Library catalogue, but to search or browse other collections, you can connect direct from the following links.

Ebrary. A collection of over 70,000 e-books.
NETLIBRARY - Ebscohost. There are around 4,000 e-books available from NetLibrary. Login to the UK federation, and University of Dundee.
Dawsonera books. 5 minute previews of e-books not owned by the Library are also available.
JISC Historic Books - includes EEBO & ECCO. Contains the full text or page images of over 350,000 books published in England from 1475 to 1900. Type or select 'University of Dundee' and login with your Dundee username and password.
SAFARI books. A fully searchable, e-reference library of technical books on computing. To see the title selection available as full-text in the University of Dundee's collection, select "View All Titles" at the bottom of the left-hand menu.
Myilibrary. Login with your username and password.
EBL Ebook Library

How do I find and search for e-books?

NetLibrary, Ebrary and Dawsonera titles are on the Library catalogue and LLC Search. New titles are added on a regular basis, but you may find that Ebrary titles are available through their website before they appear on the Library catalogue. Safari and EEBO titles can be accessed from the links below.

On the Library catalogue you can search for titles, authors and sometimes tables of contents of e-books, but you can't search the full text of the book itself. You can search the entire text of all Ebrary, NetLibrary, Dawsonera, Safari and JISC Historic Books from their web pages and also usually from CrossSearch.

Do I need to register?

You do not need to register. If you are logged-in to a PC on campus you can go directly to Ebrary, NetLibrary or Safari books from the LLC web pages or through the Library catalogue. Dawsonera books require a further log-in using your University of Dundee username and password.

Can I read e-books off-campus?

Yes, follow links directly to the e-book from the Library catalogue, or use the links below to access the different e-book services. You will need your University of Dundee username and password.

Can more than one person use an e-book at one time?

Usually, although some NetLibrary books allow only one reader at a time. These books can viewed for up to two hours, but if you leave your PC unattended for 15 minutes NetLibrary will end your session.

Can I print off and save e-books?

There are copyright restrictions in downloading or printing e-books, although you can usually print a small amount of text. Please see individual providers' help pages for more information.

Where can I get more help?

All the e-book providers have help pages and user guides. Use the following links:

Remember that you can always ask for help at any of our site libraries, or contact LLC Liaison for assistance.