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Electronic Resources at The Evergreen Library

This guide will show you how to find, use, and request electronic resources through The Evergreen State College Library.

Find an e-book

The best place to search for e-books is through the library catalog. By using the catalog, you will be searching across all our e-book platforms.

 

First, go to the library home page and type your keywords into the library catalog search box. This can be an author, title, or general keyword. If you are searching for a phrase, like a title or author name, using quotation marks will help keep those words together in your search.

 

Green background with a white search box entitled "Search the Library Catalog" has the following text in the search box: "refresh the book"

 

Scroll through to find the e-book title you need. If your search is returning too many results, you may need to filter your search by using the left menu called Tweak my results. Here, you can filter by Full Text Online, date range, subject, and more.

If your search is returning too few results (or no results at all), you may need to expand your search by clicking "expand your search" at the top.

 

If there is an e-book copy available, you'll see the words Full Text Available under that result. Click on it to open up the title details.

 

Snapshot of search result shows thumbnail book cover image and brief information for "Refresh the book : on the hybrid nature of the book in the age of electronic publishing" with a green Full Text Available link below.

 

Navigate to the View Online section of the catalog record to access the link to the e-book. This particular e-book is available through ProQuest Ebook Central. Click on "ProQuest Ebook Central" to go into the e-book platform and access the book.

 

Under the header View Online and Full Text Availability is a blue, hyperlinked text that reads "ProQuest EBook Central"

 

Once you are in an e-book platform, you'll want to look for the Read Online or Access Options or Full Text PDF link to view the e-book online. You do not have to download an e-book in order to read it. We recommend reading e-books online if you can.

 

In ProQuest, you'll want to find the Read Online button under the cover image on the left.

A purple button with white text reads Read Online.

 

In EBSCO, the button to access the e-book is under the Access Options drop-down menu.

Access options drop-down box has two options: Check at Evergreen and PDF Full Text. The PDF Full Text option is highlighted in blue.

 

All other platforms will have a PDF link to access e-books.

PDF logo followed by a Download Full Book hyperlink.Green checkmark followed by the word Access denotes that we have access. PDF logo followed by PDF link will take you to the e-book.

 

 

While the best place to find individual titles is the catalog, you may also want to browse our e-book platforms. To do so, check out our List of E-Book Platforms.

Find course materials

The library will purchase one copy of every course book submitted to the Greener Bookstore by faculty. Not all books can be purchased by libraries, and not all books are available as e-books.

To browse current program books and textbooks available through the library, check out our Course Materials Guide.

Request an e-book

If you are unable to find a specific title, you can request it using the following methods:

Download an e-book

You do not need to download an e-book in order to read it. We recommend reading the e-book online, unless you need to access it offline or print it out. 

 

Most of our e-book platforms will allow you to download e-books in PDF format. Just look for the PDF icon to start downloading. Two of our platforms, EBSCO and ProQuest, may require you to download e-books in EPUB format, which requires you to use specific EPUB readers to access the downloaded file. Because of this, the download process from EBSCO and ProQuest are a bit trickier, so I've outlined the steps below.

 

To download an e-book through the EBSCO database, follow the steps below.

First, click the Download button under the e-book title. You'll see this on the landing page for the e-book in EBSCO, after clicking through from the catalog or from a results list in the database.

Results list for Emergent Strategy by adrienne marie brown shows the cover image of the book, title information, and has a Download button selected at the bottom-right.

 

A pop-up box will appear with three options: Chapters Only, Full eBook, and Metadata Only 

You can download individual chapters in PDF format by selecting which chapter you would like to download and clicking the Download button on the bottom-right. There may be page limits for downloading in PDF format, which will be displayed under Publisher page limits. Note: you can reset this limit by closing your web browser, re-opening a new session, and re-navigating to the e-book landing page.

 

Pop-up window showing Chapters Only options which list Publisher page limits and include a drop-down box to select chapters to download.

 

You can download the full e-book by clicking Full eBook, selecting your preferred file type, and clicking the Download button on the bottom-right. Some e-books can only be downloaded in EPUB format, which will require you to download a free EPUB reader like Adobe Digital Editions or Calibre.

 

Pop-up window showing Full E-Book options that ask users to select a format. EPUB is selected and PDF is greyed out.
Still having trouble? Try looking through the EBSCO eBooks on the New EBSCO Interfaces User Guide or contact the library with the title of the book you are trying to access.

 

 

To download an e-book through the ProQuest database, follow the steps outlined below.

On the e-book landing page, you will find information regarding download restrictions under the Availability header. This will let you know how many pages you can download in PDF format and if you are able to download the full e-book.

 

To begin downloading, click the Download Book button below the cover image on the left side. You may need to open the book in your browser first by clicking the Read Online button.

 

E-book landing page for 'Purpose-Built' Art in Hospitals : Art with Intent by Judy Rollins shows title information, Read Online and Download buttons, and Availability information, including the limit for downloading pages in PDF format.

 

Once the e-book is open in your browser, navigate to the top toolbar, where you'll find the download icons.

The first icon (an arrow pointing down into a box) will allow you to download the entire e-book. Some e-books are able to be downloaded entirely in PDF format. If there are publisher restrictions on the e-book, like the example below, you will need to download the entire book in EPUB format and may need to use a specific EPUB reader like Adobe Digital Editions.

The second icon (a sheet of paper with the text PDF) will allow you to download individual chapters from the e-book in PDF format.

 

Online e-reader for 'Purpose-Built' Art in Hospitals: Art with Intent e-book shows toolbar at top with a red square around two download icons.

 

To download this entire e-book, click the download icon and follow the prompts by selecting your device type, downloading Adobe Digital Editions, and then downloading the e-book.

 

Pop-up menu shows step 3. Download for 'Purpose-Built' Art in Hospitals: Art with Intent e-book. EPUB download format is selected and a blue Download Your Book is at the bottom-center.

 

Still having trouble? Try looking through the ProQuest Ebook Central guide or contact the library with the title of the book you are trying to access.

What about audiobooks?

The Evergreen Library has some audiobooks on CD available through our library catalog. We do not currently offer online audiobooks through the library. For full-length online audiobooks, check out the links below or visit your local public library. Timberland Regional Library in Olympia and Tacoma Public Library both have audiobooks available.

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