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.
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.
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.
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.
In EBSCO, the button to access the e-book is under the Access Options drop-down menu.
All other platforms will have a PDF link to access e-books.
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.
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.
If you are unable to find a specific title, you can request it using the following methods:
Request the print book or a copy of a chapter from another library by Requesting Items through Interlibrary Loan (video).
Suggest a library purchase by filling out our Purchase Request Form.
Make your courses more affordable by utilizing Open Educational Resources.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
