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Guide to EbraryFinding E-books with Ebrary
Created by Michelle Nielsen Ott, Illinois Central College, Summer 2010
What is an e-bookHow to search for e-books in the through ebrary
How to read e-books from ebrary and create a free ebrary account
What You Will Learn…
An e-book or electronic book is a book published in an electronic format instead of being published on paper
E-books contain the same information as if the book was printed. This is considered a book source, not a web source.
You read an e-book digitally on your computer
What is an e-Book?
To Search Ebrary for E-books
First click on the
red “Research
” box.
To Search Ebrary for E-books
Next, click on
the “Ebooks”
link.
To Search Ebrary for E-books
Finally, click on
“EBRARY”
Accessing E-books from Home
If you are accessing e-books from off-campus, you will be asked to login. This is
your ICC login and password. Please contact the library
if you have any difficulties logging
in.
This is the entry point and search page for Ebrary.
Enter your search
terms into either
search box
Your results list will look like this:
Refine your search, if needed.
Use these
options to
refine your
search.
Look through the results list to find an e-book that you are
interested in viewing
Click on the title that you want to
view
Now You Are Viewing the E-book
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the
information for citations.
Navigate the e-book with these features
Turn the page with these arrow buttons or double
click on the page.
Table of Contents
Use the Table of Contents to
skip from chapter to chapter.
Full-Text Searching
Enter keywords in this search box and they will be
highlighted through the text.
Select a Specific Page
Enter the specific
page number.
Printing and Other InfoTools
Print a single page and use many other
options with the “InfoTools”
menu.
Layout Options
For a different layout of the e-book select the “ebrary Reader”
button and install the plug-
ins.
Ebrary Reader View
Contains the same navigation options at
the original
view, but with a
different look
Some ebrary features require you to have a free account.
Click on “Sign in” in
the top right
corner.
Sign in or Create a free account
Sign In
Create a new account
Create a New Account
Fill in the fields and check the
boxes to create an account
Signed-In Features
By creating an account you can save e-books to your bookshelf
and make virtual notes and highlight
marks.
If you need assistance, please visit us at the library.
www.icc.edu/library
East Peoria Campus: L312 Ph: 309-694-5355
Downtown Campus : 103 HS Ph:309-999-4610
North Campus: 59 Cedar Ph:309-690-6837