Contents of this Guide
Contents of this Guide
- Use OneSearch to find Ebooks
- Tip: Often you can search for ebooks while searching for other materials on your topic, such as in OneSearch.
- Search Ebook Packages
- Which ebook packages are included in OneSearch
- Ebooks accessibility to people with print disabilities
- Having print books converted to accessible format is commonly too time consuming for a semester length research project, so people with print disabilities may prefer ebooks, when the ebooks are accessible enough for their purposes.
- Ebooks compatibility with software and devices
- Tip: Kindle does not allow its proprietary .azw format to be used for library ebooks, but Kindle devices with internet connections may be used to read library ebooks in a browser.
- Other Accessible Ebook Sources for People with Print Disabilities
- Encyclopedias and Reference Books online [opens a new guide]
Using OneSearch to find Ebooks
In OneSearch, the search box on the Library homepage, run a search. Then use the checkboxes for books and for full text online to limit your results to ebooks. This will search many, but not all, of the Library's subscription ebooks.
You will often retrieve some results in addition to ebooks in OneSearch. For example, OneSearch pulls up some government documents when you limit to full text online and books. One way to identify that you have retrieved a government document instead of an ebook is that when you open the full text, the web address will have .gov in it. Additionally, the title of the result may allow you to tell that the item is a report from Congress or other government body, rather than an ebook. (However, you may find the government documents helpful.)
Screen shot of an example search:
