Summary of instructions on e-books available for downloading
Name of the e-book collection |
Dawsonera
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Ebook Library
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eBooks on EBSCOHost  |
Ebrary
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Thieme  |
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| Contents of the collection |
E-books purchased singly, mostly textbooks. | E-books purchased singly, mostly textbooks. | E-books purchased singly, mostly textbooks. | Over 80 000 e-books covering various disciplines.
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A selection of over 120 e-books includes fulltexts on various disciplines. |
Over 60 medical flexibook atlases and textbooks.
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| Software required for reading downloaded e-books | Adobe Reader 7 or newer. Adobe Reader X may cause problems for example when downloading the e-book to memory stick. | Adobe Digital Editions. See the guide on how to launch the free software program. | Adobe Digital Editions. See the guide on how to launch the free software program. | Adobe Digital Editions. See the guide on how to launch the free software program. |
To be able to read Taylor & Francis e-books you have to first download FileOpen Plug-in Installer. See. FileOpen Plug-in FAQ |
iOffline. See the guide on how to launch the free software program. If downloading of iOffline fails, see the guide how to proceed. | ||
| It is possible to download the e-book to: |
E-book can be downloaded to a laptop or a memory stick. | E-book can be downloaded to a laptop which has Adobe Digital Editions software. Or it can be saved to a memory stick in .acsm -file format and opened later in ADE -software. | E-book can be downloaded to a laptop which has Adobe Digital Editions software. Or it can be saved to a memory stick in .acsm -file format and opened later in ADE -software. | E-book can be downloaded to a laptop which has Adobe Digital Editions software. Or it can be saved to a memory stick in .acsm -file format and opened later in ADE -software. | E-book can be downloaded to a laptop or a memory stick. | E-books can be downloaded to a laptop or iPad only by using the University of Tampere's wireless network utapac and downloading the book directly to the iOffline software program. | ||
| Compatible reading devices and tablets
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At the moment it is not possible to download e-books to tablets or reading devices. | iPad and Android. See instructions below | iPad and Android. See instructions below |
iPad and Android. See instructions below. Other reading devices. See additional information. |
At the moment it is not possible to download e-books to tablets or reading devices. | iPad | ||
| iPad. Create Adobe digital id account |
It is possible to download to iPad where BlueFire reader software program is installed.See instructions on how to download a BlueFire Reader Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. . |
It is possible to download to iPad where BlueFire reader software program is installed.See instructions on how to download a BlueFire Reader . Attention! To be able to download an e-book you have to create an account to Ebscohost. See instructions You can also download e-book with EBSCOHost iPhone and Android application. See instructions Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline |
It is possible to download to iPad where BlueFire reader software program is installed.See instructions on how to download a BlueFire Reader Attention! To be able to download an e-book you have to create an account to Ebrary. See instructions. You can also download e-book with Ebrary application. See instructions. Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. |
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Download free iPublishCentral Reader. Make sure that you are in utapac. In Nelli Quick menu go to E-books databases Choose: Thieme Electronic Book Libary. When you find the book you want click download and Open in "Reader"
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| Android. Create Adobe digital id account |
Reading with Android tablet: Download the e-book first to your computer, move the .acsm file to BlueFire Reader Library directory of Android. Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. |
Reading with Android tablet: Download the e-book first to your computer, then move the .acsm file to BlueFire Reader Library directory of Android. You can also download e-book with EBSCOHost iPhone and Android application. See instructions Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline |
Reading with Android tablet: Download the e-book first to your computer, move the .acsm file to BlueFire Reader Library directory of Android. You can also download e-book with Ebrary application. See instructions. Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. |
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| Loan period |
1-7 days | 1-7 days | 1-3 days. You can place a hold on the e-book if it is already downloaded. | 14 days. It is possible to return the book before the loan expire |
If the title is DRM-protected, |
Always available after downloading. | ||
| Features of the software program |
Features of Adobe Reader in use. For Example it is not possible to make notes or copy or print the text. | ADE enables various functions, such as your own bookshelves, book navigation, making notes and copying and printing. | ADE enables various functions, such as your own bookshelves, book navigation, making notes and copying and printing. | ADE enables various functions, such as your own bookshelves, book navigation, making notes and copying and printing. | ||||
| Copying and printing | Copying and printing are not possible. | Item info found in e-book downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions informs how many pages you can copy or print. | Item info found in e-book downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions informs how many pages you can copy or print. | Item info found in e-book downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions informs how many pages you can copy or print. |
DRM protected titles (Download a Copy -button) can't be printed or copied If titles are DRM-free and have only button: Open and Read then there are no limits to the downloads,they can be printed, copy/pasted, and never expire. |
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| Other things to consider |
Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. To read Dawsonera books you have to login with your Basic User Account |
To download an e-book open the title online with button: Read Online, then click download button. Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. To read Ebook Library books you have to login with your Basic User Account |
If you haven't created personal account to EbscoHost you have to do it in Sign in -create a new Account in Ebsco interface.See instructions The first time open the downloaded book online. After that you can read it offline. eBooks on EbscoHost has two simultaneous users (online or download) You can also make a reservation to e-book. When the book is available you will get notice in your e-mail. |
To be able to download an e-book you have to create an account to Ebrary. You have to do it in Sign in - create an account in Ebrary interface. See instructions. |
With Open and Read -button you can read books offline without internet connection. |
Open the dowloaded book online the first time. After that it can be read offline. | ||
| Downloading guides | Downloading Dawsonera e-books |
Downloading eBooks on EBSCOhost Help Sheet | Downloading Ebrary e-books | Thieme e-booklibrary : download iOffline reader on your laptop |
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