Summary of instructions on e-books available for downloading
Name of the e-book collection |
Dawsonera |
eBooks on EBSCOHost  |
Ebrary
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Thieme  |
| Contents of the collection |
E-books purchased singly, mostly textbooks. | E-books purchased singly, mostly textbooks. |
Over 70 000 e-books covering various disciplines.
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Over 50 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. |
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 only using the University of Tampere's wireless network utapac and straight to the iOffline software program. |
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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.
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It is possible to download to iPad where BlueFire reader software program is installed.See instructions on how to download a BlueFire Reader Other reading devices. See additional information. Reading with Android tablet: Download the e-book first to your computer, then 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. | It is possible to download to iPad where BlueFire reader software program is installed.See instructions on how to download a BlueFire Reader 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. | It is not possible to download e-books to tablets or reading devices. |
| Loan period |
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 expires. | Always available after downloading. |
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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. | |
| 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. | |
| Other things to consider |
The first time open the downloaded book online. After that you can read it offline. | The first time open the downloaded book online. After that you can read it offline. | The first time open the downloaded book online. After that you can read it offline. | The first time open the downloaded book online. After that you can read it 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 |
Kalevantie 5
PL 617
33014 University of Tampere
PL 617
33014 University of Tampere
