Library Briefings

Ebrary: E-books at your fingertips

WHAT:
Northwestern University Library, Galter Health Sciences Library, and Pritzker Legal Research Center are pleased to announce a joint agreement with Ebrary to provide full-text electronic access to over 12,000 books in all discipline areas and to the Byron Hoyt CD sheet music collection. Ebrary contains books from over 130 academic and trade publishers in every subject and is one of the largest collections of e-books currently available. Ebrary adds hundreds of new titles each month.

The current number of books in each subject area is listed below:
Agriculture (60)
Auxiliary Sciences of History (65)
Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources (General) (63)
Education (544)
Fine Arts (75)
General Works (5)
Geography, Anthropology, Recreation (293)
History (General) and History of Europe (639)
History: America (528)
Language and Literature (1875)
Law (238)
Medicine (618)
Military Science (103)
Music and Books on Music (68)
Naval Science (13)
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion (1829)
Political Science (455)
Science (848)
Social Sciences (3198)
Technology (516)

WHERE:

Search the entire collection of Ebrary titles at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/northwestern/.
On the University Library Web page, Ebrary is also linked in the ER (Electronic Resources) at http://er.library.northwestern.edu. Search for “Ebrary” to locate the link. Individual e-book titles will also appear by author, title, subject, or keyword in NUCAT, Northwestern University Library’s online catalog.

HOW:

Ebrary books and the Byron Hoyt collection are available 24/7 from any Evanston or Chicago campus address. There is no limit to the number of users who can access the files simultaneously. Off-campus access is available via dial-up modem or the VPN.

In order to view the e-books in the collection, the Ebrary electronic book reader must be downloaded onto your computer. Instructions on how to do this are available on the site. This free software works with your Web browser to allow browsing, search, and other advanced features.

Full-text content can be viewed and searched online and printed without charge after installing the Ebrary reader. Sections of the book can be bookmarked, text can be copied and pasted, and sections can be saved for later reading in a free Ebrary account.

WHO:

Contact the libraries’ selectors (http://staffweb.library.northwestern.edu/cm/cm_pages/selectname.html) for more information on this new service. The reference desks at any of the libraries can also provide immediate assistance and help in accessing Ebrary. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.