EBSCO’s online eBook Viewer supports reading on desktop or laptop computers and tablet devices.
The reader is browser-based, so there’s no need to download special software or hardware; users simply search, click and immediately start reading.
To read an eBook within your browser, click the PDF Full Text link or EPUB Full Text link.
When available, these links will display on the Result List
or the Detailed Record
Most EBSCO eBooks (with a few limited exceptions) can only be read online by one person at a time.
To determine the number of Concurrent Users, that is to say the number of copies of an EBSCO eBook title available for users to read online, go to the detailed record of an EBSCO eBook and locate the entry Concurrent User Level towards the bottom of the record (depending on the screen size of your device, you may have to scroll down to locate the relevant information)
For EBSCO eBook titles that only allow a limited number of concurrent simultaneous users, the Concurrent User Level entry will read Limited User Access followed by number of copies available.
In most cases, only 1 copy of an EBSCO eBook is available, which means only 1 user at a time will be able to read that eBook online
Some EBSCO eBooks allow a small number of concurrent users, which means there are multiple copies of the same title available for access
eBooks that are being viewed/read online can be made available to other users in one of two ways:
If all copies of an EBSCO eBook with limited access are in use, the moment you attempt to either read the eBook online or try to download/borrow it, you will encounter a “Sorry, this eBook is in use” message.
To be notified when a copy of that eBook is available for access, you can place a hold. on it. From the pop-up window that displays, click on Place Hold.
[The Hold Queue line will tell you how many other individuals have placed a hold on that same title and are ahead of you, waiting for it to become available to access.]
The eBook is placed in the Holds area of your My EBSCOhost Folder. When the eBook is available, you are notified via the e-mail address associated with your account and the eBook appears in the Checkouts area of your folder.
You will still need to download the eBook and open it in Adobe Digital Editions in order to read it offline or transfer it to other mobile devices.
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