This chart lists a few of U of T Libraries' ebook platforms, with their subject scope, as well as printing and download options.
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ebrary's Academic Complete collection platform provides access to more than 40,000 eBooks in a range of subject areas including business, IT, education, engineering, humanities, law, international relations, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences. |
EBSCOhost eBook collection platform contains titles in a variety of subjects in humanities, social science, and science field, as well as children and young adult fiction titles. |
MyiLibrary offers library users access to some of the most topical and current eBooks available today in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. | Scholars Portal Books contain commercial eBooks, and over 300,000 open access texts drawn from the collections of Ontario's 21 university libraries. These texts have been scanned and digitized for online reading and downloading by the Open Content Alliance in partnership with the Internet Archive. |
UTL Access
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Access ebrary |
Access EBSCOhost ebooks
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Access MyiLibrary |
Access Scholars Portal Books |
Features & Tools |
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*Note: highlighted sections and notes will not be saved from the downloadable eBooks. |
System & Software Requirements |
Before you begin, you must: Note: ebrary app is no longer available. It is recommended that users download the Bluefire reader app. |
Before you begin, you must: |
Before you begin, you must: |
Most eBooks available through Scholars Portal do not require any software to view online. For downloadable titles (marked 'Borrow this book'): - Install Adobe Digital Editions (v.3 recommended) to download full-text titles Refer to the Library FAQ on how to download SP's borrowable eBooks for more information.
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Downloading & Printing |
Can print or download a limited number of pages into a PDF file, as determined by the publisher, (10%-20% of book), after creating an ebrary account. |
Can print or download in PDF a limited number of pages per eBook, as determined by the publisher (usually 10%-20% of the book). OR |
Can print or download a limited number of pages into a PDF file, as determined by the publisher (approx. 30 pages for printing, and 10 pages for downloading) without creating an account. OR Can download the entire book for 14 days with titles that have the 'Add to Bookshelf' option, after installing Adobe Digital Editions. |
Can print or download a limited number of pages into a PDF file (usually 20% of the book or up to 40 pages, whichever is greater). For eBooks listed as 'Read this Book': The icon at the top of the page will allow you to download a chapter into a PDF file. For eBooks listed as 'Borrow this E-Book': Refer to Scholars Portal Navigating Adobe Content Server Books guide for information on how to copy or print. |
Guide | ebrary Support Centre | EBSCO Support | MyiLibrary User Guide |
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