Ebook functionality by supplier/publisher

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Ebook functionality by supplier/publisher

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Ebook functionality: Cambridge University Press

Number of users Unlimited.

Mobile friendly N/A. Chapters need to be downloaded as PDFs.

Full book download No.

Chapter download Open PDF and save to pc/laptop.

iPhone/iPad mini/iPad:

chapter download

PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in… iPhone best viewed landscape. iPhone best viewed landscape.

Kindle/Kindle app: chapter download

Download to Kindle app on iPad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle.

Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead. iPhone best viewed landscape.

Printing Yes. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing possible.

Email link/social networking options

Email, social networking and annotation options on book home page.

Search within book/chapter Use search box on home page (tick check box). Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Make notes Download PDF. Use functionality to highlight, add sticky notes or annotate within the text.

Reference tools No.

Export to EndNote Select Export Citation, then format and export type. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud Save chapter to pc. Open PDF file, activate read aloud, click View, then Read out loud.

Password system Use your Edinburgh Napier login (EZproxy).

Ebook functionality: Dawson books (Dawsonera)

Dawsonera online guide https://www.bertrams.com//img/proms/dawsoneraOnlineReader_User%20Guid e.pdf

Number of users Unlimited, except for a few titles.

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad/iPad mini. Even viewed landscape on iPhone, text is still small/blurred.

Full book download to pcs and laptops

The following software is required for ebook downloads

For pcs/laptops: For PDF – Adobe Acrobat Reader (link on dialogue box); For ePub – Adobe Digital Editions (not available on University PCs). Download with Microsoft Edge was extremely slow.

Some books in heavy demand are not available to download.

Full book download to mobile devices

Apple and Android devices: Bluefire Reader app available from the App Store or Google Play. For iPad/iPhone downloads, use the link at the bottom of the dialogue box. Once the book has downloaded, the message “Open in …” appears briefly, and will reappear if the screen is tapped. Downloading not possible using Chrome as Chrome doesn’t support plugins on mobile devices.

Kindle download No.

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2 Printing Current page or range of pages can be printed. The maximum number of pages

which can be printed is stated in the print dialogue box.

Copying Click Copy, then Select area. Use the selector to copy part of or an entire page Click Copy to clipboard. Then paste into word document. The maximum number of pages from which content (part or entire page) can be copied is stated in the print dialogue box.

Search within text Yes.

Make notes Notes exportable as text file. Clicking share produces a code to be given to others to be used to import your notes into their online notes file for the book.

Export to EndNote Click Cite then EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud Download to pc. Open PDF file, click View, Read out loud, Activate Read out loud.

Password system Use your Edinburgh Napier login (Shibboleth).

Ebook model Credit model, with a small number of exceptions.

Ebook functionality: Ebooks Corporation (EBL)

Number of users Unlimited for most titles, but some have 3-user limit.

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad, less so on iPad mini and iPhone.

Full book download Some books in heavy demand are not available for download. In addition, books which have a 3-user limit may not always be available for download. Other books, depending on the title, are downloadable for 1 to 3 days. As Adobe Digital

Editions is required to download to pcs, downloading to university pcs is not possible.

download

Bluefire Reader and an Adobe ID are required. See:

http://www.bluefirereader.com and:

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/membership/index.cfm?nl=1&nf=1. Choose ePUB format over PDF as text can be resized. With PDF, enable fit to width.

Kindle No.

Printing See details tab (vertical column top left) for print allowance.

Link can be emailed.

Search within book Yes.

Make notes Yes.

Reference tools Dictionary. Not available when downloaded.

Export to EndNote Click “Cite this book” on the book homepage. Select required citation format.

Select EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud Click Read Aloud.

Ebook functionality: Elsevier (ScienceDirect)

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad/iPad mini. Resizes on iPad mini and iPhone.

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3 iPhone/iPad mini/iPad:

PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in… iPhone best viewed landscape.

Ebook readers/Kindle/

Kindle app: chapter download

On chapter home page, “More options”, select eReader format (ePub or

Mobipocket). For Kindle, download to Kindle app on iPad: tap screen > Open in >

Copy to Kindle. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead.

iPhone best viewed landscape.

No.

Search within chapter On chapter home page, use browser find functionality. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Export to EndNote From chapter home page, save to Mendeley or Refworks, or export as RIS to EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Other information Lot 2 ebooks. Leased not owned.

Ebook functionality: MyiLibrary

Number of users Most titles have a single user limit, a few three. You may see this message: "This book is currently being viewed by another patron. It will become available when the patron has finished viewing the selected book."

Mobile friendly No.

Kindle download Not possible.

Print Yes. Ensure that popups are allowed, otherwise printer-friendly page will not appear. Double-sided printing possible.

No.

Make notes Create an account to make notes.

Export to EndNote Select Bibliographic details, then Export to EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud This requires JAWS software, and the title to be available in HTML full text. Then create an account and enable 'Text Only Viewer' in your 'Notes' account.

Ebook functionality: NetLibrary (eBook Collection)

Mobile friendly Not possible to view on an iPhone. Full site resizes for iPad mini.

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download

No.

Save pages Limit stated when save icon clicked.

Printing Hover mouse at top chapter screen to produce print icon on PDF menu. If this option is greyed out, email section as PDF and print.Double-sided printing possible.

Email link or book section as PDF. Social and Permalink networking options at bottom left.

Search within book/chapter Use magnifying glass icon.

Make notes Create account (link at top right) and sign in to store notes.

Reference tools Dictionary.

Export to EndNote Select citation/reference style, then Export. From a networked pc, select Direct Export in RIS format. This should automatically open EndNote 7. Otherwise, select Direct Export to EndNote Web. Log into EndNote Web.

Read aloud No.

Ebook functionality: Ovid

Mobile friendly Very good reading experience on iPhone viewed landscape; and on iPad/iPad mini.

Full book download No. Use Airdrop, or similar, to add to reading list on mobile devices.

Kindle download No.

Save chapter Can save chapter (without images) to disc as txt file or web page.

Printing No limit if it is for personal, not commercial, use. Double-sided printing possible.

Can email link or jumpstart (links at top of chapter).

Search within chapter Use browser search functionality.

Make notes Set up an account, then a project. Log in to make notes at book/chapter level.

Export to EndNote Log into MyWorkspace. Open project containing saved searches. Select items to export. Click Export. Select EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud No.

Ebook functionality: Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Connect)

Mobile device friendly Fair reading experience on iPad/iPad mini. Best viewed landscape on iPhone.

Full book download Yes.

Mobile download Mobile download link in title section. Open in Bluefire Reader. Tap screen to show contents link.

iPad mini/iPad download Download link in title section. “Open in” options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped).

Kindle download Go to your Amazon account > Manage your Kindle > Settings > Personal Document Settings. Find your Kindle address. On ebook page, click Send to

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5 Kindle. Enter first part of your Kindle address but select @free.kindle.com from the Your Kindle Domain dropdown list, otherwise Amazon may charge a fee.

Connect to WiFi. Note that Amazon does not support Enterprise or peer to peer networks, e.g. Eduroam, though Kindle apps can be downloaded. Now add [email protected] to your “approved personal document email list”

in your Amazon account.

Kindle app download Download to Kindle app on iPad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iPhone best viewed landscape.

Printing To print one chapter maximum, download to desk top and print from there. All use on Palgrave Connect is governed by fair use under copyright. Double-sided printing possible.

Share: email and social networking options on right.

Search within chapter Yes, online. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded book.

Make notes Use PDF functionality to highlight, add sticky notes or annotate within the text.

Export to EndNote Citation Export link. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud Save book to pc. Open PDF file, click View, Read Out Loud, then Activate Read Out Loud.

Other information Lot 2 ebooks. Leased, not owned.

Ebook functionality: Safari

Number of users 2 users across the website. If a session is not available, please try again later.

Mobile friendly Yes.

Printing Individual pages may be printed. No double-sided printing.

Email link Link to page can be emailed.

Make notes No.

Export to EndNote No.

Accessibility See

http://proquestcombo.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.napier.ac.uk/

508compliance for details

Ebook functionality: Sage

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad/iPad mini (View full screen option). Best viewed landscape on iPhone.

Download (as PDF) link next to title. “Open in” options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iPhone best viewed landscape.

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download

Download to Kindle app on iPad: tap screen > Open in > Copy to Kindle. iPhone best viewed landscape. Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead.

Printing Yes. Print icon top right. Double-sided printing possible.

Print, email and social networking options on right near top.

Search within chapter Yes, online. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Export to EndNote Export citation link (next to title). Select citation format; then EndNote, export.

On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open.

Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Ebook functionality: Springer (SpringerLink)

Mobile friendly N/A. Has to be downloaded as PDF. See iPad information below.

Full book download Yes.

Download as PDF link next to title. “Open in” options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iPhone best viewed landscape.

Social networking options on chapter/home page.

Search within book Yes. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded book/chapters.

Export to EndNote Select Export Citation. Select format. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

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Ebook functionality: Taylor and Francis

Mobile friendly Text too small to read in portrait view. Landscape view workable.

Full book download (PDF) To pc/laptop. Downloadable to mobile and tablet (iPhone 5, iPad mini, iPad, Samsung Galaxy S3 tested). “Open in” options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iPhone only workable viewed landscape.

Kindle/Kindle app: full book download

“Quick access” online reading issues iPhone/iPad mini/iPad

Samsung Galaxy S3

Slow to download. With Safari, a blank white page is produced on Apple devices; with Chrome, a grey page [‘this plug-in is not supported’] on Apple devices and the Samsung Galaxy S3. Chrome does not support plugins on mobile devices.

Copy text Use I tool to select text, then right click “copy text”.

Printing No technical limit on printing. Can either fit to page or print original size.

Email link Click “Recommend to a friend” to email a link.

Search within book/chapter Use search box on Quick access home page. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Create your own bookshelf From book home page, select +Add to shortlist > Register to create an account.

Once registered, you can add books to your shortlist.

Export to EndNote From book home page, select Download citation, then Download publication citation data. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Read aloud Download book to pc/laptop. Open PDF file, activate read aloud, click View, then Read out loud.

Ebook functionality: Thomas Telford (ICE Virtual Library)

Mobile friendly Very good display and functionality on iPhone 5.

Full book download Full book download to phone not advised as ebook tested required 10MB of space.

Current display issues on iPad/mini have been reported to the supplier.

However, PDFs can be opened in a variety of different applications. Tap screen, then Open in… iPhone best viewed landscape.

Email chapter link (from Article Tools dropdown list).

Alerts From the Content Tools list on Chapter Full Text pages, sign up for e-alerts; or track when a chapter is cited or updated.

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8 Search within chapter Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Export to EndNote From the Book Tools list, choose Cite this (or Download Citation from the Article Tools dropdown for a chapter level citation). Select EndNote. Leave “Direct import” ticked. On networked pcs on campus, selecting “save and open” on the downloaded file causes the desktop version of EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Ebook functionality: University Press Scholarship Online

Publishers included Oxford University Press

The American University in Cairo Press British Academy

University of California Press University of Chicago Press Edinburgh University Press University Press of Florida Fordham University Press Hong Kong University Press The University Press of Kentucky Liverpool University Press Manchester University Press The University Press of Mississippi The MIT Press

The University of North Carolina Press Policy Press

Stanford University Press Yale University Press Number of users Unlimited

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad/iPad mini/iPhone.

Best option is to use the Airdrop functionality to Add to reading list.

Kindle chapter download Download as PDF to pc/laptop. Transfer to Kindle via USB lead.

Printing Print icon top right. Double-sided printing possible.

Email and social networking options near top right.

Search within chapter Yes, online. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Export to EndNote Select pencil icon top right. Select format to preview citation. Export RIS file. Save the .ris file and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

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9 Read aloud Save chapter to pc. Open PDF file, activate read aloud, click View, then Read out

loud.

Ebook functionality: VLeBooks

Ebook functionality: Wiley (Wiley Online Library)

Mobile friendly Good reading experience on iPad/iPad mini (View full screen option). Best viewed landscape on iPhone.

Download as PDF link next to title. “Open in” options appear briefly (re-appear if screen tapped). iPhone best viewed landscape.

Printing Yes. Open PDF and print. Double-sided printing.

Email and social networking options near top right at chapter level. Double-sided printing possible.

Help pages See http://www.vlebooks.com/readerhelp.pdf Number of users Varies according to the title.

Mobile friendly No. Download to mobile devices instead.

Full book download Some books in heavy demand are not available for download. Other books are available to download for 1 to 3 days, dependent on title. To download to Apple devices and Android phones, an Adobe ID is required. See:

https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-in.adobedotcom.html Download the VLebooks eBook Reader app or Bluefire reader. Authorize your device with your Adobe ID. Click at top left to open in VLebooks eBook Reader. It is not possible to download VLebooks to University pcs.

Printing Varies for each title. The number of pages allowed can be seen when the print option is selected. Double-sided printing possible.

Link can be shared using a variety of options.

Make notes When reading online, use the Add notes button at the bottom left of the screen, and export using the Notes button on the top ribbon. When ebooks are

downloaded and opened in VLebooks eBook Reader, add notes using the ribbon icon at the top right. To email notes, click Bookmarks. Notes can be emailed until the expiry of the download period.

Reference tools Dictionary (click search adjacent to contents). Not available when downloaded.

Export to EndNote Click the “Citation” link on the top ribbon. Select EndNote. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

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10 Search within chapter Not online. Use PDF search functionality to search downloaded chapters.

Export to EndNote Export Citation for this Chapter. Select format and export type. On networked pcs on campus, “save and open” causes EndNote 7 to open. Otherwise, save the file as .enw or .ris and import into the online version of EndNote; or email the file to your Napier email and import into EndNote desktop version when on campus.

Other information Lot 2 ebooks. Leased not owned.

Ebook functionality: Wiley IEEE

Mobile friendly No. Download to mobile devices instead.

Printing Chapter can be printed from PDF. Limit downloading, saving and printing to 5% of a book or a single chapter. Double-sided printing possible.

Email link/social networking options.

Link can be emailed. Social networking options are available from chapter home page.

Search within chapter Yes, when downloaded as PDF using Adobe Reader functionality.

Make notes Annotate downloaded PDF chapter using Adobe functionality.

Export to EndNote No. Citation download not available for ebooks.