| eBook Vendor | Subject | # of books in Collection | # of users at one time | Format | Downloading/ Viewing Saving/ Printing |
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ENGnetBASE MATHnetBASE POLYMERSnetBASE |
Engineering Math Polymers |
2,300+ 600+ 150+ |
1 user |
CRCnetBASE allows users to download one chapter of a book at one time Users can also request a Permalink (a permanent link to the resource) for individual books Resources from this vendor are printable
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Ebook Central Collection |
General | 100,000 |
Unlimited users |
Ebook Central eBooks can be viewed online as a PDF To download a book (PDF or Epub in most cases), the user must log in with their Clemson Username and Password. Books can be checked out for a period of 7- 14 days. Adobe Digital Editions (PC/Mac) or Bluefire Reader (mobile) must be downloaded in order to view the downloaded eBook Up to 60 pages can be printed from the eBook Full Text Viewer per user per eBook |
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EBSCOhost eBook Collection |
General | 20,000+ |
Unlimited users to view books Only 1 user per book check out |
EBSCO eBooks can be viewed online as a PDF To download a book, the user must create a My EBSCOhost Account. Books can be checked out for a period of 1- 7 days. Adobe Digital Editions must be downloaded in order to view the downloaded eBook Up to 60 pages can be printed from the eBook Full Text Viewer per user per eBook
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| Knovel Science and Technology Collection | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and Medicine | 5,000+ | Unlimited |
User can view entire book online or download or print one chapter at a time
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| MyiLibrary | General | 1,500+ | 1 user per book |
Must be read online; downloads not available A maximum of 10 pages can be printed at one time
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| Business Expert Press | Business | 175+ | Unlimited |
Can be viewed online or a Personal Ebrary Account can be created for downloads Create PDFs (up to 40 pages) or check out for 14 days
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| Rittenhouse R2 Digital Library | Nursing, Medical | 40+ | 1 user | Web |
No direct downloads available; must view online Must create an account to save eBook into MyR2
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| Springer eBooks | STEM and Medicine | 4,000+ | Unlimited |
May view one chapter at a time May print one chapter at a time as PDF
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| Springer Reference eBooks | General Reference | 50+ | Unlimited |
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| Credo General Reference Premium | General Reference | 600+ | Unlimited |
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View online or download articles/ chapters as PDF |
| Oxford Reference Online | General Reference | 250+ | Unlimited |
HTML |
View online Print or email articles
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library | General Reference | Unlimited |
HTML |
Can download individual articles/ chapters
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ScienceDirect eBooks |
STEM and Medicine | 350+ | Unlimited |
HTML |
May view one chapter at a time as PDF or HTML or download whole Books as PDF May print one chapter at a time as PDF
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| Safari/O'Reilly Books | General | HTML |
Need to create a personal account by going to this page: http://clemson.libguides.com/go.php?c=43550157 Enter your Clemson email and once you have confirmed your email address, you may access the ebook. |
"EPUB (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.
Most dedicated e-book readers support the EPUB format, although the Amazon Kindle line of devices is a notable exception. EPUB reading software is also available for all modern smartphones" [Wikipedia].
Open (non-DRM) EPUB files can be converted for use on a Kindle with these instructions.