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When searching in Discovery Search, you can narrow your results to eBooks by using the Source Types limiter:

  • Click the 'All filters' button to see the popup list on the right side of your screen. 

  • Locate 'Source Types' filter on the new popup pane and select eBooks

  • Now, only eBooks will appear in your search results. To open an eBook, select 'Access options' and click on the PDF or EPUB Full Text link

To search within eBooks:

  • Open the PDF or EPUB Full-Text for the eBook.

  • Click "Search Within" on the top right corner of the screen

  • Enter in the words you want to find in the eBook and click the magnifying glass button. A list of pages that contain those words will come up.

  • Click one of the results to go to that page in the eBook. The words you searched for will be highlighted on the page.

 

 

When using the library's Discovery Search, you may come across eBooks.

eBooks can be read directly on your browser by using the Full Text Link. Many eBooks can also be downloaded onto computers, smartphones, eReaders, and other mobile devices for offline reading.

The following are instructions for downloading an eBook onto a computer:

 

  • Open the detailed record of the book by clicking on the title. Locate the Download button on the top.

 

  • Each book may have different download limits depending on the publisher's restrictions. 
  • When the download window opens, you can download specific chapters or the entire book (if permitted). 

The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a helpful resource that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.

NIC students can conveniently access the DOAB results from their main library search (EBSCO Discovery search). 

To find DOAB results: 

  • Search for the topic of your interest, and narrow the results down to eBooks

  • The eBook's source (Directory of Open Access Books) can be found on the results page. Click on the book's title to open the detailed record. 

  • Scroll down in the detailed records page to find the "Access URL" section. There will often be multiple links. The links beginning with https://directory.doabooks.org will open the Directory of Open Access Books page, where you can find the resource access link