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Using E-books

EBooks on ProQuest

ProQuest Ebook Central 

You can find EBSCOhost ebooks in one of two ways.

  • 1. Use the Library Catalog
  • 2. Go to the ProQuest Ebook Central link

To search for EBooks on ProQuest's Ebook Central by using the The Library Catalog, you can refer to the Finding ebooks in the catalog tab.

Here we will look at going to show how to access Proquest's Ebook Central going to the EBooks on EBSCOhost link


 

 


  • 3. Notice that now you will see two ways to search for a database:  Online Resources A to Z, and  Online Resources by Subject.  You can search for Online Resources A to Z by selecting the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to the first letter of the name that you are searching for.  Since we are searching for ProQuest eBooks Central, you would think that we need to select the letter P.  But it is listed in our list of databases as eBooks Central, so we need to select the letter
  • 4. Now select the letter E, as is shown below

 

5.  The Online Resources that begin with the letter P displays, as is shown below:

6. Now click on Proquest Science and Technology Ebook Subscription link, which is the 13th one on the list.

When you click on the link, it will NOT take you to the eBook, if you are off of the Texas Wesleyan campus. It will take you first to an Off-Campus Access Login page, as is shown below:

 

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7. If you are off the Texas Wesleyan campus, then you will be taken to the Off Campus Access Login screen, as is shown above.

  • Type in your username and password, which is your RAMLINK username and password

8.  Proquest Ebooks Central main page displays, as is shown below

9.  Now you can perform a search, like as is shown below

10. Press the Search button, and the results display, as is shown below:

 

Each ebook in the results list

Full download
Read Online
Table of Contents and More
Add to Bookshelf

1. If you want to check out the book, click on the  button

2. The following box will appear:    

3. Create an account on Proquest by typing in your name a username and password*  If you already have an account, click on the Sign In button instead.

 

* the password must have a minimum of 8 characters. Use only letters, numbers and the special characters shown in the image above. 

 

4. After successfully logging in, you will see the screen above in which you must indicate the kind of device that you are using, and whether you are using your own computer or a public computer.

6. Now before you can move on, you need to install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. Click on the link for Adobe Digital Editions in the box or  button and a new window will open where you can install this software on your computer.

7. Now click on the  tab at the top of this page to continue the steps to downloading an ebook.


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Note: In order to download eBooks, you must have Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher installed on your computer. This is a free download available at http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html

1. The ADE download page is displayed below:

 

2. Click on either the windows or Macintosh version.  The installer.exe file will appear in the lower left corner of your screen.  When the Installer.exe file is finished, click on the Open file, as is shown below:

3. Read the Software License Agreement and then put a check mark in the box in front of, I accept the terms of the license agreement, and click on the Next button.

4. Continue to click Next as you go through the Setup process

5. When you get to the window above in the installation process, click on Install to begin Installation 

 

6. When finished, click on Close. The Adobe Digital Editions main page then displays, as is shown below:

7. Once you have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer, you can check the box on the window above and the eBook will download.  You will see a new box like the one belowNow go back to Proquest, as is shown below.  Click on Done with this step

 

8. Now download the book by first selecting the loan length of 1, 7, 14, or 21 days.

9. Now click on thebutton.  The file for the book will appear at the lower left corner, as is shown below:

 
10.  Click on Open file, and then the Authorize Your Computer window displays, as is shown below:
 
11. If you do not wish to authorize your computer, you can put a check mark in the box besides "I want to authorize my computer without an ID."  Once you do this you will not have to do it again when you download subsequent ebooks.
 

 

12. Once you click on OK, you will be able to see the ebook as is shown below: