The
VVC Library has purchased access
to a collection of nearly 2,300 eBooks
from EBSCOhost. The titles
were hand-selected by California
community college librarians to address
a wide range of research
disciplines. In addition to
the purchased titles, the EBSCOhost
database also provides access to
over 3,400 public domain titles
from sources such a Project
Gutenberg. The
public domain titles are generally
historic, classic works of fiction,
drama, and poetry, as well as non-fiction
primary sources from the fields of
math, science, religion, philosophy,
and American history.
Searching
for eBooks
There
are two main ways to search for eBooks from
the VVC library website:
Search
the library online
catalog to find eBooks by
author, title, subject, or keyword.
You can limit your search specifically
to eBooks
by
using the custom
catalog searchavailable
under"Advanced
Search." Titles can be accessed
directly from the catalog by clicking
the "URL" link
that appears in each record. Note
that the online catalog only contains
records to the purchased titles
and not the public domain collection.
Search
the EBSCOhost eBooks database listed
under "Databases" on
the library's website. The database
includes both the purchased and public
domain collections. Search options
inlcude Keyword, Advanced (author--title--publisher),
Catagory Browse, Latest Added,
and Featured eBook.
Off-Campus
Access
To
access the EBSCOhost eBooks database
from off-campus, you must have a
remote database
username
and password. Students, faculty, and staff
can obtain a password by completing the "Remote
Database Password Request" form.
The remote password will allow off-campus
access
to EBSCOhost and several other library
subscription databases.
Tip: To
open eBook titles directly from the online
catalog when off-campus, first login
to EBSCOhost under remote database access
and then navigate back to the library
online catalog.
Viewing
eBooks and Browser Information
In
order to effectively use all EBSCOhost
features, the minimum browser requirements
are Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.0,
and Safari 3.0 (for Macintosh). You must
also have Adobe ® Reader® installed
to view the PDF Full Text files. Adobe
Acrobat Reader version 8.2 or later is
recommended. If you are using Visual
Search, you must also install Adobe ® Flash
Player 8.0 or higher. A free iPhone
app that
allows content to be viewed on
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is also availabe
for download (Download link is located
at the bottom of the EBSCOhost database
page.)
Note:
Viewing individual eBook titles is limited
to one person at a time and thus may not
always be accessible. Once a title is returned,
there is a 15 minute release period before
it can be accessed by the same or another
user.
