How do I find and use eBooks through the Campus Library?
Channel: Bothell Campus Library
Date: 2020-09-26

A short tutorial about using UW Libraries Search to find eBooks.

Transcript:

How do I find and use eBooks through the Campus Library?
Limiting your search to eBooks will allow you to find books that you can access anywhere, even off campus
Start by navigating to the Campus Library Homepage: https://library.uwb.edu
Next, navigate to the UW Libraries Search field and enter a few keywords or phrases (instead of a whole question sentence).
(recorded demonstration of typing in “Native American Literature” then clicking Search)
To limit your results to eBooks, locate the “Resource Type” menu and select “eBooks”
You may need to click “Show More” if you do not find “eBooks” listed right away
Once you have selected “eBooks” click “Apply Filters” at the bottom of the list of filter options
(recorded demonstration of the previous instructions)
Navigate through the results until you find one that seems interesting or relevant to your topic
Then click on the title to get more information, like how to access the full text of the eBook
(recorded demonstration of the previous instructions)
To access the text of the eBook, click one of the content provider links under the View It heading
(recorded demonstration of the previous instructions)
Different eBooks are provided by different publishers, so the access links may take you to pages with different layouts from others
Search for options to “Download PDF,” “Read Online,” or similar
Questions?  Call (425) 352-5340 or Ask Us at https://guides.lib.uw.edu/bothell/askus