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ProQuest Ebook Central


ProQuest Ebook Central is your ultimate Ebook Platform providing breadth and depth of authoritative content, courtesy of your institution. 

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Ebook Central Academy

 

This session will showcase how to discover relevant titles, how to utilize the online reader and bookshelf functionalities and how to perform downloads. Duration: 34 minutes

This session will showcase the importance and regulations of accessibility, how to navigate the accessibility features of Ebook Central and locate text-to-speech and screen reader software. Duration: 33 minutes

This session will cover how to locate titles applicable to your courses, create lists of books and share them with others, and discover Ebook Central helpful online reader tools. Duration: 32 minutes

This session will cover upcoming features in Ebook Central. Duration: 31 minutes

E-Learning Modules

 Finding and Sharing Subject Focused Ebooks 

This session covers using Ebook Central to create and share online course reading lists, subject or topic focused ebook collections, and new title lists. Duration: 4 minutes.

Ebook Central Online Reader

This session will showcase how to use Ebook Central's online reader functionalities such as searching through the book, annotating, printing, downloading and chapter downloading. It will detail the differences between the EPUB reader and the PDF reader. Duration: 6 minutes

Ebook Central Downloading

This session covers differentiating between a Chapter Download and a Full Download in Ebook Central. It will also cover Adobe Digital Editions, a third party software, used to download books from Ebook Central for offline access. Duration: 4 minutes

Place Holds on Ebook Central

This session covers placing a hold for a book in use, finding holds that you placed, and accessing your hold when it becomes available. Duration: 2 minutes

Using Accessibility Features on Ebook Central

This sessions covers using the accessibility features, including activating Text Only Mode, the EPUB format and using screen readers. Duration: 6 minutes