Ebrary
Ebrary is short for "Electronic Library". It includes books on business, technology, education, marketing, and economics. Ebrary has many features, such as browsing under particular topics, storing titles, printing books (although only 5 pages at a time), and marking up books (e.g. highlight text, make notes).
Each book in Ebrary is cataloged in the BGSU Libraries Catalog system. To read books in Ebrary, you MUST download the Ebrary Reader.
To download Ebrary:
- Click the link to download the installer to your system. Interactive Demo
>> Where the browser saves the file on your hard disk, or change the directory so it is saved to your desktop. You may also select the "open the file" download option if your browser provides it. If so, continue with step 3. - Find the installer as it was downloaded to your system You can search for "ebraryReader.exe" on your hard drive if you can't find it. Double click to run the "ebraryReader.exe" program.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the "ebrary Reader Installer."
- If you get a message saying you need to install the ebrary Reader when opening a document, try closing and restarting your browser.
To create a personal account:
- Follow this link to save book links to your personal online bookshelf, save bookmarks within a book, annotate pages, and highlight specific passages for later reference. MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
- After you create your personal account, you can click SIGN IN when at the Ebrary Bookshelf to make use of its features.
To see how Ebrary works:
Click the ebrary Interactive Demonstration (NOTE: This tutorial is in FLASH format. Go to Adobe Downloads to install a free version of Flash).NOTES
• Taken from the Download Ebrary ReaderTM Software for Windows instruction page.
• AOL users are encouraged to download and install the ebrary Reader software prior to using the site and also use Internet Explorer for a browser instead of the default AOL browser.
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