Ebooks

There may be some students seeking help with ebooks.  (There's a big reading assignment for a history class.) I assured them they could come to the desk for help, so here's where to look when you need help help: http://guides.gpc.edu/mobile

Basically, to read an e-book online is very easy: just open and read page by page. There is a slight difference between our 2 ebook databases.  Ebooks on Ebscohost (the old NetLibrary) comes to us through GALILEO and so requires a GALILEO login from off campus.  It also allows only one user at a time. Academic Ebooks on Ebscohost is much more liberal with unlimited simultaneous users.  Since we license it directly, it requires the GPC username and password for off-campus use. 

To "checkout" (download) the book, users must create an Ebsco account (free on the database homepage) and install a reader software (varies by device).  Look on Sonya's LibGuide for more help or see the help section from Ebsco at: http://support.ebsco.com/help/index.php?help_id=5542

Good luck with this.  If you want a live demo sometime, we can arrange that.