Ebooks
Guides on how to use ebooks from our most popular providers
Our ebook collections let you read online, print or download chapters, and search within text. You can find ebooks on the library catalogue or Discovery, and you’ll need your Shibboleth login to get access. Please contact the library if you experience any problems.
On this page you will find guides for all our major platforms:
- EBSCO
- PEP Archive
- ProQuest Ebook Central
- Sage Knowledge
- Springer Nature
- Taylor & Francis
- VLe Books
- Wiley
EBSCO
EBSCO ebooks let you read whole books online and download chapters or sections (page limits can vary and might reset after logging out then logging in again). See the video below for a guide to using EBSCO ebooks.
PEP Archive
PEP Archive on EBSCO has the full-text of The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, and other classic psychoanalytic books. Books on PEP Archive look and behave differently to other EBSCO ebooks, and can be presented as either one long document or separate chapters.
ProQuest Ebook Central
You can read books online and print or download chapters, but page limits will apply. See a video guide from ProQuest on how to use its ebooks.
Sage Knowledge
You can read the entire Sage ebook online but can only download PDFs of the chapters one at a time.
Springer Nature
You can download the entire Springer book as a PDF or EPub, or you can download PDFs of individual chapters. You can also use a built-in PDF to highlight or make notes on chapter PDFs before downloading them.
Taylor & Francis
You can download and keep the whole book as a single PDF or ePUB, or opt for individual chapters. You can also read Taylor & Francis ebooks online to access further functions such highlighting text and note-making.
VLeBooks
You can read whole books online only (no downloads are available at this time), plus you can print out up to 10 per cent of the total page count. See a video guide from VLeBooks on how to use its read online option.
Wiley
You can download and keep the whole book as a single PDF or opt for individual chapters. See our video for a complete guide to using Wiley ebooks.