Ebrary: Ebooks Evolved
Ebrary: Ebooks Evolved
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Welcome
to ebrary
ebrary provides thousands of eBooks from the world’s
leading publishers as well as sophisticated technology
to assist with the research process.
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Contents
1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4. InfoTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seven Easy Steps for Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ebrary Reader Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Explain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Locate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Translate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Linux/Unix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Search Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The ebrary Interface and Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Search All Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating your Personal Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Search Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Search Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Zoom and Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Add to Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Copy Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. Search and Browse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Copy Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Simple Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Advanced Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Print Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The Search Results Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Toggle Automenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
InfoTools – Search Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
InfoTools – Search All Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
InfoTools – Search Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
InfoTools – Search Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5. Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Browse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Personal Bookshelves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boolean and Proximity Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boolean Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Annotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boolean Search Wildcards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Add to Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Proximity Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Add/Edit Bookmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Copy Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3. Navigate Throughout an eBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Navigate by Search Term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6. Copying and Printing with
Page Flipping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Automatic Citations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Go to a Specific Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fair Use Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Notes Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Highlights Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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1 Getting Started
Seven Easy Steps for
G e t t i n g S ta r t e d
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e b r a r y R e a d e r I n s ta l l at i o n
You must use the ebrary Reader to access content in Technical notes:
ebrary. The ebrary Reader gives ebrary all of its unique
• Within your pop-up blocking software, please
functionality including InfoTools. Additionally, the ebrary
allow pop-up blockers at the site: ebrary.com.
Reader delivers eBooks page-by-page online, so there
Additionally, please ensure cookies are not being
is no need for cumbersome document downloads.
blocked by your browser or other security software.
The ebrary Reader takes just seconds to install. To • You must have administration rights to your com-
download the ebrary Reader, click on the “Get ebrary puter to install the ebrary Reader.
Reader” button. You will not need to restart your
computer, but may need to refresh your browser. • These images illustrate an installation on Windows
Please note the ebrary Reader may already be installed IE. The installation process for other browsers may
2. click on “Download
ebrary Reader now”
3. follow platform-specific
installation instructions
and accept the terms &
conditions of usage
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S y s t e m R e q u i re m e n t s
Windows
Macintosh
• Mac OS X 10.1 or newer
• Minimum 256 MB of RAM; 512MB or more is recommended
• Any one of these browsers:
• Safari 1.1 or newer
• Firefox 1.0 or newer (with the latest ebrary Reader)
• Access the Internet (via dial-up or broadband connection)
• The AOL browser, Netscape 6, Internet Explorer, Opera, iCab, Camino, Mozilla (non-
Firefox versions) are not supported
Linux/Unix
• The Linux/Unix platforms are not supported at this time, but we are developing a solution
for these platforms.
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T h e e b r a ry I n t e r fa c e a n d T o o l b a r
Search available
databases;
View document
information;
View bookmarks and
account information
Change displayed
language
d. Go to previous/next page
e. Go to previous/next page
containing search results
f. Go to page number or
viewed pages
h. Add/edit bookmarks
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C r e at i n g y o u r P e r s o n a l B o o k s h e l f
We recommend that you create a Personal Bookshelf before getting started with ebrary.
Bookshelves allow you to automatically save and manage bookmarks, highlights and annota-
tions as you conduct your research, providing a dynamic archive for future reference. In-depth
details about the Bookshelf features are provided on page 21.
To set up a Bookshelf, click on the Bookshelf tab and follow the simple instructions.
You sign log on to your Bookshelf using your user name and password from your library,
home office, dorm room, or almost any computer with Internet access.
Note: At some institutions, your Bookshelf will automatically be created for you.
Title
Bookmark with
highlighted text
Annotation with
personal note
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Preferences
This InfoTools menu item allows you to choose how certain ebrary features work and appear.
For example, you may choose among four different citation styles including Modern Language
Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), and Alliance for Computers
and Writing (ACW). These citations will automatically appear when you copy and paste text or
print pages along with a URL back to the source.
You may also choose to have InfoTools automatically appear (or not) when you select a word
or phrase in an ebrary eBook.
Preferences also allow you to determine how search terms, text links, and graphic links
appear in the ebrary collection.
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Zoom and Scale
ebrary allows you to customize how you view documents online. From the ebrary Reader
Toolbar, you may select different zoom options, choose to view facing pages, and scale to
fit or width. You may also alter the viewing screen size by hiding the table of contents in the
display area.
Zoom menu
Hide or show
information by
clicking tabs
Hide or show
Contents, Notes,
or Highlights
information
Resize Contents,
Notes, or
Highlights tab
Content display
area showing facing
pages
Languages
ebrary’s interface is
available in English,
Spanish, and Portuguese.
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2 Search and Browse
Simple Search
This features searches the full-text, title and subject areas of documents based on key words
and phrases.
Note: To search for an exact phrase, you must put the phrase in quotations.
Search by words
or phrases
A d va n c e d S e a r c h
Advanced Search enables you to narrow your search by a number of different parameters.
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T h e S e a r c h R e s u lt s P a g e
You can further narrow your search directly from within the Search Results Page. Simply click
on information pertaining to each document in the search results to narrow your search by
contributor (author), subject, or publisher.
Search Document links you to the first occurrence of selected text or other search term in the
current document.
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InfoTools – Search All Documents
Search All Documents searches the entire ebrary collection for selected words in text, subject,
title, or publisher. You may also narrow your search results based on your original search term
by checking the “Include Previous Search” box.
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InfoTools – Search Library
Search Library searches other online databases in your library as well as its OPAC (catalog).
Note: Integration with other databases may require ebrary Account Management assistance.
B r o ws e
ebrary enables you to browse through titles using the Library of Congress Classification
System; more specifically, by LC Call Number.
Note: LC Subject areas are not involved in building the Browse tree.
Browse button
Subject listings
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Boolean and Proximity Search
In addition to full-text searching, ebrary supports Boolean and proximity searches. To initiate a Boolean or proxim-
ity search, follow the examples below. Note that the Boolean operators must be in CAPS.
B o o l e a n S e a rc h Proximity Search
• “mark twain” AND river – Will return documents • nixon WITHIN-30 mcnamara – Will return
containing both the phrase “Mark Twain” and the documents containing Nixon within 30 words
word river. of McNamara.
• twain AND NOT “mark twain” AND scanner • business WITHIN-1 strategies –Will return
– Will return documents that refer to the scanning documents that have the words business and
term twain, and not the author Mark Twain. strategies together.
• “paper airplane” OR “paper airplanes” – Will return • (business OR corporate) WITHIN-1 strategies
documents are either singular or plural of that phrase. – This will find documents with either business
strategies or corporate strategies in the results.
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3 Navigate
Throughout an eBook
The ebrary Reader makes it easy to navigate throughout a document, in a number of convenient ways:
• Navigate by Search Term – instantly link to the • Table of Contents – automatically navigate to chap-
next or previous occurrence of your search term(s). ters within a book.
ebrary highlights every occurrence of your key word
• Notes Pane – go to each page containing your
or search phrase in every document based upon
annotations.
your initial and advanced search queries.
• Highlights Pane – jump to all highlighted sections in
• Page Flipping – go to next page or previous page.
the current eBook.
• Go to a Specific Page.
a. b. c.
a. Go to previous/next page
b. Go to previous/next page
containing search results
c. Go to page number
or viewed pages
Table of contents
Notes Pane
Highlights Pane
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4 InfoTools
ebrary InfoTools enable you to expand your research Define – retrieve dictionary definitions for
quickly, easily, and efficiently. Just by highlighting a selected term(s)
word or phrase with your mouse, you can instantly link Explain – retrieve encyclopedia entries for
to additional relevant information in your library and on selected term(s)
the web without losing your place in the current eBook.
Locate – retrieve maps related to
The InfoTools menu can be activated in several ways: selected term(s)
• Select Toggle Automenu on the InfoTools menu or in Translate to/from French, German, Italian,
Spanish, or Portuguese
preferences to have the menu automatically appear
when you select words. Who – retrieve addresses, biographies, and
bibliographies for the selected term(s)
• Select text with your mouse then right click.
Search Document – search and retrieve
• Choose the InfoTools pull down menu from the
information within the current document for the
ebrary Reader toolbar. selected term(s)
Within your pop-up blocking software, please allow Search All Documents – search and retrieve
pop-ups at the site: ebrary.com. Additionally, please information within all documents in the collection for the
ensure cookies are not being blocked by your browser selected terms(s)
or other security software. Search Web – search and retrieve information from the Web
(using search engines) for the selected term(s)
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Define
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
Explain
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
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L o c at e
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
T r a n s l at e
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
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Who
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
Search Document
Search Document links you to the first occurrence of a search term in the current document.
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Search All Documents
Search All Documents searches the entire ebrary collection for selected words in text, subject,
title, or publisher. You may also narrow your search results based on your original search term
by checking the “Include Previous Search” box.
Search Web
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different online
resource. Results appear in new browser window.
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Search Library
Search Library searches other online databases in your library as well as its OPAC (catalog).
Notes: This menu item may have been customized by your library to link to a different
online resource. Results appear in new browser window.
Note: Integration with databases may require ebrary account management assistance.
Highlighting
Add to Bookshelf
Copy Text
Copy Bookmark
P r i n t Ag a i n
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T o gg l e A u t o m e n u
By selecting Toggle Automenu, the InfoTools menu will automatically pop up when you select
a word or phrase. To turn off Toggle Automenu, simply select it again. Toggle Automenu may
also be specified using Preferences.
Preferences
Help
ebrary offers an extensive online Help Desk. Simply click on the Help tab for details on using
the ebrary system and troubleshooting.
Help tab
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5 Archiving
ebrary offers a number of capabilities that allow you to easily and efficiently save and manage
your research.
P e r s o n a l B o o k s h e lv e s
As mentioned previously in this guide, we suggest that you set up a Personal Bookshelf
before you get started using ebrary’s Reader and accessing our content.
This feature enables you to create a dynamic archive of bookmarks, highlights, and annota-
tions as you conduct your research. Information in your Bookshelf can be stored online,
and/or printed and saved in a physical archive. To create a Bookshelf, just click on the
“Bookshelf” tab.
Your Personal Bookshelf is password protected, and can be accessed from any computer
with Internet access. Items archived on your Bookshelf can be removed at any time.
Title
Bookmark with
highlighted text
Annotation with
personal note
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Highlighting
Highlighting
ebrary gives you the ability to
highlight text in three different
colors: yellow, pink and blue.
Highlights are automatically
stored on your Personal Book-
shelf, which provides an archive
of all of your highlights in any
number of eBooks.
To remove highlighting,
select “unhighlight” from the
InfoTools menu.
A n n o tat i n g
Annotating with the Notes tab
With ebrary, you can take notes
along side a page and automati-
cally save links to them on your
Bookshelf for future reference.
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Add to Bookshelf
Add/Edit Bookmark
You may also add a bookmark and take notes using the
Notes Tab.
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Copy Bookmark
Copy Bookmark allows you to copy a simple URL to an exact page in an ebrary document
as you conduct your research. These URLs can be pasted into any application such as Word
or email. You can also paste them into your browser and save as a browser “bookmark”
or “favorite.”
Note: If you copy the URL that appears in your browser instead of using Copy Bookmark, it
will only link to the first page containing your original your search results. For example, if the
first occurrence of your original search term is on page 15, then you flip to page 30, you will
need to use the Copy Bookmark feature to copy a URL to page 30. Copying the URL in your
browser will link to page 15.
Note: Microsoft Word requires you to put your cursor at the end of the URL, then hit “enter” to
create a hyperlink.
Paste into a document Paste into your browser and save as a “favorite”
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6 Copying and Printing
with Automatic Citations
C u s t o m i z e d C i tat i o n s
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F a i r Us e N o t i c e
ebrary titles are protected by copyright laws. You may print and copy only small portions of
our titles for personal use, as permitted by law under the doctrine of Fair Use.
The ebrary service is designed for end-users conducting research, and it is not intended as a
substitute for purchasing your own copy of a printed or digital book. While you may read an
entire ebrary title online with the ebrary Reader, ebrary places these restrictions on content
usage to prevent misuse and protect our publishing partners’ copyrights:
• You are not allowed to print out or copy the entire book.
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