Introduction
Gleeson Library | Geschke Center provides access to several collections of ebooks. This guide gives you links and instructions for accessing and using EBSCO eBooks, ProQuest Ebook Central, and O'Reilly for Higher Education.
- Ignacio: Library Catalog
The library catalog lets you search across the holdings of Gleeson Library and Zief Law Library, including books, videos, and other materials. - EBSCO eBook Collection
More than 165,000 academic ebooks in a wide variety of subjects with unlimited user access. - ProQuest Ebook Central
ProQuest Ebook Central offers more than 140,000 ebooks (with unlimited user access) in a wide range of subject areas, along with powerful tools to help you find, use, and manage the information you need. ProQuest Ebook Central: Academic Complete will be cancelled, effective Feb. 1, 2025 — more information. Access to over 400 purchased ebooks will remain on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education
More than 30,000 technology and business books, as well as over 30,000 hours of videos, tutorials, learning paths, and more. Formerly called Safari Books.
User Limits
In all ebook collections, different ebooks have different permissions for the amount of users that can access them. The various permissions follow, and are indicated in the record for each ebook:
- Unlimited users: An unlimited number of people can read or download the ebook at one time.
- 1 User: Only one person can read the eBook at a time. Downloading of 1 user titles is not allowed. When an ebook is being read online, it is "checked out" for a period of time that typically expires after 30-60 minutes of inactivity. Tip: Instead of reading online, print or download a chapter at a time.
- 3 Users: Up to two people can download or up to three people can read the eBook at a time. One copy will be preserved for online access. Tip: Instead of checking the entire ebook out, print or download a chapter at a time.
DRM or Digital Rights Management
Some ebooks from EBSCO and ProQuest have Digital Rights Management or DRM, a technology used to limit the amount of content that can be printed, copied, and saved. These limitations vary by publisher and title.