Universal URLs can lead to you being asked which ebrary site to use
ebrary URL’s attempt to redirect the user to the ebrary site stored in their browser’s ebrary cookie. If you are offered access to several ebrary sites, including yours: You just need to select your...
View Articleebrary works on smart phones and tablets
ebrary books can be read online on nearly any device that runs a browser – this includes smart phones, tablets, etc. ebrary also offers a mobile app for the iOS and Android devices. See...
View Articleebrary cannot include audio disks or DVDs that come with print versions of...
Unfortunately, physical add-ons included with the print version of a book (media, disks, cd-roms, DVDs) are not available with eBook versions and so are not available on ebrary.
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If you get a “preview only” message
If while viewing a book, you encounter a “preview” alert after turning several pages, there are a 3 possibilities: 1. If the alert starts with: “You are on a preview site…” Then you are on one of...
View ArticleIf you encounter a “minimum balance required” message
ebrary has one site that requires a deposit to view content: our “Discover” site, also known as “shop”. Most likely, you accidentally got bumped to this site. This site is intended for people who want...
View ArticleQueuing and access to single-user (SUPO) books
If your admins have purchased several single-user-only copies of the same book, you will be automatically rolled over to the next available copy if the first one (or several) are in use. There is only...
View ArticleWhat you might encounter when you try to open a link to an ebrary title
When using a URL to open a particular ebrary book, you might encounter: A preview mode alert after paging through a few content pages See http://support.ebrary.com/kb/preview-only A “Document...
View ArticleTo create a persistent URL to a particular page or chapter
If you are connected to an ebrary site via a browser, and you open an ebrary document by clicking on its title or cover, the URL you see at the top is the persistent URL to that document. To create a...
View ArticleLinks to documents on ebrary sites are persistent: title-level and page-level...
ebrary links (i.e., URLs) are persistent (i.e., standalone, durable). This means that a link to an ebrary document will always point to the same ebrary document. If you are connected to an ebrary site...
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To determine what kind of access you have to a particular book
To determine whether you have subscription or perpetual (“purchased”) access to a book: Go to your ebrary site as usual Click the “Advanced” link at the top next to the Search field Select from the...
View ArticleNew Reader: To free up access to a single-user book you’re reading
For single-user titles, in most cases once you click the “Read Online” button, you’ve taken the access-seat for that copy of the book. (For sites that have Turnaway Prevention in place, you might only...
View Articleebrary’s “Discover” or “shop” site is no longer being offered. This site was...
ebrary used to offer a site for individuals not associated with an institution that hosts an ebrary site. However, we are no longer offering this site. As an alternative, consider Safari books. See...
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“Availability” messages on the ebrary Detail Page
The ebrary Detail Page gives information about how many copies of the book your ebrary site has, and whether the book is available to read online and full-download. On many ebrary sites, many or all...
View ArticleDuke University Press (DUP) annual digital subscription titles have moved...
Even though the DUP annual digital subscriptions have moved to a new site, all of the titles continue to be available through ebrary for perpetual access (purchase). For more information from Duke...
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If you have a link to a book in your ebrary Bookshelf and the book is no...
When you save a book to your ebrary Bookshelf, you’re actually just saving a link or pointer to the book. If the book is removed from your ebrary site (perhaps it was removed from a subscription...
View ArticleNew Reader: Do old page-specific links work correctly with the new reader?
With the old QuickView reader, two formats were allowed for page-specific links. When using old page-specific links with the new reader, both formats go to the correct book, but only one of the formats...
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New Reader: To create a link to a book, or to a particular page in a book
From Detail Page, click “Share Link” to create a persistent link to the book. Or when viewing a page within the book, click “Share Link” to create a persistent page-specific link to that page of the...
View ArticleQuickView: To create a persistent URL to a particular page or chapter
If you are connected to an ebrary site via a browser, and you open an ebrary document by clicking on its title or cover, the URL you see at the top is the persistent URL to that document. To create a...
View ArticleWhat you might encounter when you try to open a link to an ebrary title
When using a URL to open a particular ebrary book, you might encounter: A preview mode alert after paging through a few content pages See http://support.ebrary.com/kb/preview-only A “Document...
View Articleebrary works on devices such as smart phones and tablets
ebrary books can be read online on nearly any device that runs a browser – this includes smart phones, tablets, etc. You can also use Bluefire on your devices to read books you’ve full-document...
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