ABC-CLIO eBook Collection has eBooks on countries, cultures, and history with a particular focus on African American history.
1. Go to the Dallas College Library homepage and scroll down to select the red Database box
2. Click on the A in the alphabet filter on the top.
3. Click on ABC-CLIO eBook Collection link
4. On the homepage, users can search using the basic or advanced search box or browse by subjects, collections, and open access titles.
1. Click on the search box at the top of the screen and type in your search term.
2. Once you have clicked the magnifying glass, you'll see your results. Refining results are on the left where you can indicate access type, date range of publication, content type, subject, and collections.
3. Once you find a book that relates to your search terms, click on the title. Either this link will go open directly to the reference or to a book description of the book title, author, date of publication, book summary/abstract, table of contents, an option to print, share, and cite, subjects, and related content.
If the link opens directly to the reference, the eBook will be opened to a page that includes the word that was searched. In the case that the link opens to a PDF that isn't very descriptive, look to the link path to go to the original book, for instance, Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era.
Book description
Depending on the eBook, you can
On the top right, you can save (with an ABC-CLIO account), download, print, share, and generate a citation.
ABC-CLIO requires users to create a personal account to save books, chapters, images or other items to view later.
1. Click the purple link under sign in to your personal account
2. At the bottom of the pop-up window, you'll see "Don't have a personal account yet?" Sign up now. Click the sign up now link.
3. Fill in your name, Dallas College email address and create a password. Click the check marks for terms and conditions and privacy and cookies policy. Once completed, click register.
4. You'll see a confirmation screen directing you to check your email to verify your address.
5. Log on to the email you registered with, open the email, and click the "click here to verify your account"
6. Once your account is verified, you can save books, chapters, images or other items to view later.
