Dallas College eBooks

ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

About ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

ABC-CLIO eBook Collection has eBooks on countries, cultures, and history with a particular focus on African American history.

Navigating to ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

1. Go to the Dallas College Library homepage and scroll down to select the red Database box

Search tools with an arrow pointing to the word databases

2. Click on the A in the alphabet filter on the top.

Database filter by alphabet with the arrow pointing to the A for ABC-CLIO

3. Click on ABC-CLIO eBook Collection link

Highlight of ABC-CLIO eBook Collection link

4. On the homepage, users can filter by title using the alphabet links and click on any of the titles to access eBooks

ABC-CLIO home page with the alphabet filter highlighted

How to Search on ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

1. Click the eBook Search on the left side of the screen

eBook Search highlighted in the ABC-CLIO home page

2. This will expand the eBook search options where you could search by

  • Full text (for keyword searching)
  • Title
  • Author
  • Abstract
  • Edition
  • eISBN (digital-specific material ISBN)
  • Physical ISBN (physical material ISBN)
  • Publication year (click on the plus symbol to see the list of publication years)
  • Imprint (trade name that the publisher uses to publish a book - click on the plus symbol to see different publishers)
  • Topics (click on the plus symbol to see the list of topics)

You don't need to fill all the boxes, if in doubt you can only search for terms in the full text box. Furthermore, the recommendation for searching would be to search by full text or by topic to find what you're looking for quickly. 

ABC-CLIO eBook Search screen with the words full text, title, author(s), abstract, edition, eISBN-13, Print ISBN-12, publication date, and topics highlighted. The plus sign symbols next to publication year and topics are circled

3. The following image is the search results for searching medicine in the full text search box. There are also additional filters on the left by publication year, imprint, and topics.

Search results with the word medicine highlighted

4. Once you find a book that relates to your search terms, click on the title. Either this link will go directly to the eBook or a book description with an option to cite, open a particular chapter, and other information. If you searched by full text, the eBook will be opened to a page that includes the word that was searched. For this example, the book will open to a page that talks about "medicine". Use the arrows either on the left and right side of the screen or the right side of the eBook page to go forward or back in the text.

Video: Searching and Accessing ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

How to Access eBooks on ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

Depending on the eBook, below are screenshots of two different versions of eBook reading formats, you can

  • Print multiple pages
  • Listen to the text audio
  • Zoom in
  • Zoom out
  • Navigate Table of Contents
  • Extract text itself
  • Print specific pages
  • Search for specific keywords in the book
  • Find a specific page number
  • Cite
  • My Bookmarks and Notes (to track bookmarks and notes, feature does require a My Bookshelf account)
  • Navigate to different pages through the arrows either on the right side of the eBook viewer or left and right side

eBook screen with specific words highlighted in red and explained in black text.

 

Red arrows pointing to explanations of book features: Contents to Navigate to other chapters, My bookmarks and Notes to Track Bookmarks and Notes, print and email to Print or email a Chapter, cite to cite either MLA or APA, A minus or A plus to increase or decrease font size, add bookmark to add bookmark to my bookmarks and notes, page to navigate to different pages

 

 

Creating a My Bookshelf Account

My Bookshelf is a free account with ABC-CLIO that will keep track of bookmarks and notes on titles that you view

1. Click the green My Bookshelf button 

My Bookshelf is outlined with an arrow pointing to it

2. In the Don't have a My Bookshelf account box, click Create an account now

My Bookshelf login screen with Create an account now outlined with an arrow

3. Fill in your Dallas College email address and create your username and password. Click Create Account when finished

Create account screen with email address, username, and password highlighted

4. You'll see a confirmation screen directing you to log into your new My Bookshelf account

Confirmation screen

5. Log in with your account information to see previous titles. When you click on these previous titles, go to My Bookmarks and Notes to see book-specific notes.

My Bookshelf screen with three previously viewed titles