Dallas College eBooks

1. Click on the search box at the top of the screen and type in your search term.
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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. Make sure to select either only show content which I have full access to or only show open access titles for access type. 
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3. Once you find a book that relates to your search terms, click on the title. Either this link will open directly to the reference to the keyword in the eBook or to a book description of the title, author, date of publication, 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 open 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

Video: Searching and Accessing Bloomsbury eBook Collections

Depending on the eBook, you can

• Search within the book for a keyword
• Access the table of contents
• Access related content
• Toggle in or out the side screen with subject headings
• Search within the chapter
• Navigate to different pages through the arrows
• Zoom in
• Zoom out
• Change page view
• Highlight text or click and drag
• One page or two page view
• Presenter mode

On the top right, you can save (with a free Bloomsbury account), download, print, share, and generate a citation.

Bloomsbury 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 
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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. 
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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.
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4. You'll see a confirmation screen directing you to check your email to verify your address.
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5. Log on to the email you registered with, open the email, and click the "click here to verify your account"
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6. Once your account is verified, you can save books, chapters, images or other items to view later.
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