Ebook Central's collection includes a variety of topics with some specialization in science, technology, and books in Spanish in all academic subjects.
1. Go to the Dallas College Library homepage and scroll down and click on the red Database box.
2. Underneath the All Subjects drop down, click on the E to narrow the databases to the databases that start with an E.
3. Click on the Ebook Central link.
1. The home page includes a basic search box, an advanced search option, and an ability to browse features.
2. On the top right, there is a navigation bar to search for items, your bookshelf, your profile, preferred reading language, help desk, and to sign in to your account. More information on this will be in the Ebook Central Navigation Bar box.
3. Start your search by subject or by keyword and click search. As seen in the photo, you can filter by book status, year published, subject, and language to narrow down your search results if needed. The icons highlighted in the specific book description are full download, read online, table of contents, and add to bookshelf for that specific book.
4. Select a book by clicking on its title. On this page, you can see the book's shortcut links, availability, description, table of contents, details, reader reviews, and tags. More information on these book features will be below in Access Options.
On the left side of the screen, there are short links for accessing and keeping track of the eBook. Links include read online, download book, add to bookshelf, share link to book, and cite book. More details on access options are in the Access Options section in the library guide.
Read Online - Read the book on your browser.
Download Book - Read the book on Adobe Digital Editions
Add to Bookshelf - Add the book to the bookshelf to keep track of materials
Share Link to Book - Copy link to share with others
Cite Book - Create citation for particular eBook
This section is where you can find out what access Dallas College has for that particular eBook
Read Online - Read the book on your browser.
Download Book - Read the book on Adobe Digital Editions
Download PDF Chapter - Get up to a certain number of pages in PDF format without an expiration date
Number of pages to copy - Number of pages that can be copied for that specific book
Number of pages for PDF print/chapter download - Number of pages that can be printed or downloaded as a PDF
Includes a book summary which is helpful to read to see if the book is worth reading further
Another way to see if the book is worth reading for your research
This section includes
Not always included in the book homepage but can illuminate what other opinions of the book are
1. Click Download Book from the Book Details page or from the Availability view
2. Here you can create a free ProQuest account or sign in with your ProQuest Ebook Central account information
3. Once signed in, a pop-up window will show check out options (1, 7, 14, or 21 days). Choose the check-out option desired. Click the continue button
4. A register code for a device should appear. Click the copy link to the right of the code. Then, click the Download the App button
5. Directions should appear in a new tab for how to download and install the Ebook Central App
6. Click the download or app store button for which device you will use
7. Download and install the Ebook Central App
8. After the app is downloaded, open the app and follow the instructions to register the Ebook Central account with the app by pasting the registration code
9. The book should appear on the bookshelf. On the top right, there are features to view the books either as thumbnails or in a list format. Click the globe icon to change the app language
10. To download, you can hover over a book cover and click download
11. Once the book is downloaded, click read
12. To remove the book download, click on the three-dot icon and click Remove Download
13. Once the loan has expired, you can click on the three-dot icon and click Delete Book to remove the book from the app
1. Scroll down to the Table of Contents section
2. Choose the chapter that you want to download
3. Click the Download PDF link
4. After the download loads, click the purple download button
5. The chapter download should appear in a downloads pop-up window, or the PDF file will be in the downloads folder in your files
1. Click Read Online
2. Click on the list icon to find the Table of Contents
3. Choose the chapter that you want to download
4. Once the chapter loads, navigate to the chapter navigation bar to click the PDF download button
5. Choose the citation style and click the purple continue button
6. Click Open PDF
7. The chapter download should appear in a downloads pop-up window, or the PDF file will be in the downloads folder in your files
1. Click on the Sign In button at the top left of the navigation ribbon
2. Click the purple Create Account button
3. Type in:
4. Click the box agreeing to ProQuest's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
5. Click Create Account
6. You'll receive an email letting you know that you have access to Ebook Central provided by Dallas College along with your username.
The navigation search screen includes
These feature numbers correspond with the number placement in the screenshot of the search screen
Advanced search is a great choice when there are multiple search terms to search at once. Filters are on the right to update publication year range, language preference, download format, book status, number of copies, and collection.
Saved SearchesAn Ebook Central account is required to save searches.
1. Type in your search term and click the magnifying glass
2. Click Save this search on the right of the search box
3. Create a free ProQuest account or sign in with your account credentials
4. Name the search, optionally add an alert to receive an email with new results, enter preferred email address, and how often to run the search. When finished, click the purple Save button
5. Look at previous saved searches by clicking the search button in the top right navigation bar.
6. Underneath the saved search title, you can see how often the search runs in the database if previously set up, when the search was last run, re-run the search by clicking the arrow circle button, edit the search settings by clicking the pencil button, and see the recent results using the clock button.
Bookshelf feature requires an Ebook Central account and includes
Update profile here
After any changes, click the purple save changes button
Select default language from 11 options
Choose between different topics for help on Ebook Central
If there continues to be issues, navigate to the Ask Us tab on this LibGuide to contact a librarian.