How to Find Books

What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

• These are services designed to distribute and control the rights to intellectual property in digital form for distribution online. These services use data encryption, digital watermarks, or other methods to prevent content from being distributed in violation of copyright law. 

What does this mean for the eBook user?

• eBooks with DRM limit the amount of the content that can be printed/downloaded/copied/emailed. For example the number of pages in a chapter may exceed the number of pages allowable for downloading in a single day.
• eBooks with DRM may also limit the number of simultaneous users of an eBook.

What are DRM Free eBooks?

• eBooks licensed to the library that are free from restrictions on print/copy/download/email limits
• eBooks that are DRM free are available to an unlimited number of simultaneous users.

EBSCOHost requirements for downloading eBooks with DRM:

• Create an EBSCOhost account (you have the ability to delete this account and associated information at anytime)
• Download the free Adobe Digital Editions software on your device.
• For more information see: the EBSCOHost guide on Adobe Digital Editions.

ProQuest Ebook Central eBooks requirements for downloading eBooks with DRM:

• Download the free Adobe Digital Editions software on your device.
• You choose how long to download, hours or days (hourly up to 24 hours for 1U and 3U titles, up to 21 days for UU).
• A book cannot be checked back into Ebook Central early, but will simply "expire" from your Adobe Digital Editions reader when the time is up.
• For more information see: the Ebook Central guide for downloading a book for offline reading.