Students and researchers continue to expect more from academic libraries, including access to course materials – like eTextbooks – that may be hard to find or access
Many libraries already use the thousands of eTextbooks from Ebook Central’s catalog of 2.2 million ebooks to help ensure students have equitable access to course content when they need it. The variety of classic and innovative acquisition models including the first-of-its-kind Digital Course Reserves model, helps libraries mix and match to meet the unique eTextbook needs of their users and budget.
Get the edge on teaching, learning and research with most diverse set of academic and trade publishers. As your books partner, we can help you:
- Save precious staff time – Easily find, select and manage eTextbooks within your existing library workflows.
- Contribute to equity initiatives – Purchasing eTextbooks helps ensure equitable access for students, helping libraries contribute to their university’s equity mission.
The landscape for in-person services and materials has permantently shifted. People want to access material from wherever they are, whether it is the dorms or remote for a semester.
Juleah Swanson, Acquisitions & Accounting Section Lead at the University of Colorado Boulder
- Integrate ebooks into the student workflow – Ebook Central ebooks integrate with learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Moodle and Blackboard, making it simple for a student to access materials faculty assign in their course.
- Demonstrate your impact – Usage analytics make it easy to show how the library impacts the classroom with eTextbooks.
Customer Resources
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Watch this webinar as it introduces never-seen-before models that deliver e-textbooks to the users who need them the most
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A growing list of participating publishers to Digital Course Reserves
Solve Library and User Challenges with eTextbooks
Enable Equitable Access
Access to eTextbooks can be a challenge for students. Libraries are uniquely positioned to help provide access where students are – whether in the dorms or remote for a semester.
Demonstrate Your Library's Value
By providing materials students and faculty need through the library – usage increases. Tie your usage back to student outcomes to measure the libraries impact.
Meet Accessibility Standards
Digital books should support all users, regardless of ability. Ebook Central is designed to meet accessibility standards.
Make eTextbook Access Easy For All
Faculty can directly link eTextbooks in learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Moodle and Blackboard.
Seamless experience on Ebook Central, voted students’ platform of choice, easiest to use and award- winning for accessibility
Digital Course Reserves eTextbooks are easy to find
Digital Course Reserves eTextbooks are easy to find
Ebook in use? Set up alerts
A new “Alert Me” button sends users an email alert when the ebook is available.
Save students time – add to bookshelf
Add assigned course materials including eTextbooks to your bookshelf to quickly return to a book throughout the course. Digital Course Reserve eTextbooks can be identified by the ‘apple and book’ icon.
Enriched EPUB reader enhancements
Ebook Central’s online EPUB reader provides higher quality images, clearer text and fonts, and simplified navigation so students can access ebooks easily on any device.
College affordability is a priority in the college’s strategic plan, and so the library responds with initiatives that fit the college’s goals.
Beth Thoms, Collection Development Librarian at Montgomery College
What are libraries and publishers saying about eTextbooks? Watch our webinar on how libraries are providing equitable access to eTextbooks.
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