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eBooks: EBSCO: EBSCO eBooks Basics

Key Features

Here are a few of the features that will simplify your search!

  • Search by keyword
  • Browse by category
  • Search within a book
  • Use the embedded dictionary
  • Use the citation generator
  • Email book chapters

Add Notes to eBooks

You can take notes on eBooks and save them to your My EBSCOhost folder for later viewing. Here's how:

  1. From the page of the eBook on which you would like to leave a note, click on the Notes icon in the toolbar.
  2. Click the + New Note button that appears in the Notes area. If there are existing notes, they appear in a list in the Notes area. Click the Sign In link to save your note to your My EBSCOhost folder account.
  3. Enter your note and click the Save button. You can adjust how the text appears in your note using the Bold, Italics, and Underline buttons above the text field. Your saved note will appear in the Notes list.
  4. Click the X in the upper-left corner to close the Notes area.

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eBooks can be read online in the eBook Viewer by clicking the eBook Full Text link in the Result list or Detailed Record.

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