The Chester Fritz Library purchases individual titles from EBSCO, which offers ebooks from nearly every publisher and subject area. Like the other ebook platforms, these ebooks show up in the Library Search, but can also be accessed below the Search bar on the library homepage.
Click on Databases A-Z
Select EBSCO eBook Collection
Search or use the "Browse by Category" option to limit by a topic, such as "Literature and Criticism"
One you have navigated to a specific eBook title, the landing page will include
"PDF Full Text"
Information on eBook access permissions (including the number of copies available)
Table of Contents
Tools for citing, linking, etc.
To view the full text of the eBook, either
Click on the "PDF Full Text" option
Use the Table of Contents to navigate to a specific section for download
If reading online, and you wish to return to a section, page, or specific chapter later:
Click Permalink at the top of the page
Save the link or send it to yourself
Click on your saved link to return later
To use on a mobile device, instructions to download the app can be found at Ebsco Mobile App Tutorial
On the left, you can also select "Search within" to search within the eBook.
We have an evidence-based acquisition agreement with JSTOR, which gives us access to thousands of ebooks in nearly every subject area. While these titles show up in the Library Search, you can also go to JSTOR to browse what we have from them by subject:
Select from the library's Databases A-Z, JSTOR
Select "Browse - By Subject."
Select a topic and click on the "Books" tab to see a list of books for that topic.
Thousands of titles in history, literature, anthropology, and other areas of the humanities and social sciences, representing dozens of academic publisher. While these titles show up in the Library Search, you can also go to Project MUSE to browse what we have from them by subject:
Select from the library's Databases A-Z, Project MUSE
Select "Browse Books" options or
Perform a search and limit to Books
The Chester Fritz Library purchases individual titles from ProQuest, which offers ebooks from nearly every publisher and subject area. Like the other ebook platforms, these ebooks show up in the Library Search, but can also be accessed through the database.
Select ProQuest eBook Central from the library's Databases A-Z
Search or use the "All subjects and indexing" drop-down option to search for a particular subject, such as "engineering"
The landing page for ProQuest eBooks also has options on the left "Share Link to Book" and "Cite Book."
Note: The share link option does not include the UND login prompt, so add https://ezproxy.library.und.edu/login?url= before the URL given if you want to share the link so that people can get the UND access to the title.
Now you or someone else at UND can use the link to navigate back to that chapter or page.
The ezproxy URL prompts people off-campus to login so they can access UND purchased materials.
Along the top, there are a number of tools and the current page number, which you can also use to jump to another page in the book.
The tools allow you to highlight, add notes, download, print, save portions of the text, copy, print, share a link to the book, and cite the book.
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Offers instant, searchable access to a broad range of over 100 reference works, e-books, images, and exhibitions collections. Topics cover design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day (updated annually).
While EBSCO and ProQuest are the most common types of eBooks available, we also have eBooks as part of a variety of packages and from other publishers.
From the Library home page
Go below the Search bar to Databases A-Z
Choose the collection of interest
Note: this list is not exhaustive.
Directory of Open Access Books
Since books offered through this platform are open access, there are no restrictions on downloading or sharing them.
Specific titles may have different rights reserved, such as the ability to create derivative works.
Wiley eBooks
Wiley eBooks are not protected by digital rights management (DRM) and thus can be downloaded in their entirety as a PDF and read offline.
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Taylor & Francis eBooks are similarly DRM-free with unlimited user access and can likewise be downloaded in their entirety as a PDF. Note: This applies to books the library purchased through the Taylor & Francis eBook platform, not all books published by Taylor & Francis.
A leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts
Momentum Press Digital Library
We own a number of engineering eBooks from Momentum Press. These can also be downloaded in their entirety as a PDF, read online, or read via an eBook reader platform.
The Grand Forks Public Library also subscribes to Libby (formerly Overdrive), which includes thousands of popular ebooks. You can add both libraries (UND & GFPL) to your Libby account.
If you belong to any public library in North Dakota, you also have access to RBDigital, which includes ebooks, magazines, and comics.