{"id":1446,"date":"2014-11-18T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T09:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2014-12-09T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T13:02:38","slug":"ebooks-whats-not-to-love-sussexmtw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/11\/18\/ebooks-whats-not-to-love-sussexmtw\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebooks \u2013 what\u2019s not to love? #sussexmtw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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University of Sussex Library provides access to over 100,000 Ebooks.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ebooks have seen a huge increase in popularity, with the University of Sussex Library now providing access to approximately 100,000 titles for staff and students\u00a0to explore. In the second of this week’s posts to mark Mobile Technologies Week\u00a0Julian Robinson<\/em><\/a> (Learning and Teaching Support Librarian at\u00a0Sussex) makes the case for using Ebooks to support teaching and learning and provides guidance on how to access the Library’s extensive collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ebooks offer some really useful features over print. For example, you can access them instantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, both on and off-campus. There\u2019s extra functionality too, such as full text searching; great when you\u2019re wanting to quickly read around your subject and identify a few paragraphs or chapters to read in more depth.<\/p>\n

Many are interactive and can be altered to best suit your need, e.g. text can be increased in size, and the text and background colours can be changed to your preference. Ebooks can also be read by screen readers and other text-to-speech applications. They can help your pocket too, as it\u2019s impossible for you to return an Ebook late \u2013 so no fines!<\/p>\n

There are benefits for the Library too as purchasing Ebooks helps the Library to free up space, not to mention doing a little bit for the environment because of the zero costs associated with shipping and packing.<\/p>\n

How do I access Ebooks?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can access our Ebooks via a Library Search<\/a>\u00a0(limit your search to \u2018Ebooks\u2019 before you search if you want to see only Ebooks).<\/p>\n

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Library search for Ebooks<\/p><\/div>\n

When you find a book on Library Search, click on the View Online <\/strong>button to gain access.<\/p>\n