Want to read an NSCC eBook on a device? No problem. Titles can be downloaded or transferred to any device that supports Adobe Digital Editions or the free Bluefire Reader app. This includes the iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android devices and most ebook readers.
See the Other Devices Page of this guide for details.
Ebook Central eBooks will have a Find Online tab beneath the title. Clicking on this will take you to the Ebook Central login screen (see below) unless the title is available through another Library's eBook collection. If this is the case, a window with the Access options will open and you will need to select Check for Full Text Access available to Novanet members (Nova Scotia Universities and NSCC). This will take you to the Ebook Central Login screen.
From the Ebook Central Login screen, begin typing "nova scotia community college" and select it from the list and click Continue.
You will then enter your W number and password. In order to access eBooks, you are required to enter this information either on or off campus.
You'll be brought to the book! From here you can choose to access the eBook in a variety of ways:
*When you download pages or chapters, you get a PDF file that doesn't expire. The number of pages you can download shares the same allowance as what you can print to PDF.
**Information about how many pages of the book you can copy (copy & paste) or print is listed here under Available for Online Reading.
Downloading
To download a chapter of an Ebook Central eBook
To download a page range (not an entire chapter)
To download the full book, select Full Download and follow the steps:
EBSCO Academic eBooks will have a Find Online tab beneath the title. Clicking the Check for Full Text Access restricted: NSCC users only link will take you to a login screen to verify you belong to NSCC.
Off-Campus only: you will be prompted to enter your W number and password.
You'll be brought to the book! From here you can choose to access the eBook in a variety of ways:
PDF Full Text - read the eBook online in PDF format.
EPUB Full Text - read the eBook online in EPUB format.
Download This eBook - Read Offline on your computer or with an hand held device.
You can borrow the book to read offline for up to 14 days. To do this you will need your own free My EBSCOhost account.
A My EBSCOhost account is a free account that you create in any EBSCOhost database.
This account allows you to:
Please note: This is a special EBSCO account and does not use the same username and password as your NSCC email or MyNSCC account.
Read On Your Computer or eReader
Read On Mobile Device
For Gale Virtual Reference Library titles, click on Online access to go straight to the eBook.
Off-Campus only: you will be prompted to enter your W number and password.
No other steps are needed to access the book, although you will have a better reading experience if you click the Open source in new window option under the Find Online tab.
The Gale Virtual Reference Library collection includes the following encyclopedias:
