1. Library Research Skills Tutorial
How do I access an ebook?
Library Research Skills Tutorial

2. Finding ebooks
On library.concordia.ca, in the Discovery Search and the Library Catalogue, you will see ebooks in the search results.
These books are exactly the same as our print books
except that they are accessible online rather than on
the Library’s shelves.

3. Here’s an ebook in the Discovery Search results

4. Click on “Show library holdings” …

5. … then click on the link provided next to
“Available Online” to view the ebook

6. You can also click on the title to view the ebook’s record

7. “Library Holdings” section to access
In the ebook record,
click on the link
provided in the
“Library Holdings” section to access
the ebook

8. Here’s the same ebook in the Library Catalogue

9. Click on the link provided in the results list to view the ebook online.

10. You can also click on the title to access the record
for the ebook in the Library Catalogue.

11. In the ebook record, click on the link provided
in the “Connect to full-text” section to access the ebook

12. Downloading ebooks
Not all ebooks are accessible in the same way; each ebook provider has different rules for downloading, accessing and reading their ebooks.
You might need to read a Concordia ebook on your
computer, or you may be able to download parts
or chapters of an ebook as PDF files.

13. Downloading ebooks
Concordia Library’s ebooks are different from the ebooks
you might purchase from Kindle, Kobo or iTunes.
The ebooks you access through Concordia Library
are meant for education, rather than personal use.
Visit Concordia Library’s “How to download ebooks”
webpage for more instructions:

14. library.concordia.ca/learn
Library Research Skills Tutorial