1. Searching for print and electronic books
By Paul Biggs Librarian for Psychology, Sport & Exercise, Biology & Biomedical Sciences and Education
Title Slide

2. In This Session We Will Cover
How to search for a print book
How to access a book from Summon
Placing a hold on your book
Renewing your book (automatic renewal)
Placing a hold on your books – a Postal Loan
Searching for an electronic book
Our eBook collections
What we will cover in this session

3. Accessing Books & ebooks
You can search for Books & eBooks via your Subject Resource page. You need to select the finding books tab and search for a book using the search box. This will take you through to our search engine Summon. Access

4. Accessing a book
You can see if we have the book as a physical copy in the library or as an electronic book. Select the book link
This will take you through to the book record on the Library Catalogue and tell you where the book is located

5. Placing a hold on your books
You can place a hold on your books via your account on the library catalogue via
To place a hold on the book you can select the book
On the Library Catalogue select place hold, log into your account and follow the instructions

6. Placing a hold on your books A Postal Loan
If you are a Distance Learning Student living in the UK we provide a postal loan service. When placing a hold on a book log into your account. Make sure when you place a hold you open up the options and in the box type “Off Campus User”. Select Place Hold
For more information visit the Off Campus User page

7. Renewing your books
Your books will automatically renew every two weeks if they are not requested by other students
You could have the book out for up to 1 year before you have to bring it back!
However! If the book is popular and other students request it – you will get an reminder to your student inbox to bring the book back. Make sure you bring it back otherwise you will be charged £1 a day (excluding weekends)

8. Search for an ebook
Navigate to and search for a book
Select Full Text Online. This will show you a list of eBooks

9. Accessing an ebook To access an eBook select the Full Text Online link
You will need to log into the eResource using your username & password

10. Accessing an ebook
You then have the option of reading the eBook online or downloading it in PDF format
We have a guide highlighting useful eBook tools via

11. Ebook via the library catalogue
Sometimes you might be directed via the Library Catalogue to access an eBook. In this case just select the Click Here to Access Online button and follow instructions given above about signing into eBooks

12. Accessing Books via an online reading list
You might have an online reading list within your Blackboard course. Open up your list – this is an example of a list
If you are accessing a book. Select the book title. This will take you through to the record on the library catalogue. You can then locate the book or place a hold on it if the book is already out on loan

13. Accessing EBooks via an online reading list
To access eBooks via an online reading list you need to select the read eBook icon
This will take you to a log in page and you will need to log in using your university username & password. Make sure pop-up blockers aren’t stopping the page from displaying

14. ProQuest eBook Central: a collection of eBook titles
Ebook Collections
The Library has 4 eBook collections that are useful for the subject area of Clinical Biomechanics:
ProQuest eBook Central: a collection of eBook titles
Dawsonera: 1000’s of books specifically chosen by your lecturers
EBSCO eBook collection: A collection of eBooks
PsycBOOKS: A comprehensive collection of academic psychology eBooks
These providers are accessible via your Subject Resource Page