Library: eBook Collections at UP

As scholarly and reference eBooks become available for academic libraries, we have been adding them to our collection. For popular eBooks, please visit your public library's website to see what they provide. Portland is served by the Multnomah County Public Library.

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Search all of our eBooks through the UP-only Catalog or browse by vendor using the tables below.

Downloadable eBooks (compatible with Nook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices)

Vendor	# of Books	Viewing Online	Downloading to Computer or eReader	Emailing & Printing
EBL * Must login first with UP ID	10,000+	Books load as one image file in browser for easy scrolling through the entire work. Can switch to PDF and view page by page in EBL interface.	Choose "Read this Book" or "Read Online." Then choose "Download" from the sidebar's tabs. Loan period: 1 day or 7 days File format: PDF, EPUB Adobe Digital Editions & Adobe ID required Use BlueFire Reader for iOS & Android	Limited
ebrary	300+	Books load in ebrary Quick View for page by page viewing. Choose the page magnification icon to enlarge the page.	Create and sign into personal ebrary account before downloading. Loan period: up to 7 or 14 days depending on publisher File format: PDF Adobe Digital Editions & Adobe ID required Use BlueFire Reader for iOS & Android	Limited
EBSCO eBook Collection	150+	Books display within Ebsco interface for page by page viewing.	Create and sign into MyEbsco account before downloading. Choose "Download this eBook (Offline)" Loan period: 7 days File format: PDF, EPUB for some titles Adobe Digital Editions & Adobe ID required Use BlueFire Reader for iOS & Android More info: iPad/iPhone/iPod	Limited

* This large collection is available through the Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium. The Alliance has started a patron Demand Driven Acquisition program where high use eBooks are permanently purchased for the collection.

Reference eBook Collections (more reference eBooks)
For these collections, the entire books are not downloadable. Only individual entries or chapters can be viewed. PDF files can be transferred to eReaders (see instructions below table).

Vendor	# of Books	Viewing	Emailing & Printing
ABC-CLIO	300+ dictionaries, encyclopedias, and some scholarly books	Individual entries or chapters display in web browser only.	Individual entries or book chapters
Credo Reference	800+ dictionaries and encyclopedias	Individual entries display in web browser or as PDF.	Individual entries
Gale Virtual Reference Library	100+ dictionaries and encyclopedias	Individual entries display in web browser or as PDF.	Individual entries
Knovel	1000+ technical and engineering reference books	Book chapters or sections display as PDFs in Knovel's interface.	Chapters or subsections
Oxford Reference Online	250+ dictionaries and encyclopedias	Individual entries display in web browser only.	Individual entries
Sage eReference	150+ dictionaries and encyclopedias in the social sciences	Individual entries display in web browser or as PDF.	Individual entries

Transferring PDFs to eReaders

• Apple devices: iBooks: Viewing, syncing, saving, and printing PDFs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
• Amazon Kindle: Transferring, downloading, and sending files to Kindle
• Barnes & Noble Nook: Search NOOK support pages for help.