About eBooks
As a student or member of staff at Chalmers you have access to eBooks via your Chalmers ID (CID). You can access the library’s eBooks wherever you are. Other people can only access eBooks from the public computers in the library.
Finding eBooks
Search for eBooks directly in the search bar of the library website, you can search by author, title or subject. Limit your search by choosing the “E-books & printed books” filter. After that you can refine the result further, for example by publication date, language, etc.
You can also search for eBooks via the suppliers’ own eBook platforms. There is a short description of subject areas and types of content for each platform.
The look and functionality of each platform varies but there are usually guides to help you design your search. Some eBook platforms even allow you to create a personal account to save favourites or make notes.
If you cannot find the eBook you are looking for you can make a purchase request.
Read and download
It is often sufficient to open an eBook directly in the browser to read it. However, some eBooks require you to have a pdf reader, or that you download the free programme Adobe Digital Editions before you can read them.
Ebook Central and VLeBooks are two of the library’s biggest eBook platforms, which also include many textbooks. To read eBooks from these platforms you will need to download Adobe Digital Editions first.
Read eBooks from Ebook Central.
Terms and conditions
eBook suppliers have different systems and what you may be allowed to print out or download varies.
Printing out or downloading “a reasonable part” of the eBook for your own noncommercial study or research purposes is usually allowed, but in some cases, you may only print out or download a few pages.
Some suppliers allow whole eBooks to be downloaded to be read offline, but eBooks must never be further shared with someone else.
You can find the specific information and terms and conditions of use for the respective platforms in the list of eBook platforms. Click the button “More info” and then “Terms of use (downloads, printouts, etc.) for this database”.
