How do I access the ProQuest Ebook Central database?
Ebook Central database offers scholarly ebooks from leading publishers on many different subjects including Arts, Business, Education, Health, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Science, Social Science and Technology.
Answer
How to find Ebook Central Database:
In order to get full access to the Library resources, you must first be logged into the Library Website through MyCCP. Here are instructions for that:
- Log in to MyCCP. Then:
- choose "Student Services"
- choose Library. Now you should be logged in correctly.
- Choose the "Databases" tab (instead of the default "Books, Articles and More" tab), then
- Choose "A-Z Database List". This will open a new page called "A-Z Databases"
- Now, please choose "Ebook Central". (This can be found on the right under Popular Databases, or under the E's.)
- If you already know the name of your book, search for it here by title. Or, you can search by keyword to find new books.
How to use Ebook Central
When using Ebook Central, there are several ways to read your book. We recommend using the one called "Read Online" because it is quickest and easiest.
- "Read Online" also lets you search within the book, so you can quickly find the parts of the book where the author discusses your topic. Look for the field called "Search within book" to use this feature. "Read Online" requires that you have a constant internet connection ...it is sort of like streaming a video. So it works well when you have a steady connection.
- If you prefer to download the book, we recommend that you download individual chapters, especially if you don't need the whole book. You can do this "as a guest" and it makes it a lot easier. If you download the whole book, that is fine, but you will need to create and confirm a personal account with Ebook Central, with your @ccp.edu email address. You may also need to download a specific kind of ebook reader to your device.
Please visit the Ebook Central LibGuide for more information on how to navigate and use the database.