The table below, and the following pages in this guide, provide information on some of the major eBook collections available from the CSU Library.
Information regarding subject areas, access conditions, and print, copy and/or download allowances and limits controlled by Digital Rights Management (DRM) are provided.
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
When using eBooks keep in mind that they are generally protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). The term Digital Rights Management refers to any scheme that controls access to copyrighted material using technological means, including most eBooks.
Different publishers apply different levels of DRM restrictions which may limit the number of devices an eBook can be copied to, or impose limits on borrowing, printing, downloading and modifying. There are some collections of eBooks that are DRM free.
The table below is a quick summary of the major vendor platforms at CSU Library.
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Collection |
Subject area |
Loan period |
Concurrent user access |
Printing/ copying/ downloading |
Help |
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Multidisciplinary collection |
1 to 7 days when downloading to read offline |
Three models * Unlimited * Limited Access model (usually 325 access per year) * Limited user model (usually 1 or 3 concurrent user) |
Printing => Restricted allowance set by publisher- check individual titles. Allowance refreshes every 24 hours Download => Allowed, except for Limited user model (1 or 3 concurrent user) |
ProQuest Ebook Central page in this Guide OR |
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Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO)
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Multidisciplinary collection |
No borrowing limit – can download individual chapters |
Multiple |
Print, save or download individual chapters as pdf files. |
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Library and information science, knowledge management, and business information. |
No borrowing limit – can download individual chapters |
Multiple |
Print, save or download individual chapters as pdf files. |
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Information technology and computer science |
No borrowing limit – can download individual chapters |
Multiple |
Print, save or download individual chapters as pdf files. |
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Multidisciplinary collection |
3 hours to 7days when downloading to read offline |
Three models * Unlimited * Limited Access model (usually 325 access per year) * Limited user model (usually 1 or 3 concurrent user) |
Printing => Restricted allowance set by publisher - check individual titles Download => Allowed, except for Limited user model (1 or 3 concurrent user) |
EBSCO eBooks page in this Guide OR |
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Nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and other health subjects | No limit when reading online | Multiple | Print, save or download individual chapters as pdf files. |
OR |
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Law titles published by Lexis Nexis, CCH Australia and Kluwer Law International. | 60 days | Most allow multiple users. Titles from Kluwer Law International & Wolters Kluwer Legal 1 copy/user only. | Print, or save individual chapters to PDF. Download allowed. |
Wheelers eBook page in this guide OR |
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Business, Biomedical, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Humanities, Social Science. | No borrowing limit – can download individual chapters | Multiple | Print, save or download individual chapters as pdf files. |
SpringerLink eBooks page in this Guide OR |
| Cambridge Core | Multidisciplinary collection | No borrowing limit – can download individual chapters | Multiple | Print, save or download as PDF | Cambridge Core User Guide |
| O'Reilly for Higher Education | IT, Business, Career Dev., Data, Design, Hardware, Math, Science, Security, Engineering, Software Dev., System Admin. |
Read online, Chapter download available. |
Unlimited user access | Read offline with the O'Reilly mobile app for iOS & Android |
For a detailed list of CSU Library eBook collections and open access eBook collections, visit the eBook Collections webpage.
