E-books on offer at the University Library
E-book access platforms
E-books can be accessed from a variety of platforms, as each offers its own portfolio of e-books.
E-book access platforms
- Cambridge University Press
- DeGruyter
- Ebsco eBooks
- Emerald
- Jstor
- Oxford University Press
- ProQuest Ebook Central
- Science Direct
- Springer Link
- Taylor&Francis
- Wiley
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/core
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DeGruyter
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Ebsco eBooks
Online reading
Unlimited. You can download or print up to 100 pages of the book per login.
Off-line use
For 2 weeks. Use only when necessary, as this will prevent other users from accessing the title for the duration of the loan. You must have an Adobe Digital account and an EBSCO account in order to borrow the book.
For offline reading, the Adobe Digital Editions app (available for free) is required.
On mobile devices, it is available in the App Store or Google Play.
The borrowed book will only be downloaded to the device from which it was borrowed.
The books are purchased for permanent use, so you can also find them in the library on-line catalog Aleph and the Summon System.
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Emerald
The eBooks Business, Management & Economics (2013-2017) collection is purchased, containing over 700 titles.
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Jstor
Over 400 e-book titles in the humanities and social sciences have been purchased.
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Oxford Handbooks Online
We have purchased nearly 200 textbooks on philosophy, linguistics, law and criminology.
http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/
List of purchased e-books
Philosophy e-book collection:
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/browse?t1=ORR:AHU02720
Linguistics e-book collection:
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/browse?t1=ORR:AHU01290
Law e-book collection:
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/browse?t1=ORR:LAW00010
Criminology and Criminal Law e-book collection:
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/browse?t1=ORR:SOC00500
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ProQuest Ebook Central (previously called Ebrary and MyiLibrary)
We have access to over 2,700 e-books, mostly in the humanities.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/zcup-ebooks/
On-line reading
Unlimited. You can download or print up to 60 pages of the e-book per login.
Offline borrowing
You need to download the Ebook Central Reader App to read complete e-books offline from the ProQuest Ebook Central platform.
Registration and downloading the application: Instructions [.pdf]
Procedure:
- https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/zcup-ebooks/ – login with your Orion account;
- Profile – EBC Application Device (Manage / Get Code) – download and install the application on your device (max. 6);
- generate a seven-digit registration code – enter the code into the application and activate.
On the ProQuest Ebook Central platform, the user searches for a specific e-book and, by requesting offline reading (borrowing), selects “Download Book”. In the next step, the user selects the borrowing period. During the borrowing period, the given title is not available to other users.
Key features:
The app allows you to save the entire e-book in EPUB or PDF formats. It allows users to manage their loans, create bookmarks, and in future versions, text highlighting and writing their own notes will also be supported.
System requirements for the Ebook Central app:
- Windows: Minimum OS version: Windows 10;
- MacOS: Minimum OS version: MacOS 10.15;
- iOS: Minimum OS version: iOS 14;
- Android: Minimum OS version: Android 13.
Download the app at: Ebook Central na Google Play | Ebook Central v App store
More information about the app for users:
- Detailed answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ): Ebook Central App – FAQ
- Webinar recording: Discover the Ebook Central Reader App – User Experience Walkthrough and Getting Ready for the Ebook Central Reader App – Initiating the Switch and Next Steps.
- More information:
- Discover the Ebook Central Reader App for End Users (webinar for end users)
- Ebook Central Reader App LibGuides
The e-books are purchased for permanent use, so you can also find them in the library on-line catalog Aleph and the Summon System.
You must use direct links to the e-book collections. ProQuest has two different platforms for journals and e-books.
For remote access via Shibboleth you use the same link:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/zcup-ebooks/
List of OA titles (as of 16 Feb 2022, DRM free and for unlimited simultaneous access).
Science Direct (e-books from the Elsevier publishing company)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/
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Západočeská univerzita v Plzni (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen)
Springer Link
We have access to more than 22,000 e-books and 12,000 conference proceedings.
If you use the following link, you will only see the e-books we have access to:
https://link.springer.com/search?showAll=false&facet-content-type=%22Book%22
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Taylor&Francis
Nearly 1,500 e-books, evenly distributed among technical fields, social sciences, including economics, and the humanities.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/
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With Shibboleth or OpenAthens
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Wiley
100 e-books, a third of which are in the field of technology.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
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Remote access
If you are on the university premises (i.e., within the range of IP addresses of UWB), there is no need to log in. If you are elsewhere, you need to use remote access. For most platforms, access via Shibboleth is enabled, i.e., you get to the Orion WebAuth page, where you log in the same way as to the UWB systems. You can use the links provided here or log in from the main site of the respective platform following the instructions.
Off-line use
EBSCO and ProQuest allow you to borrow books for offline reading. To do this, you need to have an Adobe Digital account on the Ebsco platform and have the Adobe Digital Editions book reading app installed on your device, and the Ebook Central Reader App for the ProQuest platform. You can only access the material on the device you downloaded the e-book to. Only use this option when necessary, as this will block the title from being available to others.
Unavailable books
Is the e-book you need unavailable? Contact us (eiz@uk.zcu.cz).