When you use e-Books, remember that in most cases, only one person can use that book at a time. Just like with print books, if one person is reading an e-Book, another person can't. If you know that you will need a book to have multiple readers at the same time, please contact your subject librarian.
E-Books are convenient because the student does not have to be in the library to use them, they can be searched by keyword, and the student can print out only the pages needed.
Linking to an e-Book is similar to linking to an article. Most e-Book links (PURLs) you create will have two parts:
For example, let's say you want your students to access this book:
STEP 1: From the library catalog, go to "View Online" and select the link that will take you to the e-Book in EBSCOhost EBooks.
STEP 2: From the e-Book record, use the Permalink tool to view and copy the permalink.
Step 3: Once you have the permalink, add the prefix URL to form a new link: http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=67055&site=ehost-live
Note that some databases do not have a Permalink tool, and some e-Book URLs will not require the prefix URL. For specific database instructions, see below.
Database | Vendor | How to create the e-Book URL |
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AAP Red Book Online | American Academy of Pediatrics | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
ABX Guide (Johns Hopkins) | Unbound Medicine | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
AccessPediatrics | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
AccessPhysiotherapy | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
AGRICOLA | USDA | URL in address bar |
AHFS Drug Information | STAT!Ref (Teton) | Click on link icon; for Authentication choose "Proxy" and copy link |
Artech Access (UAB eBook Collections) | Artech House | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Book Review Digest Plus | EBSCO | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= plus Permalink |
Case Files Collection (AccessMedicine) | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
ClinicalKey | Elsevier | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Comprehensive Physiology | Wiley | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Cross Database Search Tool for Library of Latin Texts | Brepolis | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Current Protocols in Cell Biology | Wiley | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Current Protocols in Immunology | Wiley | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology | Wiley | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Dental Trauma Guide | University Hospital Copenhagen | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Ebook Central (ProQuest) | ProQuest | Click on “Share Link to Book” and copy that link. Add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of the link. |
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) | EBSCO | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= plus Permalink |
E-HRAF World Cultures | HRAF | Click on “Cite” and copy link. Add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of the link. |
eNCPT: Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Facts & Comparisons eAnswers | Wolters Kluwer | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Gale Political Extremism & Radicalism in the Twentieth Century | Gale | Use link provided by the “Get Link” icon and add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of the link |
Harrison's Online | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
HerbalGram | American Botanical Council | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEEE Xplore) | IEEE | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar | |
Library of Latin Texts: Series A | Brepolis | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Library of Latin Texts: Series B | Brepolis | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Lippincott Advisor | LWW | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Lippincott Procedures | LWW | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
McGraw-Hill Medical | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Methods in Enzymology | Elsevier | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Monumenta Germaniae Historica | Brepolis | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Nursing Collection (McGraw-Hill Education eBook Library) | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Nutrition Care Manual (NCM) | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Ovid | Wolters Kluwer | Open “Email Jumpstart;” copy link and add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of the link |
Oxford Scholarship Online | Oxford University Press | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual (PNCM) | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
R2 Digital Library | Rittenhouse | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
SAE MOBILUS | SAE International | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
ScienceDirect | Elsevier | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Sports Nutrition Care Manual (SNCM) | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Springer Nature | Springer | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Stahl Online | Cambridge University Press | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
STAT!Ref | STAT!Ref (Teton) | Click on link icon; for authentication choose "Proxy" and copy link |
Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering | Morgan & Claypool | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Synthesis Lectures on Tissue Engineering | Morgan & Claypool | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Thieme MedOne Education | Thieme | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
Thieme MedOne Neurosurgery | Thieme | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
USMLE First Aid Books | McGraw-Hill | http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar |
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