1. Getting the most out of ebrary
To access ebrary, you will need to be logged
onto itslearning.
From your courses page select “LRC” in the
courses list.
From the LRC homepage, click on the
ebrary icon.

2. If you are searching for a general topic you can type
your search criteria into the box and select “Search
ebrary.”
If you would like a more focussed search or you are
searching for a specific title or author, select
“Advanced.”
By clicking on “Advanced” you can search by
title, author, publisher or ISBN amongst many
others.
Select your preferred option, enter your search
criteria and click on “Search ebrary.”

3. If you prefer to search by key word, you can
narrow down your search by selecting the
subject tick boxes.
Once you have selected the relevant boxes
select “Search ebrary.” More subject topics
will appear - repeat the process as
necessary.
The books relevant to your search will
be populated in a list (like most search
engines). To select a particular book,
click on the title or the cover of the
book.

4. The left side of the screen displays the actual
content of the book. The top right side of the
screen displays the contents page.
You can skip to any chapter of the book, by
selecting the chapter title from the contents page.
You can also navigate through the book by
clicking the left and right arrows at the top of the
screen.
Alternatively you can type in the
page number and press return.

5. The magnifying glass and arrow
icon, allows you to search
through the document for the
next occurrence of your original
search term.
In the example opposite the original search term was „Freud‟ (the word
Freud will be highlighted throughout the text). Clicking on the
magnifying icon, will take you to the next instance of the word “Freud”
in the document.
You can also type in a new keyword, to search the document.
Select the -/+ button to
increase or decrease the
size of the reading pane.

6. Selecting the info tools button
will give you access to a range of
extra functions, which are also
accessible by a right mouse click:
Print: you can print the
current page, current chapter or a
selection of pages, by entering the
page numbers. The maximum printing
possible is 40 pages.
Copy: select the text you
would like to copy and click copy.
Paste the text in a Word document as
you normally would. Notice there is
an additional referencing paragraph
which can be used in your
bibliography.
Highlight a word in the book and click on:
Define for a dictionary definition
Explain for an encyclopaedia entry
Locate for a map
Who for a biography