Learn how to find, access and use digital texts.

1. How to opena UWS e-book: Find
UWS Library subscribes to electronic books from various suppliers. To access these,
1. Go to One Search - the library catalogue
2. Sign In (top right) with your usual login - ID number and password
3. Search for titles on your topic (Local Search), e.g. study skills
4. Refine search to “Books” and “Full Text Online”

2. How to open a UWSe-book:View
5. View results and select link
6. Login to e-book. Options vary by supplier:
• Dawsonera
• Ebscohost
• Ebrary
• Oxford Scholarship Online

3. E-books fromDawsonera & Ebscohost
Login – Option 1
Theblue box appears immediately:
Enter yourusual login (ID numberand password)
Follow-up: Using an e-book

4. E-books from Dawsonera & Ebscohost
Login – Option 2:
Thewebsite’s own login page appears:
1. Look for the "Shibboleth" or "Institutional" login option
2. Select UK (or UK Federation)
3. Enter/ browse to “University of the West of Scotland (UWS)”
4. Enter your usual login (ID number and password) when prompted
Follow-up: Using an e-book

5. E-books fromEbrary/ ProQuest
Login via OpenAthens – Find Your Organisation
Enter yourusual login (ID numberand password) when prompted
Follow-up: Using an e-book

6. E-books from Oxford Scholarship Online
The contents of the book will display.
1. Login – select the “Athens/ Access Management Federation” option and follow the prompts
2. Click on a chapter heading to view the text.
Follow-up: Using an e-book

7. Using an e-book: tutorials
Dawsonera User Guides (PDFs)
Reading Ebsco eBooks (video)
Downloading EBSCO eBooks to your mobile device (video)
(Ebrary) ProQuest: Ebook central Overview and Searching (video)
How to use Oxford Scholarship Online (video)
For assistance:
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Email: library@uws.ac.uk
Tel: 0141 848 3758
Website: www.uws.ac.uk/library