| E-book collection and link |
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| Content |
Multidisciplinary e-book service. Includes Academic Complete, Open Access Complete and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion collections and individual e-book purchases. |
| How to find the e-books |
You can find the e-books in Andor search service or in the e-book service's own interface.
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| Number of simultaneous users |
- Mostly unlimited.
- Also 1-3 user licenses.
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| Reading |
You can read the e-books online in Ebook Central's own reader (no program installations required). The default online reading format is EPUB.
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| Downloading |
You can download most of the books or chapters into your own device and read them offline.
Full-book downloading requires (click "Download book"):
- Singning in to Ebook Central.
- Choosing the loan lenght.
- Installing a free Ebook Central Reader App from your device’s app store. You can also get a link to install the app from the system when you download. The app is available for mobile devices and computers (Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android).
- If you are using a Windows computer provided by Tampere university community, install the app from Company Portal (a new self-service software installation portal introduced with Windows 11). You can find Company Portal using Windows search. In addition to the Ebook Central reader app, you must also install the BeyondTrust Privilege Management application from Company Portal on your computer. The Ebook Central app only works on work computers with this application.
- Registering your device with a 7-digit code. You will get it from the system's download page or under "Profile – EBC app devices" on Ebook Central platform.
See more information and instructions: Downloading using the Ebook Central Reader App
Ebook Central Reader App video
Loan period: 1–21 days (varies according to each e-book). Some books have the option to choose 1-23 hour loan period.
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| Printing and copying |
- Limited. The number of pages varies according to each e-book.
- The online reader creates a PDF which can be printed.
- Unlimited print and copy option for open access books.
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| User guide |
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| Terms of use |
Read the terms of use
Teacher, please note: For coursepacks you can save an e-book link or a link to an individual e-book chapter. See the instruction. Full-text may not be saved and shared without separate permission.
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| Accessibility |
Accessibility Statement |
| More information |
- The link for Ebook Central book or individual book chapter can be copied and shared from Share link button. The links contain Tampere University community's identifier and they open with a tuni account also remotely.
- Many Ebook Central books have an AI tool Research Assistant.
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