Rider University has subscription access to EBSCO's eBooks Academic Collection, as well as purchased eBook titles. These titles are discoverable in:
Access is restricted to current Rider students, faculty, and staff.
Download special e-reader software and authorize it.
Publishers place different restrictions on their ebooks licensed to libraries because of copyright and digital rights management (DRM).
The full record for the ebook will tell you what is allowed under the "Permissions" heading.
Inventing the Modern American Family, above, has few publisher restrictions:
However, it is a 1-user ebook, so only one person may use it a time.
This book, When Women Invented Television, has numerous publisher restrictions.
This book must be read on-screen or in the EBSCO App by clicking the Access now (eBook) button.
You can view the PDF or epub of the eBook right in your browser without downloading. You can also read it via the EBSCO app (iOS, Android).
Due to cost or publisher restrictions, some of our ebooks are purchased as 1-user-at-a-time.
This is noted in the record under the Permissions heading under Available.
If the book is currently in use, you will see that is "Unavailable, 0 of 1 copies remaining."
"Unavailable" means that someone is currently viewing that ebook in their browser or the app, or has the book checked out. You will be denied access until the current user is finished, that is, closes the in-browser eBook viewer for that title or checks the title back in. You will see this message:
If this happens, check back later. For ease of access:
Some 1-user ebooks are restricted from download if they are in use by a class and thus in high demand. Thus, the "full download" button in the PDF viewer will not show.
Such titles are noted under "Full eBook download" with the note "Unavailable for download, per the library." These ebooks can still be read on-screen or in the EBSCO ebook app.
In order to download an entire eBook from EBSCO using the "Full Download" option from the e-viewer screen (above), you first have to be logged in. This will happen when you sign in with your Rider Key.
Full download requires special software.
1a. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to do so. If you are already logged in with your Rider Key in another browser window, it should connect you automatically.
1b. Signed in, you will choose a download option, PDF or EPUB. You must check the box "I have Adobe Digital Editions or equivalent installed." Follow the link in the dialogue box for the Adobe software if you do not have it.
2. When the book is downloaded, the dialogue box will display in green "Your file has downloaded." The viewing requirements again link to Adobe Digital Editions.
3. Find your downloaded file in your Downloads (or other path). The file will be an .acsm file. Double click on the file to open, or right click and choose, open with Adobe Digital Editions or other compatible software.
If the file doesn't open automatically, under the File menu, choose Add to Library. Find your file. You will need to change the file extension to .acsm in the drop-down box to find it.
To return a downloaded/checked out book, you need to do so within Adobe Digital Editions itself (or Bluefire Reader).
2. A dialogue box opens. Select "Return."
Note: The download function is currently available on iOS devices only.
Need more help? There are short tutorial videos and links to the mobile app and various readers on EBSCO's User guide here.