EBSCO has a new app (see image below) available for Apple and Android users. EBSCO mobile allows users to search and access EBSCO content available through SIena College. Follow step-by-step directions/screenshots to access or download your first eBook.
Once you open the app, you'll want to 'access with your institution'. Typing in Siena College will populate our institution option. After you select Siena you may be asked to authenticate using your Siena credentials. After that you'll see The Standish Library at the top of the app. You can then proceed to search all content available through EBSCO (including articles).
Once you have a title you would like to read, click the blue 'Access options' button. You'll then see read online or download eBook.
If you are connected to the internet, you can read the book online. If you need to book when you won't have access to the internet, you can take the additional step to download the eBook. Follow the prompts to login (we recommend selecting login (even if you have never logged in before) and using the Google sign in option as detailed next).
SIGN IN USING GOOGLE:
Google Sign In allows you to log into your library's EBSCO resources and to create a personal My EBSCOhost account using your Google login credentials (i.e. Siena email account).
Once your personal My EBSCOhost account has been created with your Google credentials, you can use that account to check out and download EBSCO eBooks.
If you download an eBook the title will not be available for others to download until your checkout period ends. If you read a book online, access is not restricted.
For Android users: the capability to download eBooks is not yet available, though you can read eBooks online as mentioned above. Once you click access options the eBook will open, there will not be an option to download.
Check out EBSCO's own LibGuide for lots of tips, tricks, and information on everything e-book!
If you'd like help from one the librarians, please contact Ali Larsen (alarsen@siena.edu) or book an appointment.
You must have Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. This is a free download available at: http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html
-You must create an Adobe ID (also free): https://www.adobe.com/account.htm
-When you select the book(s) you want to download, click on the download (offline) link.
-A prompt screen will appear asking you to sign in to your ‘My Ebscohost’ account. If you do not have a ‘My Ebscohost ID’ you will be given the link to create one. You must do this to proceed.
-After signing in, you will be asked how long you want to check it out for (1-14 days). Select your time period and click the yellow check-out and download button.
-The book will be available via the Digital Editions software on your computer for the time you check it out. After the check-out period is over the book will remain in Digital Editions but you won’t be able to open it. You can check it out again by going back to the database. You can manually remove the e-book in Digital Editions as well.
