INSPIRE is Indiana’s virtual online library offered by the Indiana State Library and accessible to all Indiana residents. It is a collection of academic databases, and also has ebooks available through one of our ebook vendors, EBSCO. You can now search IUCat for titles that are offered by INSPIRE and can access them in EBSCO… Read more »
Tag: ebrary
Why E-Books are Right for You!
E-books are growing more and more popular in academic and public libraries, and for good reasons! Here at IU East, there are many benefits for patrons using electronic books. 1. E-books are easily accessible from the comfort of your own home, day or night. Many IU East students do not live near campus. Some… Read more »
E-Books are “real books” – really!
Don’t be fooled by the format – e-books are ‘real’ books in every sense that matters, and can make your course assignments easier and better! Practically everyone who has used the Internet has had some experience with e-books. You might not own a Kindle or an iPad but likely have read something interesting through GoogleBooks… Read more »
What if your book read itself to you?
Hi, this is Matt Dilworth. I do reference here in the library. I’d like to write about a tool the library just upgraded – Ebrary, a database for electronic books. Do you use a Kindle, or Google Books? This is kind of similar. You can get into Ebrary from the library’s main page – click… Read more »