Other ebooks – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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The other checkout option, Download, allows the patron to download the eBook

for reading off line. An application, netLibrary eBook Reader, is needed to read

the eBook offline. This software is available on the checkout page for

downloading at no charge. Once the Reader is downloaded, it can be used for all

Download checkouts at the search station. The option of using the netLibrary

eBook Reader is not available for Mac OS.

Note:

Before you can access netLibrary eBooks, you must enter your netLibrary

account number on the Site | Identification tab in System Setup.

For Union Catalog Plus: If your union catalog has a netLibrary account and the

account number is entered on the System Setup | Union | Site tab, the Title

Information page contains the Preview and Check Out buttons in the upper right

corner. If the member has a netLibrary account and has WebCollection Plus, the

buttons appear when the patron clicks the Availability button.

Other eBooks

The generic eBook icon appears next to all other eBooks (including Follett

eBooks) in the OPAC. In the full record view, the Electronic Access hyperlink (856

tag) is enabled. Clicking the hyperlink opens the eBook file in its appropriate

application. This could be the search station's Web browser if your eBooks reside

on a Web site, a word processor for eBooks in text file format, or proprietary

reader software such as Microsoft Reader or Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader.

Patrons can read Follett eBooks in a browser window or download them for

reading in Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader.
Follett eBooks display the generic icon and have a clickable Electronic Access

hyperlink (856 tag). Clicking the hyperlink opens the eBook in the search station's

Web browser. Follett eBooks also have an inactivity timeout (currently 15

minutes). If no mouse or keyboard activity is detected in that time, the Follett

eBook Web server closes the eBook and presents a message to the patron.

To continue reading the eBook, the patron needs to return to full the record view

in OPAC and click the link again.