Ebooks @ Georgia Tech: Overview

Guides to some of the more popular ebook collections.

Engineering reference platform, includes textbooks, videos, and case studies.

Now part of Taylor & Francis ebooks.

What you need to know:

• Account required to download or checkout an ebook - Ebscohost Ebooks & Ebook Central.
  • For Ebsco, any e-mail address can be used to create the account; it is independent of logging into GA Tech.
    • This will also let you use added features such as adding to a bookshelf, highlighting text, adding notes, saving a search, etc.
  • For Ebook Central your account is tied to your GA Tech account.  Simply select Georgia Institute of Technology from the list of Open Athens institutions.
    • Once you login via GA Tech, you will be able to use all of the features and functionality of Ebook Central. 
    • If you previously created an Ebrary account, the bookshelf items can be moved to Ebook Central. Click on the Bookshelf icon --This will pop up a dialog to move items from your Ebrary bookshelf to Ebook Central.
• Adobe Digital Editions will more than likely be required to read ebooks outside of the ebook collection.
  • This is not the same as Adobe Reader. Some books are available in other formats, such as ePub, which may or may not require specific software for viewing.
• There may be limited users.
  • While many of our ebook collections offer unlimited access, some collections (Ebscohost Ebooks and Ebook Central) have limited user titles. If someone else is using a title with limited access, you may not be able to access the book at that time. Try again at another time.

Find ebooks @ GA Tech

If the Georgia Tech library does not have access to an ebook (or book) that you need, you may request that we purchase a copy.

Ebook collections @ GA Tech: