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This guide is intended for students, faculty, and staff to use ebooks in the course of their studies and research. It will include practical tips about finding, using, and citing ebooks as well as accessibility considerations.

Science Direct (Elsevier)

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ScienceDirect (Elsevier) provides access to abstracts, tables of contents, and full text of articles and book chapters in the physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities. There is no limit in the number of users that can access Science Direct books. You can also download these ebooks as chapter PDFs with no platform account necessary.

When you open a ScienceDirect (Elsevier) ebook, click on "By table of contents" under the "Browse this book" section to view it. You can download the entire book in PDF format.

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Sometimes, it is much more effective to read the chapters that best suit your interests than to read the entire ebook. To do that, scroll down to the "Table of contents" section and type in the keywords you want to focus on in the search bar "Search in this book" to identify pages that meet your research needs. You can also download individual chapters.

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Accessibility

Accessibility features

Most content on ScienceDirect is available in both HTML and PDF format and the HTML format as the most accessible version, which is he most compatible with screen readers such as JAWS and VoiceOver. Users can also jump directly to a main section in a book using the outline panel to the left of book chapter pages. Read more about Science Direct accessibility features on their webpage.

 

Have questions?

Please email accessibility@elsevier.com to report any accessibility issues with ScienceDirect, or if you have any questions or feedback related to the accessibility of this platform. 

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