ebrary Reader™

The ebrary Reader is a software application that works within your Web browser for Windows and Mac OS. The ebrary Reader gives ebrary its rich functionality. Among other benefits, it enables documents to be viewed online, one page at a time. There is no need to wait for lengthy downloads of entire books, and no eBook reading devices are required. Even the largest files filled with photos and graphics can be accessed by anyone, regardless of bandwidth or connectivity limitations. For example, our content can be easily viewed using a 56K modem.

With the ebrary Reader, while viewing a book and not loosing your place you can browse and navigate through the book, copy text, print pages, search within a book, search across all of the books, view definitions of words, access related maps, view biographic information by name, access encyclopedia entries for a word or phrase, and translate text. And, the ebrary Reader is free!

The ebrary Reader also features InfoTools, which allow you to instantly link to additional resources in the ebrary Dynamic Content Platform (DCP)™, online databases in your library, and information on the Web.

The ebrary Reader takes just seconds to install, and there is no need to restart your computer.

Installing the ebrary Reader is quick and easy, just pick the right install procedure:

• If you are using Windows IE the installation is very simple, just go here: install.
• For other Windows browsers: download the PC installer, quit any open web browsers, and run the installer.
• For Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X browsers: download the Mac installer, quit any open web browsers, and run the installer.

For more information on installing on your computer please see the detailed installation instructions.

The ebrary Reader toolbar provides a number of features for quickly, easily and efficiently conducting research:

• InfoTools menu lets you link from the text of a book to additional online resources
• Copy and Paste text with automatic citations
• Print a few pages of a document with automatic citations
• Navigate through a document
• Zoom in and out and scale to fit / scale to width
• Add Notes to your Personal Bookshelf
• Add Highlights to your Personal Bookshelf

All of these topics are covered in greater detail, below.

The ebrary Reader makes it easy to navigate throughout a document, in a number of convenient ways.

Go to the Next or Previous page

Click these buttons to flip through the pages of the book.

Go to the Next or Previous page with your Search Terms

Use these buttons to find the next or previous page in the book containing your requested search terms.

Go to Chapters Using the Table of Contents

The Table of Contents lists chapter titles (and in some cases sub-sections) of the document you have selected. Clicking on one of those chapter titles will take you directly to that section. You have the option of displaying or hiding the Table of Contents by clicking on the Table of Contents tab (Windows only) or the Toggle Contents button in the ebrary Reader Toolbar (Mac OS only).

Note: Not all publishers provide a Table of Contents with every book.

Go to a Specific Page Number

This button allows you to jump to the specific page of your choice.

Using the drop-down menu of the Go to Page... button you can also jump to the First Page or Last Page of the book.

Previous View and Next View

If you select Previous View or Next View from the Go to Page... menu you will page through your recently viewed pages in the same way that your browser's "Back" and "Forward" buttons work. You can use the Previous View menu item to return to any pages you have visited previously using any of the above navigation methods.

Copy and Paste

With the ebrary Reader, you can copy text and paste in to any application you like, for example word processors or email programs. Your paste will include the automatic bibliographical citation in a style of your choice (ebrary default, MLA, ACW, or APA). ebrary citations include a URL to the exact page from which the information was obtained. Here is a sample paste and citation:

Arguably, 90 percent of all job analysis is done in an effort to manage performance.

Berger, Dorothy R. (Author). Compensation Handbook.
Blacklick OH USA: McGraw-Hill Education Group, 1999. p 56.
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=5002594&ppg=72

To copy text from a document:

1. Use your mouse to highlight/select the text you want to copy.
2. Click the Copy Selected Text button in the ebrary Reader toolbar. You many also select Copy text from the InfoTools menu.
3. You will be shown the price for the copy, if any, and be asked to approve the charge.

Note: You must use the ebrary Reader to copy text in an ebrary document. Your browser's "Copy" command/button won't work, nor will Control-C or Command-C.

The ebrary Reader enables you to print selected pages. The number of pages available for print is set by each individual publisher. Each printed page includes an automatic citation, in the style of your choice, (ebrary default, MLA, ACW, or APA) and a URL that links back to the exact page in the document. To print pages, select the Print button on the ebrary Reader Toolbar or choose Print from the InfoTools menu. You may specify the page or range of pages you wish to print, and choose to optimize printing for quality or speed.
To choose which printer to print to, click on the Set Up button.

If you are having problems printing, please see Printer Troubleshooting.

Both ebrary's copy/paste and print functions include an automatic bibliographical citation that includes a URL to the exact page from which the information was obtained. You may choose from among four different citation formats (ebrary default, MLA, ACW, or APA) by:

1. Choosing Preferences... from the InfoTools menu.
2. Clicking the Select button next to "Citation Style" then making your selection.

Each time you choose a new citation format the resulting citation will be displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.

ebrary enables you to customize your view of the documents. From the Zoom menu on the ebrary Reader Toolbar select 100%, 150% or 200%. The Zoom menu also includes the following:

• Scale to Width - Matches the width of the document to the content viewing area width. The page may scroll vertically. This usually results in the largest viewable type.
• Scale to Fit - Fits the entire document page within the content viewing area. This allows you to view the whole page at once. In some cases the type will be small.
• Show facing pages - Displays pages side-by-side, just like a bound book

ebrary's Bookshelf feature allows you to automatically save and manage Bookmarks, Highlights, and Notes as you conduct your research, creating a dynamic archive for future reference.

For complete information see the Bookshelf help section.

A key feature of the ebrary Reader, InfoTools enables you to expand your research. This unique technology allows you to seamlessly link search queries to additional search terms and documents within ebrary's DCP, other digital databases within your library, and resources on the Web.

For a complete overview see InfoTools.

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