E-books: E-book platforms

DOAB contains more than 13 000 open access e-books. Covered areas include history, language studies, law and political science, philosophy, religion and social science.

Are DOAB books included in searches in Alma?
Yes, almost all DOAB books are included in Alma. You can also use DOAB's own interface.

How can I read?

Good to know
DOAB contains records of open access books available on other websites. A third of the books are also available through OAPEN, which is maintained by the same organisation.

Limitations
The books are open access, but may have been issued with some limitations and Creative Commons licenses.

Ebook Central is a vast collection of over 150 000 e-books from all branches of science.

Are Ebook Central books included in searches in Alma?
Yes, almost all books are included in Alma, but details such as subtitles and co-authors can be missing. You can also use Ebook Central's own interface.

How can I read?

Good to know
You can store books (and annotations made when reading in a web browser) on a "bookshelf" if you create an Ebook Central account. Ebook Central is the largest collections of e-books accessible through the library. New titles are added frequently and some titles may be removed from the collection.

Limitations
While the greater part can be read by an unlimited number of users, a small amount of books are limited to either one or three simultaneous users. The amount of text you can copy is also limited. Books can be borrowed for 1–14 days.

About 250 acquired e-books are available in Ebsco eBook Collection.

Are Ebsco eBook Collection books included in Alma?
Yes, the books are included in Alma. You can also use Ebsco eBook Collections' own interface.

How can I read?

Good to know
You can also use a Google account (e.g. Gmail), when you need to log in to borrow an e-book.

Limitations
Most books are limited to one simultaneous user. Books can be borrowed for 1–3 days.

Both fiction and nonfiction, but almost only in Swedish.

Are Elib e-books included in Alma?
No, only very few. Use Elib's own interface to find all books.

How can I read?

Good to know
Enter your library card number and your library card password to log in. You ought to have changed your library card password in Alma at least once before being able to log in – the default password is not accepted. Andoid users are advised to try ADE or Bluefire Reader; Aldiko contains ads. Audiobooks can be listened to in a web browser or using the Biblio app (Android/iOS).

Limitations
You can borrow up to three books at a time. Books can be borrowed for 28 days.

Elgar online compromises 500 e-books in collections Law 2017-2018 and Social & Political Sciences 2017-2018.

Are Elgar online e-books included in Alma?
Yes.

How can I read?

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount simultaneous users.

de Gruyter eBooks holds a small number of acquired e-books.

Are de Gruyter books included in Alma?
Yes.

How can I read?

Good to know
Most de Gruyter books are not available in a single file, but rather divided into separate files by chapter.

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount of simultaneous users.

John Benjamins eBooks holds a small number of acquired e-books. Some open access e-books are also available.

Are John Bejamins e-books included in Alma?
Yes, the ones that the library has acquired.

How can I read?

Good to know
It looks like it should be possible to read books in a web browser, but the feature doesn't seem to work.

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount of simultaneous users.

The OAPEN Library contains open access e-books. Most e-books are found under the humanities and social science. While most e-books are in English, a substantial amount are in Dutch and German.

Are OAPEN books included in Alma?
Yes, almost all are included in Alma. You can also use OAPEN's own interface.

How can I read?

Good to know
As much as two thirds of the books in AOPEN are also available through DOAB (both are maintained by the same organisation).

Limitations
The books are open access, but may have been issued with some limitations and Creative Commons licenses.

Sage Research Methods and Sage Knowledge contain roughly 1000 and 4000 books, respectively. A good source for research methodology books in social sciences, and arts and science.

Are Sage books included in Alma?
Yes, almost all are. Do try the intuitive interface in Sage Research Methods and (though more ordinary) Sage Knowledge.

How can I read?

Good to know
The books don't look like "real" books, but rather like normal web pages. The sections Cases and Datasets and some videos are not included in the library license and therefor not available.

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount of simultaneous users.

ScienceDirect Ebooks contains around 30 000 e-books from multiple scientific disciplines

Are ScienceDirect books included in Alma?
Yes, the books are included in Alma. You can also use ScienceDirect's own interface.

How can I read?

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount of simultaneous users.

SpringerLink Books comprises 10 000 e-books. A large chunk consists of conference proceedings in ICT, many available as open access.

Are SpringerLink Books included in Alma?
Yes. You can also use Springer's own interface.

How can I read?

Limitations
The books can be read by an unlimited amount simultaneous users.