Details DRM-platforms
Ebook Central
The library has a license on Ebook Central Complete, a multi-disciplinary package with access to over 240,000 e-books. This set contains e-books accessible for an unlimited number of simultaneous users ("unlimited user").
Besides our subscription to Academic Complete, the library purchases separate titles. These are in some cases only accessible for one or three users simultaneously ("limited user").
To access Ebook Central one has to login with his/her p- or s-number and password on the proxy screen.
Books can be read online. Downloading or printing of chapters is possible with a limited number of pages per title.
Offline reading (= digital borrowing) on a (mobile) device is only possible with the use of the Ebook Central app, and only if your device meets certain technical specifications. You can check here if the app can be used on your device.
If this is the case then please see here for instructions on how to install and use the app.
Please be aware that the app can not be installed on e-readers.
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number of simultaneous users: 1 / 3 /unlimited
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format: PDF
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printing: number of pages varies per title
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downloading chapters: number of pages varies per title
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linking: no url, not even at copy level
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citing: PDF, so pages of the book
For more information please see the Ebook Central Library Guide
EBSCO eBooks
The library has a license on the EBSCO eBook Academic Collection, a multi-disciplinary package with over 250,000 e-books. This set contains e-books accessible for an unlimited number of simultaneous users ("unlimited user").
Besides our subscription to the Academic Collection, the library has access to separately purchased titles.
EBSCO e-books can be read online and they are searchable in SmartCat and in EBSCOhost. For downloading or printing parts of the e-books you have to register for a personal EBSCO account.
Downloading an EBSCO e-book to a (mobile) device is no longer possible.
This option returns as soon as the new EBSCO reader app becomes available which is expected in the spring of 2026.
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number of simultaneous readers: 1, 3 or unlimited
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format: PDF
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printing: varies per title
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downloading (saving): varies per title
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linking: no url, not even at copy level
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citing: PDF, so pages of the book
More information on EBSCO e-books in the EBSCO Library Guide