E-Books

Books@Ovid

Click on the Print Preview link at the top-right of the page or the print icon next to a specific section, select the graphic size you want, then click continue and print

Print limited copies of the materials from the Online Services

Books@Scholars Portal - now called Scholars Portal Books

Convert your document to PDF format by clicking on the Export to PDF link at the bottom of the page. Select the page or range of pages and click on Export to PDF. You can then print your PDF in Adobe Acrobat. 

Print according to Copyright Agreement

Canadian Electronic Library (via Scholars Portal Books)

Convert your document to PDF format by clicking on the Export to PDF link at the bottom of the page. Select the page or range of pages and click on Export to PDF.  You can then print your PDF in Adobe Acrobat.

Print according to Copyright Agreement

Canadian University Presses (Borrowable books only)

If you are using Adobe Digital Editions, you can view the exact number of pages you may print by right-clicking on a book and choosing Item Info.

The amount of a book that can be printed depends on the publisher, but in many cases the amount is 20% of the book (i.e. if a book is 200 pages from cover-to-cover, you may print up to 40 pages).

eBook Collection 

Open the e-book and click on the Save icon on the right hand side of the page. Select the current page or current page and the next up to 60 pages.  Select Save PDF.

Up to 60 pages of an e-book can be saved for printing or emailing per user as a PDF file from within the eBook Full Text viewer.

Education Source

Open the e-book chapter and click on the Download icon on the right hand side of the page. Select the current page or current page and the next up to 60 pages. 

Up to 60 pages of an e-book can be saved for printing or emailing per user as a PDF file from within the eBook Full Text viewer.

Elgaronline Collection (Ebsco)

From your chosen chapter highlight and select the Print icon on the right-hand side of the webpage. 

IEEE Xplore

Click on the link to PDF of the chapter you want and then click on the print icon from Adobe Acrobat

Print individual articles from IEEE Xplore.

JSTOR

Click on the link to PDF of the chapter you want and then click on the print icon from Adobe Acrobat

Each ebook carries one of six Creative Commons licenses determined by the publisher. The titles are easy to use, with no DRM restrictions and no limits on chapter PDF downloads or printing.

MyiLibrary (now ProQuest Ebook Central)

Oxford Scholarship Online

Click on the Printer Friendly Page icon in the left-hand corner of the page and click OK.

Print up to a single chapter from each Oxford Scholarship Online title or up to 5% of the pages of any title, whichever is the greater

ProQuest Ebook Central

Print to paper or print to pdf 

Each ebook differs - ProQuest Ebook Central will indicate this for each title.

Sage Knowledge

Click on the Print icon at the top of page. A new window will open and you can click on the print icon.

Users may print a reasonable amount of the purchased materials. “Reasonable amount” shall mean not more than two-hundred and fifty (250) pages of the content contained in the purchased materials.

Springer Ebooks

Click on the Print icon in the top right of the page and this open a full text preview. You can then print the page. You can also open the PDF of the chapter and print the pages you need by clicking on the print icon.

Download and print electronic content via SpringerLink, each in reasonable quantities solely for scholarly, educational or personal uses.

Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

Use Reader’s Print function to send the PDF file to your local network printer

PDFs may be printed for personal use only

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

To print the current chapter, click the print icon. A printable version is displayed in your browser which can then be printed or saved.

You are restricted by copyright to the amount of information that you can print or download

Books@Ovid

Click on the Save link at the top-right of the page and select the format you wish to save the document and click on Save

Make limited local electronic copies of select materials from the Online Services through the save feature

Books@Scholars Portal now known as Scholars Portal Books

Convert your document to PDF format by clicking on the Export to PDF link at the bottom of the page. Select the page or range of pages and click on Export to PDF. 

Limited number of pages per download depending on title

Canadian Electronic Library (via Scholar's Portal Books)

Convert your document to PDF format by clicking on the Export to PDF link at the bottom of the page. Select the page or range of pages and click on Export to PDF. 

Limited number of pages per download depending on title

Canadian University Presses (Borrowable Books)

In order to view or borrow a book, you will need to create an Adobe ID.

You will also need an Adobe-compatible e-book reader for your computer and / or mobile device.

For a desktop computer you will need Adobe Digital Editions and for a tablet you will need either Bluefire Reader or a Kobo.

For more information, please check out the Scholars Portal FAQ.

Please note that you can only borrow a book for 3 days.

You can return the book within your reader at any time by right-clicking on it and choosing “returned borrowed item.” There is no penalty for not returning a book, but it does make it available to someone else sooner. If you do not return the book, it will automatically expire and be removed from your reader after the loan period.

eBook Collection (Ebsco)

Click on the Print icon on the right-hand side of the page, select your pages and click on Print PDF. You can then download your pdf file or send it as an email.

Up to 60 pages of an eBook can be saved per user as a PDF file

You can also create a free account in Ebsco and download a book for up to three weeks.

For a computer, you will need Adobe Digital Editions

For a tablet, you will need the Bluefire app.

Education Source

Click on the link to PDF of the chapter you want and then click on the save icon from Adobe Acrobat

Print individual chapters from Adobe Acrobat.

IEEE Xplore

Click on the link to PDF of the chapter you want and then click on the save icon from Adobe Acrobat.

Print individual articles from IEEE Xplore.

JSTOR

Click on the link to PDF of the chapter you want and then click on the save icon from Adobe Acrobat.

Each ebook carries one of six Creative Commons licenses determined by the publisher. The titles are easy to use, with no DRM restrictions and no limits on chapter PDF downloads or printing.

MyiLibrary (now ProQuest Ebook Central)

Oxford Scholarship Online

Click on the link to Full Chapter PDF and click on the save icon

Download up to a single chapter from each Oxford Scholarship Online title or up to 5% of the pages of any title, whichever is the greater

ProQuest Ebook Central

Depending on the e-book, you can download a pdf chapter.

You can also download the e-book and "borrow" it . You will need to create a ProQuest Ebook Central account. You will also need 3rd party software like Adobe Digital Editions

Allows you to download a chapter, range of pages or download the entire e-book. For 1 and 3 simultaneous users, you can download the e-book for one day. For unlimited users, you can download the e-book for 21 days.

Sage Knowledge

Click on the Chapter of the e-book you want and click on the download icon at the top of the page.  A pop up window will appear, click on the download icon.

The purchaser, the institutions and authorized users may print a reasonable amount of the purchased materials. “Reasonable amount” shall mean not more than two-hundred and fifty (250) pages of the content contained in the purchased materials.

Springer Ebooks

Click on the Download PDF icon and click on the download icon.

Download and print electronic content via SpringerLink, each in reasonable quantities solely for scholarly, research, educational or personal uses. .

Synthesis Digital Library of  Engineering and Computer Science

Use Reader’s Save function to store the PDF file on your local hard disk or network.

PDFs may be downloaded for personal use only.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

You can print or save individual chapters to PDF from Oxford Scholarship Online. To generate a PDF of an individual chapter, click on the download chapter (PDF) option at the top of the full text chapter page. You can then save or print the PDF as required.

You are restricted by copyright to the amount of information that you can print or download.