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BIO1000H - Cell Biology - Library Guide: Access Campbell Biology

Biology: a global approach

eBook readers

 

     Access from EBook Central  |  Access through Primo  |  Reading options  |  Support 


eBook version of Biology: a global approach (also known as Campbell Biology) 10th edition is now available on the Ebook Central platform and it is no longer in DawsonEra.

Five users can access and download eBook at a given time. Downloading is the same as borrowing a book for offline use.

Please follow the steps below to open and use the textbook on Ebook Central:

 

Access from EBook Central

Step 1. Open UCT Libraries website (www.lib.uct.ac.za)

Step 2. Select Databases A-Z option from ‘Search & Find’ menu

 

UCT Libraries homepage with expanded Search & Find menu and arrow indicating Databases A-Z

 

Step 3. From the databases list, navigate to ‘E’ and open Ebook Central. If prompted to sign in to Single-Sign-On, use your UCT network credentials.

Step 4. Search for the textbook, Biology: a global approach, in the provided search box. You may put the title in double quotation mark to force exact phrase search.

EBook Central home page with search box ready to execute search of "Biology: a global approch"

Step 5. From the retrieved results, open the textbook by clicking on the title

Step 6. Now you have two options to read the book: Read Online or Download Book.

EBook Central record of an eBook with two arrows indicating reading options, Read Online button and Download Book button

 

Access through Primo

Step 1. Open UCT Libraries website (www.lib.uct.ac.za)

Step 2. In the provided search box, search for "Biology: a global approach". You may put the title in double quotation mark to force exact phrase search.

 

UCT Libraries home page with the default search box populated with "Biology: a global approach"

 

Step 3. From the retrieved results, select 'Biology: a global approach' title with 'Multiple Versions' information

 

Primo search result with the second record indicating to have two versions

 

Step 4. Click on the 2015 title that have 'Available Online' green tag

 

Exponded Biology: a global approach versions primo record. the record with eBook have 'Available Online' green tag

 

Step 5. Scroll down to the 'View Online' section and click on 'EBook Central' link from the white bar

 

Primo record of eBook with an arrow indicating to the EBook Central link of the title

 

Step 6. You will be prompted to sign-in, please use your UCT network credentials to log in. Note that if you have signed in previously in the same browser, it will automatically recognise the credentials and continues to the next step.

Step 7. Once signed in EBook Central record of 'Biology: a global approach' will open with two reading options.

EBook Central record of an eBook with two arrows indicating reading options, Read Online button and Download Book button

 

Read

Read Online option: this option allows you to read the book in the Ebook Central reader platform live on the browser. The platform allows you to annotate, bookmark, highlight, copy … using available interactive tools as indicated in the snapshot below. Make sure you are active on the page once you start reading online.

Download Book option: Download option allows you to have the book for 24hrs offline use. In order to download, you will need to have eBook readers (specifically Digital Rights Management [DRM] enabled reader). By default, Ebook Central will prompt you to install Adobe Digital Edition. To download, click the blue ‘Download Book’ button. If you are already in the Online reading interface, you can download the book using the downloading facility on the page. Please see the screenshot below.

 

Support

For further assistance please contact Awot at awot.gebregziabher@uct.ac.za or schedule appointment here.

 

In order to download and read your textbook offline, you need to have one of the readers installed on your device

See the slides below for guidance.
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