Answered By: Paul Stainthorp
Last Updated: 13 Oct 2014     Views: 285

You can download some of the University of Lincoln's ebooks as a PDF file to your own computer or device.

The University of Lincoln's ebooks are held on two platforms, called Dawsonera and MyiLibrary. Some (but not all) ebooks on the Dawsonera platform can be downloaded as a restricted, time-limited PDF to your own computer or device.

It is not possible to download whole ebooks on the MyiLibrary platform. However you can usually download a small amount of each ebook as a PDF file to your own computer or device.


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Some (but not all ebooks on the Dawsonera platform can be downloaded as a restricted, time-limited PDF to your own computer or device.

You must use Adobe Reader as your PDF software to read downloaded ebooks. Other PDF software will not work and when you try to read the ebook you will just see a blank page.

There are additional software requirements for downloading to Apple iOS and Android devices.

It is not possible to print from an ebook you have downloaded.

To download an ebook on the Dawsonera platform:

  1. Log in to the ebook in the usual way.
  2. On the book's description page, scroll down and click on the "Download ebook" button:
    Screenshot from Dawsonera
  3. The ebook will be downloaded and saved as a restricted, time-limited PDF, stored in the usual downloads location for your computer or device. You can open and read it using Adobe Reader. There are additional software requirements for downloading to Apple iOS and Android devices. It is not possible to print from an ebook you have downloaded.

There is a help video with step-by-step instructions for downloading an ebook from the Dawsonera platform.


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It is not possible to download whole ebooks on the MyiLibrary platform.

However you can usually download a small amount of each ebook as a PDF file to your own computer or device. You can download a range of pages as well as single pages. There is a limit to the total number of pages you can download from each ebook; the limit varies from book to book.

  1. Log in to the ebook in the usual way.
  2. Navigate to the section of the book that you wish to download.
  3. Click on the download icon at the top right corner:
    Screenshot from MyiLibrary
  4. At this stage you may see a warning to allow pop-up windows. You will need to choose the option of allowing pop-ups for MyiLibrary in order to download.
  5. The "Download Page Range" window will indicate how many pages you can download in this particular ebook. You can choose to download a range of pages as well as downloading a single page:
    Screenshot from MyiLibrary
  6. Click "Download" to continue.
  7. Your chosen page(s) will be downloaded and saved as a PDF file, stored in the usual downloads location for your computer or device. You can print these PDF files.

If you have any questions about ebooks please contact the Library.

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