1. eBooks &
Digital Downloads
“everything you ever
wanted to know, but were
afraid to ask”

2. What is an eBook or Digital
Download?
 eBook - a digital file
that you read on a
computer or mobile
device
 eAudio, Movies, &
Music - digital files
you listen to or watch
on a computer or
mobile device

3. Types of Digital Files Used with
Digital Downloads
 eBook  eAudio
• EPUB • WMA
• PDF • MP3
It was a
• MOBI  Movies dark and
• Kindle • WMV stormy
video night…
 Music
• WMA
music

4. Compatible Computers
& Mobile Devices
 Windows PC
 Apple Mac
 BlackBerry
 iPad/iPhone/iPod
 Kindle
 Nook
 Sony Reader
 various other tablets, eReaders,
MP3 players
 List of other compatible devices
http://www.overdrive.com/
resources/drc/Default.aspx?
type=ebook
 NOTE: each device is
compatible with select file types

5. Who Can Read/Download eBooks?
 LSCS students,
faculty, and staff
with a LSCS
ID/library card
 HCPLpublic
customers with a
HCPL library card

6. When Can I Access the eBook
Collection?
NOW!

7. Where Can I View the eBook
Sources?
 HCPL.net  LoneStar.edu
http://hcpl.lib.overdrive • LSCS Libraries - Library
.com/ Research Databases
• E-Books & Audio Books
http://www.lonestar
 EBSCO eBooks .edu/library/15176.htm
http://lscsproxy.lonestar.
edu/login?url=http://se
arch.ebscohost.com/lo
gin.asp?profile=ehost&
defaultdb=nlebk

8. Harris County Public Library
Digital Media Catalog
 LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, or HCPL library card required
Titles in the HCPL digital catalog are not available for online viewing. They
must be downloaded to a computer or mobile device. Many titles can be
transferred from a computer to a mobile device
The Digital Catalog contains
approximately 14,000 individual titles,
including:
• eBooks
• eAudio
• Music
• Video
New titles are added every month.
Mobile platform available for
searching
Mobile app available for
direct downloads

9. EBSCO eBook Collection
EBSCO eBooks titles are available for online viewing, and many can be
downloaded to a computer then transferred to a mobile device.
 Formerly NetLibrary
 LSCS has approximately 26,582
e-books with the majority
available from EBSCO. New titles
are added every month.
 Most titles allow one user at a time,
though a few titles allow three
users.
 Mobile platform available
 Mobile app available for
searching only

10. Gale Virtual Reference Library
 Requires an LSCS ID/library card
GVRL is available for online viewing only. No downloads.
 Includes full-text, searchable
reference sets in such areas as
literature, business, education,
game programming, and social
sciences.

11. Safari Tech Books Online
 LSC-CyFair, LSC-Tomball, or HCPL library card required
Safari is available for online viewing only. No downloads.
 Electronic reference library for
computer users, programmers, and
IT professionals.
 NOTE: 5 simultaneous user limit

12. STAT!Ref (Healthcare)
 Requires an LSCS ID/library card
STAT!Ref is available for online viewing only. No downloads.
 An electronic medical library that
enables users to cross-search more
than 35 medical resources.
 Mobile platform available

13. Encyclopedia of Popular Music
 Requires an LSCS ID/library card
EPM is available for online viewing only. No downloads.
 via Oxford Music Online
 Features articles on popular music
genres such as jazz, country, folk,
rap, reggae, techno, musicals,
and world music from 1900 to the
present.
 Also includes information on
trends, styles, record labels,
venues, and music festivals.

14. Naxos Music Library
 Requires an LSCS ID/library card
Naxos music is available for online viewing/listening only. Music is not
available for download.
 75,000+ tracks plus related text
information about the musical
works.
 Classical, jazz, world/folk, new age,
and Chinese music
 NOTE: requires Windows Media
Player version 9 or later
 Limit of 25 simultaneous users for this
resource.
 Mobile app available

15. Help with Downloading &
Transferring Files
 LSC-CyFair eBooks & Digital
Download Tutorial
http://www.lonestar.edu/
library/15767.htm
 LSC-North Harris Video Tutorial
 HCPL Digital Media
http://www.lonestar.edu/depart Catlog
ments/libraries/nharrislibrary/eBo • Support/eBook Help
ok_Collection.swf or
http://www.youtube.com/watch • OverDrive – MyHelp
?v=hqY3Eug8sGM • OverDrive – Getting
 LSC-Tomball eBooks Access Started
Guide http://www.lonestar.edu/
departments/libraries/
TomballLibrary/ebooks.pdf  EBSCO eBooks
• Help

16. References
Text Images
 Michael Saperstein  EBSCO eBook Collection
http://lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/login?url=http://search.
Multimedia Selection Librarian ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=ehost&defaultdb=
nlebk
Harris County Public Library
 Harris County Digital Media
 Dorrie Scott Library
Reference Librarian http://hcpl.lib.overdrive.com/
Harris County Public Library
Lone Star College–CyFair Branch  IconArchive
http://www.iconarchive.com/
 Carol Steinmetz  Lone Star College System
Director of Automated Library
Services  psdGraphics
Lone Star College System http://www.psdgraphics.com/
 Stock.XCHNG
http://www.sxc.hu/