E-resources guide

eBook Collection (EBSCO)

Content

Multidisciplinary e-books in English. 

How to find the e-books?

A link to the Ebsco e-book service can be found also via the A-Z Database List. Ebsco e-book titles can also be searched and accessed via Janet Finna. 

Usage rights and login info

Available on campus and off-campus to Jamk students and staff, login with personal Jamk ID (HAKA login). Walk-in customers have access in the library on specific computers reserved for the purpose.

Number of simultaneous users

Varies. Access to an e-book can be limited to 1-3 simultaneous users. Some e-books have unlimited access. Some e-book titles have a fixed amount of reading sessions per year/per title.

Loan periods

There are no loan periods when reading an e-book via a browser. If you download an e-book to your computer or mobile device, the loan period varies. When the loan period of a downloaded e-book ends, the book is automatically returned.

Printing

Limited. Printing limits vary from book to book. You can see the copying and printing limits of each e-book by viewing the details of the title in the e-book service. Printing and copying DRM free books is not restricted

Reading an e-book

You can read Ebsco e-books online with a browser. Choose Access options. Then choose PDF Full Text for computer use, or EPUB Full Text for mobile device use, when available.

Downloading an e-book

If you want to read the book offline, i.e. without a constant network connection, the book needs to be downloaded for a specific loan period in a separate reading program.Note that some books in the Ebsco collection cannot be downloaded/saved offline, due to publisher restrictions.

DRM (Digital Rights Management) free e-books can be downloaded without registering to an account. DRM free books can be read with any reader software, for example Thorium Reader. 

For downloading other Ebsco e-books you need to be signed in to your personal MyEBSCO account. If you do not have an account, click the MyEBSCO icon and "Create an account". Alternatively you can use your Google login credentials (i.e. Gmail credentials) to create and access a personal MyEBSCO account.

Ebsco has previously used the Adobe Digital Editions reader software for downloading. With the entry into force of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) in the summer of 2025, the downloading of several books into the reading program has been temporarily withdrawn.

If the full eBook download is blocked, it may be possible to download individual chapters of books as PDF (choose Chapters Only).

Check that

• You have logged in with Jamk username and password (HAKA login). 
• You have downloaded the necessary reader software, if you are trying to download an e-book to your computer.
• You have updated the latest versions of the software.
• Try another web browser, including on mobile devices. Do not use Internet Explorer!
• You have not blocked the browser to open pop-up windows.

If the e-book still doesn’t work

• Check your internet connection.
• Close the browser and start again from the beginning. Clear the browser history.
• Open the link on Janet Finna. A link found by Google, for example, usually won't work.
• Do you have several different programs, tabs and applications open on your computer? Close the unnecessary ones and try again.
• Check which browsers are supported or recommended by the e-book service. 
• See the detailed instructions on the e-book platform.
• Some e-book services offer a separate application as well. You can try that, too.
• See if other e-books on the same e-book service work. If they do, the problem concerns only this certain book. Contact the library: kirjasto.ekirjat@jamk.fi.

Ebsco e-books are suitable as course books.

By creating a personal MyEbsco account you can for example download e-books and save search results and searches.

Embedded Text to speech function is available in Ebscohost for both PDF and EPUB-formatted e-books, when reading a book in a browser. Functions: repeat, pause, stop, jump forwards and backwards in audio stream. Control volume and playback speed. See the text highlighted on the screen as it is read aloud.

Text-to-speech tools built into browsers can also be used. Ebsco recommends Edge Read aloud, or Edge Immersive Reader.

Shorter texts, such as downloaded chapters from the book, can also be listened to using Text-to-Speech tools such as Read & Write, TTSReader, and Natural Reader. In these tools the text needs to be copied and attached to be read aloud.