Ebook Subscription Vendors and Policies
The libraries acquire ebooks from a number of
vendors, including Ebrary, ESBCO, Springer, Wiley and also
through a consortium of NY Libraries called ConnectNY. There
are also free online ebook providers such as Google Books.Click
here
for more information on Google Books.
The table below is an attempt to provide our users with
information on those current providers of ebooks for which the
library maintains subscriptions and the specific terms of use
including downloading to mobile devices.
Coutts - Knovel | MIT Cognet - Wiley
| Coutts (MyILibrary) | EBL | Ebrary | EBSCO eBook Collection | EngNetBase | Knovel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | @600 ebooks through ConnectNY consortium | Over 12K titles (and growing) covering all disciplines & available through the ConnectNY consortium | Over 70K through Academic Complete; & some individually purchased titles | Includes both titles purchased by RPI and freely available ones | Over 1600 ebooks in civil, mechanical & electrical engineering | Knovel contains electronic reference titles in chemistry, engineering, construction, mechanics and more ... |
| #Users | Unlimited | Unlimited | Single & Multiple Use | Single & Multiple Use | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Timeout | N/A | 5 Min. | 15 Min. | 15 Min. | N/A | N/A |
| Printing | Set by publisher | 20% of ebook; 5% copy/paste | 20% of ebook | 50 pg limit | Chapter at a time | Chapter at a time |
| Download to PC | Set by publisher | becomes inactive when checkout period over | Academic Complete & multiple user titles become inactive when checkout period over | becomes inactive when checkout period over | By chapter | By chapter |
| Checkout | N/A | 7 days | 7-14 days for multiple use titles | 7 days | N/A | N/A |
| Download to Device |
iOS Devices, |
iOS Devices, Kindle Fire, |
Nook, |
Nook, iOS Devices, Kindle Fire, Android Devices |
By chapter (.pdf) | By chapter (.pdf) |
| User Acct? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Software |
Adobe Digital Editions, Bluefire |
Adobe Digital Editions, Bluefire |
Adobe Digital Editions, Bluefire |
Adobe Digital Editions, Bluefire |
No | No |
Downloading to Mobile Devices:
