E-book Collections

MyiLibrary provides access to e-books covering a broad range of subject areas using the Proquest EBook Central platform. 

Access to MyiLibrary titles is restricted to USF students, faculty and staff and requires a NetID to log in. MyiLibrary allows multiple users to read  a single ebook at one time, however only a limited number of ‘downloadable’ copies are available at the same time. If all available copies are currently checked out, you may place a hold on the title or simply view the title online.

Clicking on the book title will take you to the Book Details page.

This page presents you with a range of options:

Recent developments have included expanded chapter sections that meet the PDF print/chapter download allocation.

Reading Books Online

The Online Reader was developed with extensive input from customers, with intuitive navigation to help you quickly find popular features.

The default view includes an expandable Table of Contents, a robust Search Within feature, relevancy ranked search terms by chapter, and a navigation tool bar in the content pane.

Your Bookshelf

In the Bookshelf you will find:

In the Bookshelf you can:

At the folder level, you can:

Chapter Download

To download a chapter from Read Online:

Chapter downloads do not expire and the page allocation refreshes every 24 hours.

Full Download

Software is required prior to utilizing Full Download.

For PCs and laptops you will need to download Adobe Digital Editions.

For mobile devices you will need to download Bluefire Reader.

Prompts are available during the Full Download process.

Full Download is recommended if you need to access the book offline.

When using a PC, full download will prompt you to download Adobe Digital Editions.

Select the Loan Length, which is set by your library.

Remember to open the download in Adobe Digital Editions