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ProQuest Ebook Central covers e-books from over 40 subjects from Architecture to Tourism/Hospitality. Also searchable and accessible via Poly LibSearch. It is accessible both on and off campus.
1. Titles from ProQuest Ebook Central can be accessed through Poly LibSearch.
2. For titles that are available, you will see the 'Download Book' button.
3. For titles that are not currently owned by TP Library, you will see the 'Request' button.
4.You can either browse the e-book online for five minutes or select 'Request' and fill in the request form online. Approval for loan requests will take around one working day.
You can download a book for offline reading.
After clicking on the "Download" button, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select device
Step 2: To read the downloaded e-book, you need Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) software.
TP students: Click on Get Adobe Digital Editions to install ADE.
TP staff: Click on Done with this step if you are using your TP-issued laptop. ADE software has been pre-installed on all staff laptops. Please contact IT Helpdesk at x5933 if you require further clarification or assistance. If you are using your personal device, please proceed to install Adobe Digital Editions.
Step 3: Choose your loan length and download. Loan length is between 1 to 7 days.
If you'd like to read the downloaded e-book on your mobile device, please use your mobile device to search for the title via Poly LibSearch or ProQuest Ebook Central, then download it (ie. not download on your laptop and transfer to mobile device). The downloaded file can be opened using an app that reads acsm filetypes, such as Pocketbook.
There is no renew function. Please search for the e-book using Poly LibSearch and download again.
Downloaded or viewed online e-books will automatically expire after loan period. There is no action needed on your part, and no overdue fines to worry about.
Just like regular hardcopy library books, e-books have limits on how many patrons can borrow or read the e-book at the same time. If you are unable to click on Read Online or Download, this means that someone else is currently using the book. You should try again later or another day. The e-book page displays information on when the next copy would be available again.
If you face difficulty with downloading due to slow network speed, please try to read online instead.
If you are still facing problems, please screengrab the error messages and email it to libacq@tp.edu.sg
Tip 1: Can’t locate the downloaded e-book? Go to Downloads in Window Explorer. Browse by Type > Adobe Content Server Message. Double-click the ACSM file, to start downloading the e-book.
Tip 2: Can’t locate Adobe Digital Editions in your PC? Search it here:
The first time you open a downloaded e-book (which has an .acsm extension) with ADE, you will be asked to "Authorize Your Computer".
