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Electronic Resources

A how-to guide for electronic resources

The Basics:

Downloading eBooks from EbscoHost to your computer is a three step process:

1.       Create a MyEbscoHost account.  You must put the book in your MyEbscoHost  account folder to check it out and download it. You wil be prompted to sign into your account, or create a new account.

2.       Install Adobe Digital Editions software on your computer.  See link at right to get this free software.  If you are at the Bremerton campus, all computers in HL127 have this software already installed.

3.       Create an Adobe ID and password.   You will need these to install the software and download eBooks to the software.  You wil be prompted to enter your Adobe ID, or create a new Adobe ID.

Downloading eBooks on EBSCOhost video

This 4 minute video will show you the basic download process. Closed captions will appear at the bottom of the video.  Tutorials in Word and PowerPoint are also available, in the box to the right.