eBooks: Finding eBooks

On December 8, 2025, you will not be able to download whole eBooks in eBook Collection. EBSCO is performing maintenance on their site. You should still be able to read the books online and download chapters. The maintenance is scheduled to start at 7AM (Eastern time). They expect it to take about 5 hours.

On December 14th, you will not be able to access any books in ProQuest eBook Central. The vendor is doing maintenance. They expect it to start at 10PM (Eastern time) and end at 11:49PM (Eastern Time).

ProQuest is also still working to resolve an issue that prevents people from downloading or copying small sections of some of their books.

If you have not yet hit the print/download limit or the copy limit and those buttons do not work for you, try the following steps:

1. Click the “Read Online” button.
2. Click on the “Book Details” (book icon) button at the top of the page.
3. Click “Switch to PDF.”
4. use the Chapter Download (PDF icon), Copy (stack of papers icon), or Print to PDF (print icon) button to access content offline.

To find a book by title, start at MCPHS Smart Search:

1. Search for the title. (You may not need the whole title.) For example, search Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine.
2. On the search results page, make sure you're logged in (at the gray bar at the top of the page).
3. Your results should now be just versions of the ebook you want.

You're can access the book through the MCPHS Library by clicking on Access Options and choosing one of the full text options.

To browse by topic in Smart Search, start at the Library's homepage:

1. Search by a topic, like nursing
2. On the search results page, make sure you're logged in (at the yellow bar at the top of the page)
3. Use the limits on the left side of the page to select eBooks

You're now looking at ebooks on nursing that you can access through the MCPHS Library by clicking on Full text.

Tip: If you're seeing an overwhelming number of results, consider limiting your results by date range.