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Contents

  • Business Expert Press
  • Cambria Press
  • Digitalia E-Books
  • Directory of Open Access Books
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • National Academies Press
  • PDF E-Books (non-vendor platform)
  • R2 Digital Library
  • RKMA (Richard K. Miller & Associates)
  • Salem Press

Business Expert Press

Business Expert Press E-Books


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Unlimited

Format:  HTML; PDF; ePub

Downloadable:  yes 

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  IG Publishing (web browser, Adobe Reader)

Registration:  optional

Link to Support:  http://www.igpublish.com/guides/iglibrary/en/

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog.

Usage Reports:  yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)


Notes:  This collection of 23 e-books are accessed on the platform at the link above.

Cambria Press

Cambria Press E-Books


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  HTML; ePub

Downloadable:  yes (student edition only)

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe Reader

Registration:  optional

Link to Support:  contact Jennifer Bazeley

How Cataloged:  Links to electronic content are in the catalog records of their print counterparts.

Usage Reports:  no


Notes:  Print books purchased from Cambria Press come wtih complimentary access to their electronic counterpart at Cambria's platform, eLibraryPlus.

Digitalia E-Books

Digitalia E-Books


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  HTML; PDF

Downloadable:  yes 

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  no

Link to Support:  http://www.digitaliapublishing.com/ar

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog

Usage Reports:  yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)


Notes:  Miami purchased two e-book collections from Digitalia in October 2012, Latin American Literature (107 titles) and Spanish Literature (315 titles).

Directory of Open Access Books

Directory of Open Access Books Website


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Free

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  PDF

Downloadable:  yes 

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  no

Link to Support:  https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=loadTemplate&template=faq&uiLanguage=en

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog

Usage Reports:  no


Notes:  The Directory of Open Access Books is a service of OAPEN Foundation. The OAPEN Foundation is an international initiative dedicated to Open Access monograph publishing, based at the National Library in The Hague. DOAB contains more than 1,000 academic peer-reviewed books from more than two dozen publishers.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library

What is accessed here:

Gale Virtual Reference Library E-Books

The Literature Collection

Literature Criticism Online

What can be cross-searched here:

NewsVault

Middle East Online Series 1

Middle East Online Series 2

The Times Digital Archive


Source:  Miami/OhioLINK

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  HTML; PDF

Downloadable:  yes 

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  optional

Link to Support:  https://support.gale.com/products/gvrl

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog.

Usage Reports:  yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)


Notes:  The Gale Virtual Reference Library includes individual e-book titles as well as the collections above.  

National Academies Press

National Academies Press E-Books Website


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Free

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  PDF

Downloadable:  yes 

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  one-time free registration required before first download

Link to Support:  https://www.nap.edu/content/help

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog (some links to electronic content are also in the catalog records of their print counterparts)

Usage Reports:  no


Notes:  The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy.

PDF E-Books (no vendor platform)

Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  PDF

Downloadable:  yes

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  no

Link to Support:  contact Jennifer Bazeley

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog

Usage Reports:  no


Notes:  Some publishers allow us to purchase e-books in PDF format and upload them to our servers for institutional use (as long as they are behind our proxy).

R2 Digital Library

R2 Digital Library


Source:  Miami (regionals)

Lease or Own:  PDA (own)

Single or Multiple Users:  Single

Format:  HTML

Downloadable:  no

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser

Registration:  optional

Link to Support:  https://www.r2library.com/Home/Faqs

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog.

Usage Reports: yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)


Notes: PDA e-book pilot administered by regional campuses. Contact John Burke for help with access issues, usage statistics, PDA trigger details, etc.

User guide

RKMA

RKMA (Richard K. Miller & Associates) E-Books (2007-2019)

RKMA (Richard K. Miller & Associates) E-Books (current year)


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  PDF (entire book)

Downloadable:  yes

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser, Adobe Reader

Registration:  no

Link to Support: http://www.rkma.com/libraries.pdf

How Cataloged:  Individual records in catalog.

Usage Reports:  yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)

Salem Press

Salem Press


Source:  Miami

Lease or Own:  Own

Single or Multiple Users:  Multiple

Format:  HTML

Downloadable:  no

Printing Allowed:  yes

Platform/Software:  web browser

Registration:  optional (registration required in order to save searches and links to content in your online profile at Salem Press)

Link to Support:  https://online.salempress.com/helpPage.do

How Cataloged:  Links to Salem Press book content are placed in the catalog records of their print counterparts and are also activated in our A-Z list.

Usage Reports:  yes (see the E-Resource Usage Stats tab)


Notes:  Online access to Salem Press content is free with purchase of Salem Press print books.