If you are using a direct link to the e-book that you got from your class or from the textbook guide, it will take you to a page like this.

Look under the table of contents to find the chapters.

To download a chapter, scroll down the page to the table of contents and look for the Download PDF link to download a chapter into a PDF.

You can also search for e-books in the ScienceDirect database.

To find e-books once you are in the ScienceDirect database:

• Click on Journals & Books at the top of the page
• Use the search box to enter a title or browse the alphabetical list of titles
• Click on the title of the ebook to access it. 

Not all e-books in ScienceDirect have full text access. 

Look for the green dot next to the chapter that says full text access to read the chapter online. 

If it says Book Chapter No Access, you won't be able to access it and will have to click on the Order Document link and fill out the form to request that the library get the chapter for you. 

If it says Book Chapter Abstract Only, then only the Abstract is available for you to read. Click on the Order Document and fill out the form to request that the library get the chapter for you. 

 

To download all the chapters in the e-book:

• Under Get this book, click Download all chapters to download all the chapters in the e-book as PDFs

 

 

This will save all the PDFs in a zip file that you can open from the download section on your computer.

To read the e-book online, click on the chapter title, and it will open the chapter so you can read it in your browser.

• You can also download the chapter by clicking on the View PDF blue button at the top of the page. 
• Click on the Download full book link to download the entire book.
• Use the arrows to toggle between the previous chapter and the next chapter in the e-book.