Reading Online

Reading Online

All titles in the collection* are read/ displayed in the desLibris Reader, which will render accurately on any computer or portable device with internet access and a browser.

 



Toggle the left-hand side panel to reveal these options:
 
      1. Contents: Pressing this hides or turns on the left hand chapter and menu list

      2. Thumbnails: Get the citation here.  Highlight the text, press Cntrl C to copy and Cntrl V to copy anywhere you would like

      3. Search inside: Any word or phrase is searchable; results are presented in context. 

      4. Annotate: (As a personalized feature, this is available to logged-in accounts only.) Annotations are stored 

            Add Free Text
            Add a Comment
            Highlight an area
            Underline
            Strikeout


     5. Bookmark: (As a personalized feature, this is available to logged-in accounts only.) Add and save bookmarks.

 

6. Top Menu Options: 

Citatation
Copy text
Page layout mode
Display page size: Fit or Full width
Mouse function: Pan or Select
Accessibility options
Help

7. Lower Menu Options:

Jump to Page 
Magnify
Toggle Full screen display

*To maximize currency, recently-added tItles (those added within the past week or so, before conversion to the dL Reader format) are displayed in a generic PDF reader.

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