What category of books are available in the Library?

The eSubscribe online library has been specifically created for your reference from anywhere with an internet connection and offers access to your library’s customised eBook collection. The collection includes a mix of 740 leading textbooks, reference books and research monographs

How do I read a book?

Choose a book by selecting the 'eBooks' link on the left navigation panel. This will display a list of all the books in the catalogue along with a short description for each book. Alternatively, use the drop down search menu at the top of the page.

Once on a book that interests you, click on 'More' to read an overview of the book or Click on 'View Sample Pages' to read pre-selected pages of the book in the online DX Reader.

Once you have selected your book, Click on "Open and Read" to start reading. This will open the book in the DX Reader browser.

Please note: If you have not logged in before entering the online library, the site will ask for login authentication before opening the book.

What is the DX Reader?

DX Reader is a new approach to online and offline eBook readers with a wide range of intelligent reading and research facilities. A new addition to its exciting suite of features is the unique 'DX Reader Research Book' – your personal compilation of notes, annotations and other research miscellany from your subscribed books.

With the DX Reader you can:

1. Have instant online access to content, with the advantage of sophisticated digital tools that you can exploit to personalise your reading experience.
2. Bookmark pages, highlight text, flip through content effortlessly and search for key sections or chapters in the book.
3. View, illustrations, charts, animated graphics; take interactive quizzes; listen to audio clips .
4. Create your own Research Book, and add pages or chapters to it from your subscribed books.
5. Print pages/chapters of reference.
6. The offline DX Reader has the added feature of font sizing that allows you to adjust the font size of the displayed text to suit your reading preferences.

What are the system specifications for the DX Reader Format?

The system specifications for the DX Reader are:

1. Internet Explorer 5.5 & above or Netscape 6 & above
2. Minimum dial-up: 26kbps
3. Microsoft Windows® 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows® NT4 SP3 or higher, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows Me platforms
4. Pentium 75 or higher microprocessor
5. 64 MB RAM
6. VGA or higher resolution monitor and video card capable of displaying 256 or more colours
7. Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Macintosh Platform

1. Netscape 6.1 or later
2. PowerPC® processor or greater processor
3. Mac OS software version 8.0 & above
4. 64 MB of RAM
5. Colour palette with more than 256 colours recommended for best display

What is 'View Sample Pages'?

The 'View Sample Pages' feature allows you to actually browse through a few sample pages of the book and get a personal insight into the book’s contents. You can then decide if whether you want to read the book or choose another book.

Is there a time limit to a reading session?

Each reading session will last for 2 hours after which you will be redirected to the Library. A reminder prompt will be displayed on the screen ten minutes prior to the end of the 2-hour sitting. This time limit has been introduced to prevent users forgetting to logout of a title and thereby blocking access for other users for a long period of time.

If you wish to read the book again, you will have to re-login at the Library. After logging in, access to the book will depend upon the availability status of the book.

What does 'status' of the book mean?

All the books in the online library catalogue are available for a one book per user read access. The status of a book means the availability of the book for reading.

There are five possible conditions:

1. Available [You may read this title by clicking on the "Open and Read"]
   This means that no user is reading the book and that the book is available for immediate reading.
2. Available [The title is currently being read but you may book now for the next session]
   This status means that the book is already being read but can be booked for the subsequent reading session.
   Please note that there can be only 1 booking per title at any given time.
3. Reserved [The title is being read and has already been booked for the next session]
   The above status means that the book is being read and has also been booked for the succeeding reading session. You may try again later to check whether the book is available either for reading or for booking.
4. Open Access [The title is available for reading only for mm mins]
   Each reading session lasts for 2 hrs. If an existing reader ends the reading session before the stipulated 2hrs, then the book will be available for reading till the start of the next session. During this period the above status will be displayed.
   Please note that you will able to read the book only for the displayed period of time.
5. Reserved [The title is currently unavailable. Please check after mm minutes]
   A reserved title will be on hold for a period of 30 minutes from the start of the session for the subsequent reader to access and read the book. During this period the Reserved status will be displayed. If the reader fails to access the reserved title within the 30 minutes, then the book will be released to the pool and the status will change to Free.

I have already booked a title and want to book another one. How do I go about it?

There can be only one reservation per book per reader. This means that you can only reserve one title at a time. Hence, if you have already reserved a title and want to reserve another one, you will have to replace the existing reservation with the new one.

To reserve another title, open the more info page of that title and click on the 'book now' link. When you click on the ‘book now’ link, you will be prompted to either cancel the existing reservation and replace it with the current selection or ignore the reservation. An email confirming the new/replaced reservation will be sent to you along with details of the reserved title and the reading session start time.

What is the DX Reader Research Book?

The DX Reader Research Book is a powerful user tool that helps you manage content from your subscribed books in ways appropriate for your reference needs. You may copy pages or chapters into your Research Book, but they may not be copied, used or distributed in violation of copyright rules or stipulated terms and conditions. You can also create your own notes, articles, bookmarks etc and save, print or retrieve them at your convenience.
Please note that at any given time there can be only 100 pages in the Research Book.

Is there an easier way to locate the book of my specific reference purpose without browsing through the entire catalogue?

Of course! Use the Search feature to look for the book of your preference. You can search for the book by Title, Author, Keyword or Master eISBN.

What is Master eISBN search?

Every book has a specific ISBN allotted to it, a 10-digit unique number that facilitates easy identification of the book. Master eISBN is the ISBN number given for eBooks.

Do I have to login even if I just want to go through the library catalogue?

No. You can browse through the catalogue and also view sample pages of any book on the DX Reader browser without logging in. Login is necessary only when you wish to read the book online.

Can I print chapters or pages I want to use for my research?

Yes, the DX Reader includes the ePrint feature that enables you to print selective chapters or single pages from the book of choice. Please note, however, that printing of pages is subject to the following rules:

1. You can print upto 5% of each book per year.
2. Your print queue will be maintained on a yearly basis.
3. You can print the same page any number of times provided it does not exceed the 5% limit.

What is Full Content Search ?

Full Content Search is a powerful search engine optimised for in-depth, full content search that uses advanced search and filter techniques to return the most incisive search results.

Its intelligence works across a range of content structures such as Table of Content, Glossaries, Bibliographies and Indexes, besides actual book content. Some of its advanced features include stemming, wildcard, proximity, category etc facilitating instant accessibility to the desired section of content.

The search results will display text containing the search word or phrase, the book title and the page number of the page containing the search word or phrase.

Highlights :

Stemming: Looks for all possible related words after truncating the suffix or the last two or three characters of the word.

Search Operation: Qualifies your search with flexible retrieval options such as ‘or’, ‘and’, ‘proximity’ etc.

Search Type: Allows you to focus your search on a specific section like the TOC, Index etc.

Display Results: Allows you to configure the number of search results displayed per page.

How do I use Full Content Search ?

Full Content Search is an advanced search engine that enables you to conduct a comprehensive, focused search on the entire catalogue with highly relevant results.

To Full Content Search :

1. Key in the search keyword or phrase in the ‘Search’ textbox. You can use the wildcard character (*) to search for a word.
   e.g. If the search text is int*, it will look for all words beginning with int like inter, internal, interior, international etc.
2. Check the ‘Stemming’ check box if you want Full Content Search to truncate the suffix or the last two or three characters of the word and look for all possible related words.
   e.g. If the search text is communicate, it will look for communicate, communicates, communicated, communication, communications, communicator etc,


3. Select an appropriate eBook category.
4. Choose an option from the ‘Search Operation’ block; this will determine the modus operandi of the search operation.
   Or : If the search text contains a phrase i.e. more than one word, Full Content Search will split it and search for lines containing each word separately.
   And : If the search text contains a phrase i.e. more than one word, Full Content Search will split it and search for lines containing all the words in the phrase
   Phrase : If the search text contains a phrase, Full Content Search will search for lines containing the whole phrase
   Proximity : proximity search looks for content containing search terms within close proximity of each other; to configure this search parameter, define the proximity value in the ‘proximity’ textbox.
5. Select an option from the ‘Search Type’ drop-down to define the scope of your search.
   All Content : will search the whole book for the search word or phrase
   Title : will search the title (i.e. chapter) for the search word or phrase
   Index : will search the index page for the search word or phrase
   TOC : will search the TOC page for the search word or phrase
6. If you would like to define the number of search results to be displayed per page, select an option from the ‘Display Results’ pane and hit the ‘Go’ button.

The search results will display the list of categories and number of books in which the search word/phrase has been located and the number of occurrences in each.

Click on any of the ‘Books’ links to view the books or click on the ‘Occurrences’ link to get a contextual listing for the specified search word/phrase.

What is eSubscribe?

eSubscribe gives you instant online access to your book of choice with the advantage of flexible, cost-effective subscriptions, in the online and offline DX Reader. The Taylor & Francis subscription module offers great buys at economy pricing which means access to an assortment of reference books at the price of a single book. With subscription timescales ranging from a day to six months, you can choose the resource model ideal for your reference needs. To eSubscribe to the book, click on the eSubscribe logo. This will take you directly to the book in the Taylor and Francis eBookstore.

What is ePrint/eCopy?

Taylor & Francis' ePrint and eCopy services provide a convenient platform for realizing your need for selective content.

ePrint is a digital-to-print service that enables you to purchase print access to content. With ePrint, you can scale your purchases to cost-effective advantage, i.e. you can print an entire eBook, selective chapters or even single pages as determined appropriate by your reference needs.

eCopy is a text reproduction service that allows you to copy/paste content of choice. With eCopy, you obtain a persistent soft copy of the content of reference for offline viewing, modification or printing as and when imperative.

ePrint and eCopy bring you the advantage of micro-purchases at extremely modest prices that can be as low as a few pennies. As small transactions like this are not economic with credit cards, users need to register and deposit a minimum of £ 3.00 in their ‘Wallet’ before printing or copying. 'My Wallet' is your personal online account that enables cost-effective eCommerce transactions at the eBookstore. To print/copy pages of the selected book, click on the ePrint/eCopy logo. This will take you directly to the book in the Taylor and Francis eBookstore.

What is eCompile?

eCompile is an eBook compiler service that allows you to create customized eBooks in the Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader format. With eCompile you can browse and buy content of reference from a range of eBooks at cost-effective prices, organize them and create multiple customized reference eBooks, thus buying only the pages or chapters requisite for your research needs. Your compiled eBook will be in the Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader format and will be available for a one-time download.

All eCompile purchases are conducted through ‘My Wallet’, your personal online account. You would need to register and deposit a minimum of £ 3.00 in your ‘Wallet’. To create your very own self-compiled eBook, click on the eCompile logo. This will take you directly to the book in the Taylor and Francis eBookstore.

When I try to open a book in the DX Reader, the "Opening DX Reader in Library Mode" box opens and then freezes. What should I do?

When I use a Mozilla Firefox 1.0 browser, the DXReader does not start up? Is the DX Reader compatible with Mozilla Firefox 1.0?

The DX Reader is compatible with Mozilla Firefox 1.0 browser. Please check the cookie settings of your browser. Cookies must be enabled in your Firefox browser so that you can view the book in DX Reader.