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E-books at MDU - a guide

How to find the library's e-books, which programs you need to read them and more.

How to download an e-book

1. Go to our web page mdu.se/library and search for a book. You can limit your search to only e-books by filtering "Books" and "Full text online".

2. To access the collections outside of campus, use your MDU account.

3. To download e-books from some of the collections you need to create an account at the vendors website. That is for free.

4. Download an eBook reader, for example Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire reader.

5. Create an Adobe ID on Adobe's website An e-mail with a verification link will be sent to you. Activate the Adobe ID by clicking on the verification link.

6. Click on "Download".

In some of the e-book collection you can choose if you want to download the entire book or just individual chapters. The loan period can vary depending on which provider the book comes from.