1. The Electronic Library and
Ereaders
NBPLS
Jacob Legere

2. What is the Electronic Library?
 The Electronic Library is a bilingual virtual
branch which people can use to check out
electronic copies of titles just like one
would with physical resources.
 You can borrow up to 5 electronic titles
(eBooks and/or audio books) at a time and
possess them anywhere from 7, 14 or 21
days based on your choosing.
 All you need is your library card!
 Any holds placed in the EL will expire three
days after the item becomes available

3. More ELNB
 eBooks can be returned to the
Electronic Library early, but some
audiobooks (WMA) are not able to be
returned until the expiration time has
passed.
 The Electronic Library is available 24/7
as long as you have a device that can
access the internet.

4. The Electronic Library (ELNB)
 Is found on the NBPLS home webpage. Click on
the “Electronic Library” wording or the icon
beneath it to enter on the right hand side of the
screen.
 This will take you to another NBPLS page click on
“Electronic Library New Brunswick”
 Now you are at the homepage of New
Brunswick’s Electronic Library you can now
search or browse for eBooks or audiobooks
regardless if you are logged in with your library
card or not. (note: you cannot download material
unless you are logged in with your public library
card.)

5. Searching the Electronic
Library
 You can search the EL for items with or without
using your library card
 For a broad search or to find something new you
may like to use the Browse Selection Bar on the
left hand side of the home screen
 Search by Audiobooks, New Titles, Popular titles,
Hidden Gems etc.
 If you know what you are searching for then the
search bar on the upper right hand corner will
come in handy
 If you are looking for even more specifics you may
want to click on the advanced search to narrow it
down to specific file types or to only display what
titles are available to borrow at that particular time

6. Title Information from the EL
 Once you have found a title that has caught
your interest, one can click the Title of the
item which will bring up an information
window
 On this window five describing topics are
displayed:
1. Digital Media Details: Publisher, Imprint, Pub
Date, Subject, Awards and “available copies”
(What you can download) and “library copies”
(How many copies of the edition the EL has in
its system)

7. Title Information for the EL
2. Format Information: Lets you know
whether the file is a eBook or
audiobook and what specific file type
that it is (WMA, MP3, ePUB, PDF)
• Ebook – Memory size of the novel, general
information
•Audiobook – Number of parts, time
duration, what device it can be used on

8. Title Information for the EL
3. Description – brief summary of the
literature
4. Reviews of the novel and info about
the author
5. Digital Rights Information- Are you
able to burn to a CD? Transfer to a
device? Public performance? File
sharing?

9. Electronic Library Formats
 Your device can only run certain file
formats, depending on the operating
system it has
 eBook formats
 ePUB
 PDF
 Audiobook formats
 MP3
 WMA

11. To Add an Item
 Click on the “Add to Cart” button
 If you are looking to check out more
electronic items then you can select to
“Continue Browsing” and add other
items to your cart
 Items will only stay in your cart for half an
hour after they have been added. If you
have not proceeded to the check out by
then they will disappear and you will have
to repeat the process.

12. What Can I Play or Read
With?
 Mac  Portable Devices
 MP3 Audiobooks  Audio devices
 Adobe EPUB eBooks (including ipods)
 Adobe PDF eBooks  iPhones
 Windows  iPads
 WMA audiobooks  eBook readers (Not
including Kindle)
 MP3 audiobooks
 Smartphones (direct
 Adobe EPUB eBooks download)
 Adobe PDF eBooks

13. Three Categories of E-readers
 Transfer through a
computer using
Adobe Digital
Editions
 Transfer wirelessly
on the library site
 Transfer wirelessly
using the overdrive
app

14. Adobe Digital Editions
 Kobo Wireless
 Kobo Touch
 Kobo Glow
 Pandigital
 Nook
 Sony Pocket

15. What is Adobe Digital
Editions?
 Is an eBook reader software program
 Used for managing, acquiring and
reading eBooks, digital newspapers and
other digital publications.
 Software supports EPUB and PDF files
 Is also a Digital Rights Manager with
the use of the Adobe ID

16. Register An Adobe ID
 Go to https://www.adobe.com/account/sign-
in.adobedotcom.html on your internet browser.
 Click on “Don’t have an adobe ID?” Under the
sign in button.
 Fill in your E-mail address (Username),
password, Name (First and Last) and Country.
 Click “Create”
 Then there is an optional information collection
 Click continue and you are registered! Be sure
to remember the email used and your
password.

17. Having Trouble Using your
Adobe ID?
 Be sure that the
date, time and time
zone settings are
correct for your
location. (Common
issue with the Kobo
Vox)
 If you’ve forgotten
your password visit
the site given on the
previous slide to
reset your password

18. Process (Kobo Touch)
 Here is a video example of how books can be
transferred from a library with a kobo touch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DZ6ceU
VIA
 Also there is an instruction guide on the
website I’ll walk you through it
 To Return a Title: Select the title, Click File
then Item Info and then “Return”.
 Clicking remove from library removes it from your
computer but does not return it to the library

19. Wireless Devices
 Easiest devices to
navigate the
Electronic Library
 Predominantly the
Sony Wi-fi
 Only need an Adobe
ID and a source of
wireless internet

20. Process (Sony Wifi)
 1) Download Reader Library software which
comes with your device
 2) Authorize your device by signing into
http://ebookstore.sony.com and logging in
 3) Using your Wi-fi select Public Library on
your device
 4) Search for Electronic Library NB
 5) This will take you to the EL site and will
allow you to navigate through and
automatically download titles to your device

21. Transfer Wirelessly Using the
Overdrive Application
• iPad 1 and 2
• iPhone
• iPod
• AndroidDevice (PDF)
• Kobo Vox (PDF)
• Kobo Arc (PDF)
• Blackberry Playbook
(PDF)
• Samsung Galaxy Tablet
(PDF)

22. What is Overdrive?
 Is an American digital distributor of
eBooks, audiobooks, music and video
titles.
 Provides secure management, direct
rights management and download
fulfillment services for libraries,
publishers, schools and retailers.
 Your apple ID and password are
necessary to download

23. Process (Apple iPad)
 1) Go to your App store
 2) Search and download Overdrive
Media Console App
 3) Open your newly downloaded app
 4) Authorize your device using an
Adobe ID (If you do not have an Adobe
ID follow the steps on slide 16)

24. Process (Apple iPad)
 5) Open Safari (Internet Browser)
 6) Go to http://elnb-
bnnb.lib.overdrive.com
 7) Search your title
 8) Select Add to Cart
 9) Proceed to Checkout
 10) Select the number of days to
borrow

25. Process (Apple iPad)
 11) Select Confirm
 12) Go to my Account
 13) My Checkouts
 14) Click on Download the file will automatically
download onto your Overdrive application
 15) Log out of your account
 16) Leave Safari and open Overdrive your book will
have been downloaded and available to read
 17) If you wish to return your eBook early there will
be a plus icon to the right of the novel it will give you
a “delete or “return” option. Select Return.

26. Fin
Enjoy Your Reading