E-Books

The LRC currently subscribes to three major eBook suppliers- EBL, Knovel and EBSCO

Our recent acquisition, Bloomsbury Food Library which provides an extensive collection of food content. Access now available

EBSCO’s eBook Community College Collection

A multidisciplinary collection of more than 52,000 eBook titles, spanning a range of topics from Art, Cooking and Education to Health and Fitness, Philosophy and the Social Sciences.

To learn how to download eBooks from EBSCO please click here to see EBSCO tutorial.
EBSCO LibGuides for eBooks users (EBSCO LibGuides).

To access collection please use LRC search field (LRC front page).

What are they about?

What are they about?

Proquest eBooks:

The LRC houses over 4000 Proquest eBook titles, primarily in the areas of hospitality, tourism, events and food science, all of which can be read online for 10 minutes, or requested for loan

Knovel eBooks:

Approximately 280 titles, primarily on food science are available for reading or downloading

Bloomsbury Food Library:

Over 70 ebooks related to foods, covering pre-historic times to the present day, including Food Cultures of the World and The Cambridge World History of Food

Borrowing an eBook

Borrowing an eBook

Proquest eBooks:

You can either choose to Read Online or Download a title
With Read Online, you get a free browse time of 10 minutes, after which you will be prompted to either create a loan or return to the catalogue.
With Downloading a title that the LRC owns, you need to have Adobe Digital Editions installed. This software is installed on all LRC student computers but you will need it on your own PC or with the Bluefire app on your mobile devices you can then download and read the e-book offline.

With Downloading a title that the LRC does not own, a request for a 1 day and 7 day only loan is generated and will be subject to LRC approval.

ProQuest Training Videos online: eBook Central Downloads

Knovel eBooks:

You can either choose to Read Online or Download a title that the LRC owns.
With Read a Knovel title online, you need to have Adobe Reader software (installed on all LRC computers) or equivalent pdf viewer to read the title.

Knovel Support Centre (How to print or download content sections).

Bloomsbury Food Library:

There are no restrictions to reading material online.
The Bloomsbury Food Library interface is device-responsive, so will accommodate reading on a PC as well as mobile devices.Titles can be saved for viewing later by creating your own personal account.

How long can I borrow it for?