E-Books

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

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

What are they about?

What are they about?

EBL eBooks:

The LRC houses over 4000 EBL 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

Borrowing an eBook

Borrowing an eBook

EBL 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.

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

How long can I borrow it for?