Off Campus Access
To access eBooks from off campus you will need your student id and MyPortal password.
System Requirements
Internet Explorer versions 9.0 and older are not compatible with the technology used to support vertical scroll. To be able to vertically scroll EBSCO eBooks the following browsers are recommended: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or IE 10.0 or later. For users with Internet Explorer versions 9.0 or older, please see the Adobe Acrobat Reader Browser Requirements and settings for all supported browsers, available here.
What is an eBook?
An electronic book (also e-book, ebook, digital book)
is a text- and image-based publication in digital form readable on computers. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines the e-book as "an electronic version of a printed book," but eBooks can exist without any printed equivalent.
eBooks in the De Anza College Library
The De Anza College Library has over 140,000 multi-disciplinary academic eBooks, many of which are downloadable to a tablet or e-reader. The best way to find our eBooks is to go to the library home page and click on the eBook Collection link.
Adobe® Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher is required for offline viewing. This free software can be downloaded from this link.