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A guide to deciphering access of digital resources at ECU

What are digital resources?

Digital resources (also called online resources or digital media) are materials that you can access and use online.

The ECU Library provides access to a range of digital resources. These resources are things such as:

  • Textbooks and ebooks used for teaching, reference, and supplementary reading,
  • Academic journal articles used for research and assignment tasks,
  • Research databases
  • LinkedIn Learning, Informit EduTV, and other educational video streaming services. 

These are available for students, staff, and researchers while studying or working at ECU. 

When you access any Reading List item, electronic article from the library catalogue, or scholarly database for your subject area you are interacting with digital resources. 

In this guide

This guide will be focusing on ebooks but similar functionalities apply to all digital resources. This guide covers:

Related Guides

If you are using ebooks and digital resources you may find the following guides useful:

If you are looking for suggested ebooks and digital resources for your subject area please see your respective subject library guide:

If you are teaching staff and want to know more about adding or using ebooks in your units see:

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