Dorset Library provides us with eBooks, eMagazines and Newspapers free
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If you are a Member of Dorset Libraries you have access to e-books, magazines and newspapers, available to download and read at home. Dorset Library is a member of Libraries West, who provide the online resources. There is also access to Encyclopedia Britannica and Oxford Reference amongst many other high quality reference sources
All the resources are usable on a tablet (app available for iOS, Android & Kindle Fire) or on a PC using the web browser - smart phones as well, although you would probably need a magnifying glass. |
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eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers
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With your library card number and pin, you can download books, magazines and newspapers for free. Dorset Libraries make these available via the BorrowBox app (available for Apple IOS, Android, Kindle Fire) or on PCs via the web browser.
This picture is a BorrowBox page on my iPad. Click this Link for the Dorset Council web page explaining how to get started. It has links to the app required and instructions for library membership. |
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Magazines Services Overview
- you can check out as many magazine issues as you like
- choose from around 3,000 different titles across a wide range of genres including computers & technology, crafts, current affairs, entertainment, food & cooking, lifestyle, science & nature, sports and home & garden
- checkout editions for 21 days. Loans expire automatically after 21 days but if you haven't finished reading them you can renew for a further 21 days as many times as you like
- checkout as many editions as you like at any one time - there are no loan limits!
- titles are always available to checkout so you won't ever need to reserve them
- all titles are unabridged, interactive and in full colour
- available at the same time as they appear on newsagents shelves
- each title comes with at least 12 months of back issues to explore
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Using BorrowBox
The BorrowBox app works well, but It is well worth reading about the service and how it works first. Click through to the Libraries West BorrowBox page here. |
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Reference
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Wikipedia is quite amazing, but sometimes you may need a different type of material or indeed, to check that a mistake hasn't got past their organisation of amateur editors. Dorset Library provides a page of links to available authoritative reference material. Click here or on the image to jump to the page. Please pay attention to the log on instructions for each link because they are not all the same.
I would like to bring your attention to 2 in particular - Encyclopedia Britannica and Oxford reference |
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Encyclopedia Britannia is probably the world's most famous and authoritative source of information. Britannica promises fact-checked, insightful articles, biographies, and interactive features, curated from the rich knowledge of leading contributors from around the globe and thoroughly vetted with a meticulous editorial process. The web site is easy to use and very readable. See above for access.
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Oxford Reference is the online service covering 25 different subject areas, bringing together entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Subject areas are: Archaeology, Art and Architecture, Classical Studies, History, Language Reference, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Medicine and Health, Music, Names Studies, Performing Arts, Quotations, Philosophy, Religions, Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Society and Culture.
See above for access. |
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