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E-Books Guide

Using JSTOR E-BOOKS

 

 

JSTOR provides access to renowned scholarly publishers. The Library has a tailored collection of business and economics titles which can be accessed via a link from the Library catalogue, or directly via the JSTOR platform.

Users

Staff, Student and Faculty

Access

Access on and off campus via library catalogue or Library LibGuide 

Printing/Copying

Open the chapter in your PDF reader and print from the PDF file

Although there are no printing/copying restrictions imposed by JSTOR, please be aware that such usage is still subject to the usual copyright restrictions​

Reading/Downloading

JSTOR e-books can be downloaded or read online 

To download, select the chapter you want from the table of content, Click on 'I Accept, Proceed to PDF' to accept JSTOR’s terms and conditions.

If you have set up a MyJSTOR account, this includes an acceptance of the JSTOR terms and conditions so you will not be prompted again.  

Downloading on Apple Devices

Once you have clicked on the download option and accepted the terms & conditions it will open it in Safari but if you click on ‘More…’ you can choose the reader you wish to view the document in or use ‘Open in…’ to use the reader already in use. It will save the document to your device (in iBooks, Adobe Reader, BlueFire Reader etc)

For more information on downloading PDFs see the JSTOR troubleshooting guide

 

Accessibility

The JSTOR platform is compatible with screen readers, including JAWS. Images have 'informational text alternatives', while image-based PDFs can be read with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).
It is possible to zoom text up to at least 200%, and to change font size and colour via browser settings. 

The JSTOR accessibility policy is available here.