LSC-North Harris Library Research Guides: Pharmacy Technology: E-Books

E-Books

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Search complete electronic books. Set up a free account and download to your PC, Mac, Nook, Sony, Android, iPhone, or iPad.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 100,000 ebook titles covering a full range of academic topics. General reference works are also included.
Video Tutorial
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window
Full-text electronic medical library. For information on mobile access (via Apple, Android and Blackberry), refer to STAT!Ref under Mobile Apps.

STAT!Ref online medical library includes full-text versions of many useful pharmacy texts, including:

AHFS Drug Information 2022 - the most comprehensive evidence-based source of drug information complete with therapeutic guidelines and off-label uses
APhA DrugInfo Line - monthly newsletter of interpreted drug and pharmacotherapeutic information designed to keep front line pharmacists current on the latest trends in the biomedical literature
DrugPoints System - Helps you prescribe, administer, and monitor drugs safely and efficiently and Offers 1,400+ concise, unbiased, synopses on FDA-approved drugs (includes prescription and nonprescription)
Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer - Easy-to-understand, in-depth materials to help educate your patients about medications and their proper use.
The Review of Natural Products - updated monthly and includes over 300 topics which feature scientific names, common names, botan or source, history, chemistry, uses and pharmacology, dosing, pregnancy/lactation, interactions, adverse reactions, toxicology, and references

Create a free Adobe account if you do not already have one.
Install Adobe Digital Editions (Help) into your computer and "authorize" the computer with your Adobe ID.
Access EBSCO eBook Collection and sign in or create a "My EBSCOhost" account.
For off-campus/Wi-Fi access, enter your fourteen digit library barcode number located on the back of your college ID/library card.
Search or browse for an e-book.
Click on Download (Offline).
Click on Checkout & Download button.
E-book will open inside the desktop e-book reader Adobe Digital Editions.
You will be able to use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer e-books via the "USB to device" cable to up to six devices/supported e-readers such as Nooks, Sony e-Readers, etc.
Note: Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle DX are not compatible, however there is the option to save eBook pages as a PDF, then transferred to a Kindle.

If you do not already have a personal EBSCO account:
1. Access EBSCO eBook Collection and sign in or create a "My EBSCOhost" account.
2. For off-campus/Wi-Fi access, enter your fourteen digit library barcode number located on the back of your college ID/library card.
3. If you already have a personal account with EBSCO, proceed to step 2.
On your iOS device, install the EBSCO eBooks app from the App store.
Tap on Authorize.
In the Find My Library screen:
1. Select the United States for the Country.
2. Select Texas for the Subdivision.
3. Browse the page numbers (around page 7) until you get to Lone Star College System.
Search or browse for e-books.
Click on Download.
Enter your personal EBSCO account credentials.
Select the checkout period and tap on Checkout & Download.
Begin reading the title in the app, bookmark your place for later, and return it to the library's collection when finished

If you do not already have a personal EBSCO account:
1. Access EBSCO eBook Collection and sign in or create a "My EBSCOhost" account.
2. For off-campus/Wi-Fi access, enter your fourteen digit library barcode number located on the back of your college ID/library card.
3. If you already have a personal account with EBSCO, proceed to step 2.
On your Android device, install the EBSCO eBooks app from the Google Play.
Tap on Authorize.
In the Find My Library screen:
1. Select the United States for the Country.
2. Select Texas for the Subdivision.
3. Browse the page numbers (around page 7) until you get to Lone Star College System.
Search or browse for e-books.
Click on Download.
Enter your personal EBSCO account credentials.
Select the checkout period and tap on Checkout & Download.
Begin reading the title in the app, bookmark your place for later, and return it to the library's collection when finished

Create a free Adobe account if you do not already have one.
In your Kindle Fire's web browser, navigate to EBSCO eBook Collection to create a free "My EBSCOhost" account if you do not already have one.
Enter your fourteen digit library barcode number located on the back of your college ID/library card.
Install the Bluefire Reader app from the Bluefire website.
1. Turn on the feature to "Allow the installation of apps from unknown sources" by going to Settings, More, and then Device in your Kindle Fire.
2. On the Kindle Fire's browser, navigate to www.tinyurl.com/kindlebluefire, find and tap on the link indicated by "Tap here to download the Bluefire APK."
3. Authorize Bluefire with your Adobe ID.
On your Kindle Fire's browser navigate to http://search.ebscohost.com/ and sign in with your "My EBSCOhost" account.
Uncheck other databases, and select eBook Collection, then tap on continue.
Tap on Full Site.
Search or browse for an e-book.
Tap on Download (Offline).
Select checkout period in days, and tap on Checkout & Download button.
If prompted, select Bluefire Reader to open the e-book in your Kindle Fire.