Look for Course Readings?
Option 1. Go to your course page at Learn@PolyU and click on "Resource List" from the left menu.
Option 2. Go to the library homepage and search under "Course Resource List".
The quickest way to find books is through a direct search in OneSearch. You may search by Keywords, Title of the Book, Call Number, or an ISBN number. Follow the steps below:
The way to access an e-book can be different depending on the platform the book is located. Some platforms allow you to download the whole book in PDF with one click, while some allow downloading a limited number of pages per day due to copyright restrictions.
Here are a few commonly seen examples from e-book databases:
⦿ Full book download allowed. Usually, books directly offered by publishers offer full book or chapter download options.
⦿ Limited no. of pages download per day. Two major e-book providers - ProQuest and EBSCOhost- offer this option. Note that some popular books may only allow online reading. There is no limitation if you read the book online.
Other than downloading a limited no. of pages to PDF, you may also "Borrow" the whole book for a specified no. of days and read it offline after installing the Adobe Digital Editions app.
⦿ PDF full download is not available. Usually, textbook providers offer this option.
You can check out the books and read them online for a specified no. of hours.
(Link to this book on OneSearch)
Some books may allow downloading a number of pages to PDF with watermarks.
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (2nd ed.)
E-Book, 2019
Print version available here.
The Craft of Research (4th ed.)
Q180.55.M4 B66 2016
Academic Writing for Graduate Students
PE1404 .S93 2012