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Student guide to getting started with

ebooks in Follettshelf

The address of our Follettshelf

https://wbb06986.follettshelf.com

Login

Login with your school username; password = your school ID.

Or use our guest account.

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Searching

Browse the shelf.

Narrow search – eg. By genre.

Advanced search – for keyword searching. Eg. An academic subject – science.

Unlimited access

Scroll over the cover of a book for quick details, including unlimited access.

Only some titles have this option. Eg. Cells.

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Read online

Single or dual page view.

Green arrow to advance pages.

Table of Contents to advance sections (this option not always available).

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Close the book icon

Use this icon to close the book before you exit.

“You may now close this window”.

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Read aloud

This option is only available for some books.

Checkout online

Use this option if you want to borrow the book (3 weeks).

The book will show as “out”.

Read now. This may open the book in a new window, so look for a yellow flashing window

in your bottom toolbar.

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My shelf

Books you checkout will appear in My Shelf.

Remember to close the book using the close book icon.

Return a book early

After closing a borrowed book you will get the option to close and keep the book, or to

return the book early. Choose one of these options then your will see a screen – You may

now close this window.

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Download

This option is only available for some titles.

Checkout online first, then download if you want to read the book offline.

Ipad app

Follettshelf also has an ipad app.

Instructions for this are published separately on the Oliver homepage.