Skip to Main Content

E-books

Information about library's e-book services and instructions how to use them

Knovel

Content

Thousands of e-books and reference books from several subject areas in engineering and technology.

Available collections:

  • Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology
  • Computer Hardware Engineering
  • Food Science
  • Industrial Engineering & Operations Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
  • Process Design, Control and Automation
  • Software Engineering

How to find the e-books?

E-book collection available via service's web page. You can find them also when browsing SeAMK-Finna.

Usage rights and login info

Degree students and the staff of the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. Walk-in users in library premises. Access on university's computer network and through remote access. Use your SeAMK university username and password to log in. Instructions to remote access.

Number of simultaneous users

Unlimited.

Reading the e-book

You can read Knovel e-books online. No program installations required.

Downloading to a computer

You can download single sections in PDF format to your computer. You cannot download a whole book at once. A free software Adobe Reader required.

  1. Search the e-book.
  2. Click the title of the book. The list shows you each section in separate PDF files. Click any section.
  3. Choose Download on the top menu. You can open the section in Adobe Reader or save the file to your computer in PDF format.

Downloading to mobile devices

There is a free Knovel ToGo application available for mobile devices. Download Knovel app from your app store.

For the first time, create a My Knovel account on your PC. After installing the app, log in to the app with your credentials. After downloading, the articles are available for offline reading also. Downloaded books are available also on your PC through your My Knovel account.

Printing

Unlimited. Book sections are printable one by one in PDF format.

More instructions

Knovel Libguide
Knovel Support Center
Knovelin video tutorials
What is Knovel ToGo?

Permitted and prohibited use

User rights and remote access

More

Knovel also includes interactice equations, tables and unit converter.

Accessibility Statement