Chapter in an edited book (Kirja-artikkeli) An edited book consists of book articles written by different people. The book has an entry Toimitettu (toim.), Edited (ed.), Herausgegeben (hrsg.), Redigerad (red.).
DOI (Digital Object Indentifier) Unique and permanent identifier of electronic publications, articles, books and book articles, as well as data, i.e. research data. With DOI the publication can be retrieved online, so it is worth leaving it or adding it to the list of sources (APA7 help). The DOI can be found on the publisher's, book's or magazine's website or, for example, here: Crossref Metadata Search. Long DOI can be shortened in shortDOI service. ShortDOI is not usually found in databases, but with it the publication can be found online.
DRM (Digital rights management) Restricts e.g. storage and copying. With Adobe DRM use Adobe Digital Editions. With LCP DRM use Thorium Reader.
E-book, ebook (E-kirja, elektroninen kirja) A book that can be read online; an online book, an electronic book, a full-text book..
EPUB The file format of e-books, which may contain links to e.g. the book's bibliography and even the web, does not always include page numbers. Referencing electronic resources.
FinELib (Finnish National Electronic Library) FinELib is a consortium in Finland, which centrally acquires electronic materials for its member organisations and negotiates for the open access benefits with publishers.
Full-text (Kokoteksti) The content of a book or journal article in its entirety; most often a PDF or EPUB file.
ISBN (International Standard Book Number) Identifies books for public use. A separate ISBN is assigned to each book, each publication format, and each edition containing changes.
JUFO-portal (Julkaisufoorumi) A service you can use to help determine if a journal is scientific (peer-reviewed) or a book publisher is reliable.
Licensed material (Lisensoitu aineisto) Material for which access is available on the basis of a contract, e.g. e-journals, e-books and databases ordered to a Oulu university or Oamk. The material is usually licensed for a specific contract period, e.g. a year or two.
Off-campus access (Etäkäyttö) The use of e-resources remotely, e.g. from home, requires a VPN connection or login with a university/Oamk username (Haka Login).
Open access, OA (Avoin julkaiseminen) Free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone. More information on open publishing. | Open access books.
Peer review, referee (Vertaisarviointi) Way of evaluating and assuring the quality of research before it is published. It involves critical evaluation by independent experts (peers) usually anonymously.
Proxy (Proxy server) For remote access to e-resources requiring university/Oamk login; displayed at the beginning of e.g. database addresses (UniOulu: https://pc124152.oulu.fi:9443/login?url=; Oamk: https://ezp.oamk.fi:2047/login?url=).
Series (Julkaisusarja) Books published as a sequence having usually some similarity of subject, e.g. Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja, Puheen ja kielen tutkimuksen yhdistyksen julkaisuja, Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture.
E-books aren't forever. The e-book available now may no longer be available in a year, for example. If this happens, please contact the library kirjasto.kokoelmat@oulu.fi.
When you login with your University of Oulu user ID (Haka Login) or use the VPN connection you have access to the electronic resources also from outside the University of Oulu Network.
The library provides e-books on a wide variety of different platforms and from a wide variety of suppliers. Although each e-book platform will look slightly different, the functionality on offer is largely the same.
Almost all e-books can be read online in a browser without signing in to the supplier's database. Books read in the browser can also be listened to.
E-books are available in EPUB and PDF format:
Most of our e-books can be downloaded to your computer or device. E-book platforms often use Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes to restrict copying, printing and downloading.
Borrowing / downloading / offline reading requires not only a reader app but also a personal user ID to the e-book service in question.
E-book services have different terms of use for example with regard to the number of simultaneous users and loan period.
From many databases, parts of e-books and even entire books, can be stored as PDFs and EPUBs without DRM protection. They too must be treated with respect to copyright, licensing agreements and terms of use. The conditions are stated on the pages of each database.
Some service providers have an mobile app for borrowing and reading e-books.
See the instructions for e-book services for more detailed information.
E-books with Adobe DRM files (.acsm) use Adobe Digital Editions (ADE).
In more detail section includes
1. Creating an Adobe account (Adobe ID)
You should create your Adobe account using your personal email address, which is still in use after your university career. You can of course change your email address for the account if needed, and you can also set up a secondary email for the account.
2. Installing Adobe Digital Editions
Software that allows you to read and manage e-books and other digital publications.
3. Downloading an e-book into ADE
An example of how to download a DRM-protected book from a computer to your own device:
4. Using Adobe Digital Editions
Reader view enables you to read and browse e-books as well as search for specific content.
You can change the font size and use full screen.
Printing and copying rights can be found at: File / Item Info or right mouse button / Item Info.
Book files can be found at My Digital Editions -directory on your pc. Bookmarks and other notes made in the e-book will disappear after the loan period is over, but you can transfer them to a new loan from the file saved to your computer.
The e-book can also be retured in Adobe Digital Editions.
With Thorium Reader you can
Using
When using works (e.g. journal article, e-book) obtained from academic research databases or platforms, APA style rules are:
Material without page numbers
Web citations require much of the same information as print sources, but also provide the location of an online source:
1. Permanent identifier, etc. DOI, URN, Handle, or permalink.
Search for DOI:
2. Reference to web archive, Internet Archive or Memento, either existing version or version archived by you.
3. Avoid using the URL.
