Help the Library get the e-books you need

Library Services is currently involved in a pilot project to investigate Demand Driven e-book purchasing using the dawsonera platform. 

How it works 

Search for your subject or a particular e-book title in Primo Aberdeen Collections 

• When you find a title you are interested in,
• Select Details 
  • Some titles may be available from more than one supplier e.g ebrary or Springer. You will have access to the complete book from these suppliers.  
• If it is a dawsonera title, available for Demand Driven purchase, in the Links box you will see Not currently owned. Preview available from dawsonera.

• If the dawsonera preview option is given, click on the link or
• Select View Online - this takes you to a Shibboleth login box

• Login and you will be taken to the book in dawsonera

•  From the Full title display screen in dawsonera select 5 Min Preview 

This will allow you to view a section of the book.

When a sufficient number of people Preview or Suggest for Purchase the same title that e-book will be automatically bought for the Library and you will have access to the complete contents of the book. 

If you select the Suggest for Purchase option you will have an opportunity to add a comment to give the reasons why you want the e-book bought. Please add a comment, it may help library staff decide to buy the book.