eBooks
How to Use
O'Reilly Safari Books Online focuses primarily on technology books such as information technology, computer manuals, digital media, web and mobile development, programming, engineering, and math & science. Access the collection below.
This is an example of an ebook in the Safari platform. Safari is one of the secondary platforms for ebooks at the University of Calgary, provided by ProQuest.
Here users can view bibliographic information, table of contents and jump to a specific chapter, book overview & reviews, similar available titles, and other extras.
| 1. Search within Book | 7. Thumbnail View | 12. Get URL |
| 2. Contents | 8. Zoom Options | 13. Toggle to Full Screen |
| 3. Toggle Sidebar | 9. Two Pages View | 14. Back/Next Page |
| 4. Email this page | 10. Scrolling Options | 15. Help |
| 5. Print | 11. Fit Page Options | 16. Sign In |
| 6. HTML View |
Benefits & Features
A personal account can save you time. Safari Books Online can let you organize and keep track of your favorite titles, add notes and bookmarks as you read, tag books and pages, and much more.
- Favorites Folders
- Notes and Highlighting
- Bookmarks
- Tags
- Printable, Custom Summary
- Ratings and Reviews
- Search and Smart Folders
Downloading ebooks in Safari is not permitted.
Individual pages can be Saved to PDF for printing purposes.
Safari can be accessed on mobile devices by visiting:
http://m.proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca
Searching
Searching within an eBook is a powerful tool to access relevant information on your research topic. You can search from either (1) the detail page or (2) once within the eBook.
1. Search from Detail Page
2. Search from within eBook
Search Results
After inputting a search, you’ll see a list of pages that contain the content you've searched for. You can choose to filter results by Order of Appearance (Sequential) or Relevancy.
What is O'Reilly Safari Books?
With O’Reilly for Higher Education, libraries can now give students a competitive advantage in the classroom and beyond with access to the most current knowledge, trends, conversations, and real-world experiences in business and technology. Exclusively available to academic libraries through ProQuest on an unlimited user and content model, O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments on exclusive O'Reilly-produced content from world-renowned innovators and corporate leaders. The platform includes more than 35 000 book titles plus 30 000+ hours of video, proven learning paths, case studies, interactive tutorials, audio books, and videos from O’Reilly’s global conferences and the world’s best publishers.