You will need this login to access the e-books away from your college campus.
To do this use your college computer login.
Username: studentID@student.rnngroup.ac.uk
Password: your current college password
For more details of e-books available for fashion please click here: to look at our arts list of e-books. Alternatively you can search the whole collection.
You have two options to suit your needs, you can read the eBook online or you can download the eBook.
VLe Books - To view the eBook click Read Online
EBook Central - When you select an eBook you will be taken to its Quick View page. On the right hand side of the page you can find a list of contents which provides links to various parts of the eBook. At the top of the viewer are tools for navigation and zoom and highlighting.
Unfortunately this is not currently possible via E-Book Central.
VLe Books - If you want to download an eBook, click on the Download link. After you have clicked the icon choose how long you want the downloaded eBook to be available to you. You can download an eBook for up to 5 days. After you have selected the amount of time click 'download' and then save the file. To read eBooks on your PC, Mac, or mobile device you must have already loaded suitable reader software.
Ebook Central is the access route to the FE e-books collection. The Core Collection supports students in a broad range of subject areas: arts and humanities, business management and general, education and childcare, health and life sciences, ICT, travel and tourism, key skills including maths, science and engineering, social sciences, and vocational. Currently the collection has 639 titles.
To log into Ebook Central from home
Offsite students can log directly into Jisc Ebook Central and they will need to login with the following options.
Username = library@rnngroup.ac.uk
Password = Library123*
There are a few ways to find an eBook.
1. Home Page On the home page of VLe Books you will see a selection of eBooks; Just Arrived, Most Read and Latest. The eBook that you want may be there.
2. Search At the top of the home page there is a search bar, you can use this to find the eBook you are looking for.
3. Browse by subject. On the left hand side of the screen is a list of subjects, click on the subject you are interested in and you will be shown a list of eBooks.
4. My Bookshelves On the left hand side of the screen is 'My Bookshelves'. This is where you can add eBooks that you think are important.
When you have found an eBook that you are interested in, access it by clicking on the image of the cover of the eBook.
VLeBooks is a fantastic new way for you to access your eBook catalogue, empowering you with a quick and easy way to access texts.
Categories are - Art & Photography, Biography, Business, Finance and Law, Children's, Computing, Education , Food & Drink, Health & Lifestyle, History & Transport, Hobbies & Games, Home &, Garden, Mind, Body, Spirit, Music, Stage & Screen, Politics, Philosophy & Religion, Reference, Reference & Languages, Scientific, Technical and Medical and Sport. The list continues to grow!
Follow the link above and select the Google login from the list of options where it says Sign in below.
Then use your college Google logon details.
If you have any problems or questions please Contact us.
eBooks are a quick and easy way to access material. They are available on or off campus and can be used 24 hours a day. If you own a tablet device, these books can be viewed easily wherever you have a connection to the internet. These titles also allow limited printing.
Brief lists targeted at your specific area can be accessed via E-books by Subject link which will take you to a list of curriculum areas and you can select the relevant subject. For help making the most of our e-books please use this link to the e-resources user guides. Alternatively there is addition information on using e-books on this link: e-books tips and tricks.
