We are still seeing problems with access to Books24x7, especially when the point of connection is a link in a catalog record. From both on and off campus, you may still see odd Books24x7 pages requiring that you login with a Books24x7 account or create one. Since I first reported this problem a month ago, the library and now BCTC have been working with the vendor to identify what is the source of the problem. As soon as the problem is fixed, expect to see an update here on this blog.
In the meanwhile, it is still possible to access the ebooks in the collection; all you need to do is create a Books24x7 account and then use that login when you get the Books24x7 page asking for those credentials.
I was just trying to look at the electrical books through the links, and it still doesn’t appear to work.
Now the main problem is that creating a 24×7 account seems to require monthly costs. Is there any way to access them for free?
You can still get to books in Books24x7 freely and easily if you just go to the Databases page on the library website and connect to the Books24x7 database from the A-Z list of database links. At the moment, though, there is no way to create your own personal account within the database to save a set of ebooks in a folder.
Thanks Stephen! I didn’t know I could get to books24x7 through the databases too.