Ebook Collections: Taylor & Francis E-Books

This guide highlights a range of ebook collections, giving details on the content of the collections, and how to use them

About Taylor and Francis E-books

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The University of St Andrews has access to selected e-books purchased on the Taylor and Francis Online platform.  Books are supplied on a Digital Rights Management Free (DRM-Free) basis, so there are no limits on downloading or printing, and there are no limits on how many people can view the ebook at the same time.

Searching for a Taylor and Francis Ebook

All of the Taylor and Francis ebooks the University has access to can be found through Library Search

To search for a book enter the author, title or subject into the search box.  As you enter your terms four options appear in a dropdown list, Everything, Books, Articles and Rare books, click the Books option to limit the search to books

A screenshot of the search box.  The words 'the historian's toolbox' have been entered in the search box.  A list of limits is shown below the search box: the historian's toolbox Everything; the historian's toolbox Books; the historian's toolbox Articles; the historian's toolbox Rare books.  The option for Books is highlighted with a red box around the word Books.

From the results pace you can limit the search to view ebooks only by choosing the  Available Online option in the filters on the left under the 'Tweak your results' heading:

Tweak your results.  Show by relevance, downward pointed triangle provides a dropdown list of options.  Show only Available Online which is highlighted; Other options are Available in Print, or Open Access

Accessing the ebook

Click the title of the book or 'Available Online to access the record for the book:

Screenshot showing the details of a book on the results page. Book: The historian's toolbox : a student's guide to the theory and craft of history Robert C. Williams. Williams, Robert C., author. 2025; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. Available Online.

From the ebook record click the 'view full text' link in the View Online section:

A screenshot of a book record.  The details of the book appear at the top.  The View Online section is near the bottom of the record.  View Online: Full text availability. view full text is highlighted with a red box to show this is the link to access the ebook.

If you need to login to view a Taylor and Francis ebook you'll be directed to the University of St Andrews Microsoft Office Single Sign in, where you enter your university email address and password.

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