{"id":21991,"date":"2022-09-23T11:18:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=21991"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:04:19","slug":"kortext-supplying-e-textbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/kortext-supplying-e-textbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kortext supplying e-textbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to get started and FAQs<\/span><\/h3>\n

We have been providing essential digital textbooks for some of our core modules in recent years, to make sure you have access to the most important texts for your study 24\/7.<\/span>We are offering some of these via a new provider Kortext.<\/p>\n

When will the books be available?<\/h3>\n

Books are available now\u202fand you will have\u202faccess to your titles for the rest of the academic year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do I get access?<\/h3>\n

You can access Kortext e-textbooks in a few ways:<\/p>\n

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  • via\u00a0module\u00a0reading lists where\u00a0Kortext eTextbooks have been added<\/li>\n
  • via your Moodle module<\/li>\n
  • via the Kortext APP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Logging in to a Kortext eTextbook via your reading lists or Moodle module is straightforward. Simply click on the Kortext eTextbook link to load the book. The first time you do this you will be asked to register with your Kent email details but subsequent uses will take you directly to the e-textbook.<\/p>\n

    What books will I get access to?<\/h3>\n

    The titles available on the scheme are those that<\/span> have been selected by module convenors <\/span>as<\/span> being essential to a course and not available as e-books already via our usual suppliers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>You can use these<\/span>\u00a0textbooks\u00a0<\/span>alongside<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other resources on your reading list<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Not every module has a Kortext\u00a0title linked to it. Some\u00a0modules\u00a0already have e-books available or use other resources, including\u00a0journal\u00a0articles and digitised chapters, as well as print materials available in the Library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Will I be able to download and print the textbooks?<\/h3>\n

    You will be able to print within the copyright restrictions of each title, which is set by the publisher. You will also be able to highlight sections, save notes and download to your device.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    How can I use the\u00a0Kortext app?<\/h3>\n