This table lists some of the licensed online book and textbook platforms providing health sciences information. Selected features and restrictions are highlighted. To find the most comprehensive and current information, visit the specific platform’s site.
Other Ebook collections are listed here and elsewhere in this guide. Information about mobile resources can be found here. To find individual titles, use the search box in the Northwestern University libraries’ online catalog.
Last updated: May 30, 2025.
| Platform |
Downloading & Printing |
Simultaneous User Limit |
Notes |
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AccessMedicine
(McGraw-Hill)
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Select “print” in order to print chapter pdf |
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Register for a free personal account to access site features |
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Books@Ovid
(Lippincott)
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Book sections or chapters can be printed (for chapters, “print preview” first). Chapters can be saved as pdfs |
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ClinicalKey
(Elsevier)
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Register for a free personal account to access site features (e.g. downloading e-Book PDFs): Sign up for an account |
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Register for a free personal account to access site features (e.g. downloading e-Book PDFs): Sign up for an account |
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EBSCOHost
(misc. publishers)
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Open each book to determine the page # amount available to download and the number of available saves. Some full ebook permitted. See: Checking Out and Downloading EBSCO |
Most titles: 1 user at a time per licensed title |
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LWW Health Library: Clerkship/Clinical Rotations Collection
(Lippincott)
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Create a free personal account to save, print, or download. Select “Change” to save chapter as pdf |
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Create a free personal account to access self-assessment, favorites, and other personalized features |
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LWW Health Library: Medical Education Collection
(Lipincott)
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Create a free personal account to save, print, or download. Select “Change” to save chapter as pdf |
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Create a free personal account to access self-assessment, favorites, and other personalized features |
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PsychiatryOnline
(American Psychiatric Publishing)
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A free personal account is required in order to print individual chapters, one at at time |
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To access personalization features, you will be asked to create / log in to your "My POL" account. |
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R2 Digital Library
(misc. publishers)
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Sections can be printed, exported or saved. Per session: 60 print or email requests, or 20% of total # HTML pages |
Most titles: 1 user at a time per licensed title |
Books in the platform are available in HTML format only |
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Stat!Ref
(misc. publishers)
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Select an eBook from the "Bookshelf" collection, click on “Print” (top of the page) |
Most titles: 1 user at a time per licensed title |
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