Ebook Central: Administrators

ProQuest LibCentral is the administrative platform for your institution’s ebook collection on Ebook Central.

Just a few of the benefits are:

• Streamlined acquisition catalog 
• Configure patron options for different access models
• Robust DDA profile functions
• Detailed reporting to help you track ROI

Sign up for LibCentral training here.

• DDA Budget Tracker
  • This new feature launched in September 2019 allows to track your DDA spendings and - upon reaching a threshold - automatically switch automated purchases to mediated requests in order to control your budget.
  • An extensive guide on this new feature is available directly in LibCentral:
    Go to Help > Help Documents > DDA Budget Tracker

• Reports in LibCentral
  • LibCentral offers a number of reports for your analytical needs including several highly detailed proprietary reports as well as multiple COUNTER 4 and COUNTER 5 reports (these can also be harvested via SUSHI).
  • Documentation:
    • Within LibCentral check the Help > Reports section. The chapters for the  proprietary reports also contain links to dedicated PDF guides.
    • SUSHI support on Ebook Central
    • Project COUNTER
  • Training:
    • LibCentral Reports

We're pleased to offer an Ebook Central search widget that you may use on your webpages to help patrons find relevant ebooks for their research!

Get the code snippet:

• If you use proxied links, please use the code below and replace:
  • ezproxy.yourproxy.edu with your proxy URL
  • XXXXX with your Ebook Central site ID

<form action="https://ezproxy.yourproxy.edu/form?qurl=http%3a%2f%2febookcentral.proquest.com%2flib%2fXXXXX%2fsearch.action?utm_source=XXXXX-website&utm_medium=search-widget" target="_parent" method="post">
<table style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 6px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 9px 0px 0px 11px;" width="">
<img src="http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/ebc-logo-search-widget.png" alt="Ebook Central" width="147" height="30" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 9px; white-space: nowrap;" colspan="2">
<input type="text" name="query" value="">
<input type="submit" name="search" value="Search">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>

• If you don't use proxied links, please use the code below and replace XXXXX with your Ebook Central site ID.

<form action="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/XXXXX/search.action?utm_source=XXXXX-website&utm_medium=search-widget" target="_parent">
<table style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 6px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 9px 0px 0px 11px;" width="">
<img src="http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/ebc-logo-search-widget.png" alt="Ebook Central" width="147" height="30" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 9px; white-space: nowrap;" colspan="2">
<input type="text" name="query" value="">
<input type="submit" name="search" value="Search">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>