Do I have access to O'Reilly ebooks? Can I use them "offline"?
CCSF students, staff, and faculty have access to the O'Reilly platform. It requires a special login process.
Answer
Accessing O'Reilly
To access the O'Reilly platform content (including ebooks and videos), these steps must be followed:
On the A-Z Databases webpage, click O'Reilly for Higher Education. - Click the link below that is labeled 'Institution not listed?'
- Do not use the dropdown menu for "Select your institution."
- In the box labeled "Enter academic email," type your CCSFmail account address and click the red "Let's Go" button.
- When your access loads, you will see a screen that says "Welcome to the O'Reilly Learning Platform!" On this page, click the red "Got It" button.
- Search for the content you need.
Want a visual demo for gaining access? Watch the video at the bottom of this FAQ.
O'Reilly Offline Use
To use an O'Reilly ebook "offline," you must use the O'Reilly app to preload the ebook to a mobile device (such as a smart phone or tablet). To download an O'Reilly ebook:
- Establish your O'Reilly account using your school email address
- Download the O'Reilly app onto your device from your app store
- Login to the app using your O'Reilly account credentials
- Use "Browse" to locate the book you need
- Click on the Book name and use the "Download Book" button to put it on your device