Audiobooks

The library owns several audiobooks in support of academic programs.

• A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki
• Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
• Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business by Ann Hadley and CC Chapman
• De Kooning’s Bicycle : Artists and Writers in the Hamptons by Robert Long
• How to Study Program by Ron Fry
• How to Write a Thesis by Umberto Eco.  Dated, but a classic.
• How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens by Benedict Carey
• Learn to Study: For Success at College and University by Aidan Moran and James Gourley
• Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter by Stefan Weitz
• Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword
• The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
• They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein.
• Transforming Leadership by James MacGregor Burns
• When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession by Irvin D. Yalom

LibriVox

In addition to audiobooks available from OneSearch, you can freely access thousands of public domain book recordings from LibriVox. Volunteers record texts of titles that are no longer subject to copyright restrictions, making this service a great resource for finding the audiobook version of your favorite classic.

Find Audiobooks

1. Enter the book title in OneSearch.

2. In the left column will be options for limiting your search. Here, you can limit the Source Type to “Audiobooks.”  You may need to click “show more” to see the audiobooks option.

Check out Audiobooks

1. Select the Audiobook you wish to listen to, and click “Check Out.”
2. You will be prompted to log in to your OneSearch/EBSCO Account. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a personal account (link in upper, right-hand corner).
3. Select the number of days (up to three) you would like to check out the audiobook using the drop-down menu.
4. Click “Check Out.”
   Note: If an audiobook is unavailable, you can place a hold on the title.

Download an Audiobook

1. To access your audiobook, you will need to complete a one-time download of the EBSCO Audiobook app for your Android or Apple device.
2. Once you have completed the download, login to the app using your OneSearch/EBSCO account. Click sign in.
3. Using the app, select the title you wish to download. Once you have downloaded the audiobook, select play.
   From here, you can pause, skip back fifteen seconds, or move to different sections of the book. Your audiobook will automatically expire at the end of the checkout period.

Place a Hold on an Audiobook

If the audiobook you have selected is already in use, you may place a hold on the title. This will allow you to check out the audiobook when it becomes available.

1. To place a hold, enter your email address, and select Place Hold.
2. You will be notified via email when the Audiobook is available for checkout.

EBSCO eBooks & Audiobooks Support Center
UI&U Librarians