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\"ebooks\"Backpacks weighing you down with too many books? Are you tired of getting overdue notices? What about those book pages that are torn or missing, or have coffee rings and bent corners? These are just a few of the headaches facing users of print books. Whereas, e-books are portable, cleaner, available on multiple devices, and you don\u2019t have to drive or take the bus to use or buy one.<\/p>\n

In 2000, HSLS subscribed to its very first e-book, Harrison\u2019s Principles of Internal Medicine<\/em>. Some 17 years later, users now have access to over 4,000 e-books through various HSLS subscriptions. In 2016, the most popular e-books by usage were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nHSLS Licensed\/Purchased E-Book<\/strong><\/td>\n2016 Usage <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nSparks and Taylor\u2019s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual (9th ed.)<\/td>\n21,004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nHarrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (19th ed.)<\/td>\n9,316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5<\/td>\n5,901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nClinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (6th ed.)<\/td>\n5,516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nMorgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology (5th ed.)<\/td>\n5,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nPharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (9th ed.)<\/td>\n4,896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nAHFS Drug Information (2017)<\/td>\n4,477<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nQuick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2016<\/td>\n4,067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nAnesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures (5th ed.)<\/td>\n3,858<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nCurrent Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2016<\/td>\n3,622<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nMiller’s Anesthesia (8th ed.)<\/td>\n3,551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nCurrent Surgical Therapy (11th ed.)<\/td>\n3,254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nPharmaceutical Care Practice (3rd ed.)<\/td>\n3,215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nRed Book (American Academy of Pediatrics)<\/td>\n2,786<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nCampbell-Walsh Urology (11th ed.)<\/td>\n2,691<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nBasics of Anesthesia (6th ed.)<\/td>\n2,639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nClinical Anesthesia (7th ed.)<\/td>\n2,338<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nMotor Speech Disorders (3rd ed.)<\/td>\n2,237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nCancer Nursing (7th ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a02,016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nHealth Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective (6th ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a01,997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>\nScientific American Surgery<\/td>\n\u00a01,935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>\nRutherford’s Vascular Surgery (8th ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a01,873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nTintinalli\u2019s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (8th ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a01,826<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nLaboratory Animal Medicine (3rd ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a01,815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nSabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest (9th ed.)<\/td>\n\u00a01,779<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In 2016, 64% of the HSLS book budget was spent on e-books, while 36% went to print books. Of the overall collections budget, a mere 0.5% was spent on print materials.<\/p>\n

Locating E-Books at HSLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several methods for locating HSLS e-books:<\/p>\n