Ebook FAQ for VCU Libraries

Licensing Overview

• User Licenses: Unlimited simultaneous access. Content can be downloaded for offline access, and kept as long as institution subscribes to O’Reilly.
• Subscription or Permanent Access? All ebooks on these platforms are subscription-based, so titles may come and go.
• DRM-free? Information forthcoming.

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)

An accessibility statement for O'Reilly is available online. To request a copy of their VPAT, contact support@oreilly.com.

Information forthcoming.

More information on this topic is available at our Library Ebooks as Course Materials research guide.

O'Reilly does not have an option for chapter or entire book PDF downloads. You can print pages directly from the web browser. Visit ProQuest's O'Reilly LibGuide for an overview of their interface.

The best ebook link to provide library users is the Primo (library website) permalink, since direct links to the O'Reilly ebook site may not connect them with VCU Libraries' subscription access, even if the link contains VCU's proxy. Additionally, finding a permalink that includes "alma" (rather than "cdi") in the last part of the URL is your best bet, since those records are more likely to be stable.

A direct link to the ebook is currently not recommended for the O'Reilly platform.

• Different authentication approach from other VIVA products, as it provides personalized access.
• Please visit ProQuest's O'Reilly LibGuide for more information about this platform.
• To access mobile content offline you must download on the O´Reilly app, available from Play Store for Android or Apple Store for iOS.
• When first using O'Reilly, the screen below may appear. Select not listed (for institution) in the drop down, and another screen will appear asking you to log in with your institutional email. 
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