Tips for Users

1. Make the Most of eLi, the Artificial Intelligence Tool

eLi is an innovative feature that allows users to make direct queries about the content of the book they are reading. By selecting a word or phrase, you can ask eLi to explain concepts, summarize sections, or clarify specific doubts. eLi’s responses are based on models like GPT-4 from OpenAI and, collaboratively, are stored in the book and accessible to other users, fostering shared learning. Remember to ask detailed questions and focus them on the topic to get more precise answers.

2. Use the Multilingual Reader and the Integrated Translator.

This tool is invaluable for multilingual understanding and accessibility. You can select a fragment of text and listen to it read aloud in Spanish, English, or Portuguese. Additionally, the translation feature allows you to translate terms, phrases, and even paragraphs into multiple languages, including native South American languages such as Guarani and Quechua, which is very useful for international students or language studies.

3. Enable the Dyslexia-friendly Font for Inclusive Reading

With accessibility and social inclusion in mind, eLibro allows you to activate a special font mode designed for people with dyslexia. This option is found in your personal profile settings and is essential to ensure that all students can interact with study materials comfortably and effectively, removing barriers to reading.

4. Benefit from Offline Downloads with Unlimited Renewals

Users can download complete titles to their mobile devices, laptops, or PCs using the eLibro app to read without an internet connection. Although the initial loan period is 30 days, a key feature is that books have unlimited loan renewals, allowing users to continuously access study materials whenever needed by simply repeating the download process.

5. Manage "My Bookshelf" and Share Folders with Specific Content

Each user has a personal "My Bookshelf" with unlimited storage to save and organize documents in subfolders. A highly beneficial feature for teachers is the ability to share folders. This means teachers can create collections of specific books for a class, add their own notes, highlights, bookmarks, and eLi queries, and then share the folder link with their students. In this way, the entire class can directly access the curated and annotated content by the teacher, optimizing collaborative study.

6. Make the Most of Interactive Study Tools

During online reading, eLibro offers a robust set of tools to interact with the text. You can add bookmarks, write notes, and highlight content with different colors (yellow, pink, orange). Additionally, the "Summary Mode" allows you to view only the highlighted text, organized by color, which is ideal for efficiently reviewing and consolidating key ideas. All this work is linked to your account and saved securely.

7. Copy and Cite Easily with the Automatic Bibliographic Reference

This is a powerful tool for academic integrity. When you copy text directly from the platform, eLibro automatically adds the bibliographic reference of the source document. This not only greatly simplifies the citation process for students in their assignments, but also promotes respect for copyright. Additionally, the "Bibliographic Reference" tool allows you to generate citations in nine different formats (such as APA, Vancouver, etc.) for greater academic flexibility.

8. Master Advanced and Boolean Searches for Precise Results

Beyond quick searches, the platform offers filtered and advanced search options that are essential for in-depth research. To refine or broaden your results, you can use Boolean operators such as "AND" (to narrow results by searching for all terms), "OR" (to expand results by searching for any of the terms), and quotation marks (to find exact phrases within the title). You can also apply filters by document type, author, publisher, publication year, or subject area to find exactly what you need in the vast catalog.

9. Use the Page Reader (Audio) for Auditory Learning

The "Listen to Audio" feature is an accessibility tool that allows you to listen to the current page being read continuously until paused. This option is ideal for students who prefer auditory learning, for reviewing while doing other activities, or as support for people with visual impairments, making the content more accessible for everyone.

10. Print to PDF for Study and Annotation

Although printing the entire book is not allowed, the platform lets you download partial chapters or page ranges as images in PDF format. Additionally, users can print up to 40% of the total pages of a book in PDF format by selecting specific ranges. This feature is very useful for creating physical or digital support material that can be annotated by hand, or for studying without constantly relying on a screen, always within the framework of respecting copyright.

1. Comprehensive Management of User Accounts

As a librarian, you have access to a "users" module that allows you to create accounts individually or in bulk. You can import user lists using a template (CSV), which is very useful for granting access to large groups of students or teachers. You can also manage, block, deactivate, and change passwords. Other functions, such as deleting accounts or performing mass updates, are handled by the eLibro Technical Support team.

2. Platform Customization with Institutional Branding

From the general settings, you can replace the eLibro logo, the home image, and the login image with those of your institution. This allows the platform to visually integrate with your university’s identity. You can also modify the channel name.

3. Control of Loan and Download Policies

You have the ability to set the number of days for which downloaded books are loaned (for example, reducing from 30 to 7 days) and to establish a limit on the number of devices on which users can install the eLibro app (the default value is 5).

4. Definition of Allowed Registration Domains

To ensure exclusive access for the university community, you can specify the email domains (e.g., @university.edu) that are allowed for account registration. This prevents the use of personal emails and centralizes access control.

5. Content Management and Acquired Collections

You can filter searches by the collections subscribed to by your institution and directly access individually acquired titles. Additionally, you can download a complete list of all books in the collections in Excel format, which makes it easier to create specific bibliographies for teachers or areas of study.

6. Publication and Management of Institutional Events (Calendar)

The platform includes a "calendar" module that allows you to create and publish events such as trainings, meetings, or important announcements. These events are visible to all users of the platform, serving as a channel for institutional communication.

7. Access and Analysis of Detailed Usage Statistics

The reports provide usage statistics that detail user behavior, including visits, pages read, text copied, prints, and downloads for each title. You can filter these reports by "parent topic" and "subject" to identify usage trends by discipline or field of study, which is invaluable for evaluating and developing the collection.

8. Monitoring and Guidance on the eLi Tool (Artificial Intelligence)

Through the "questions by title" module in the reports, you can review the queries users make to eLi and the responses. This information allows you to guide students and teachers on how to formulate more precise questions to the AI in order to achieve better results and make the most of its capabilities.

9. Management of Administrator Accounts for the Team

eLibro allows you to designate up to five accounts with full administrator permissions for library staff. This facilitates the distribution of management tasks and ensures that there is always trained personnel to operate the platform. To request these permissions, you must send an email to eLibro support.

10. Take Advantage of Specialized Support and Training from eLibro

eLibro offers fast and efficient technical support, as well as specific training for librarians. It is essential to contact the eLibro team (sales, training, or support) to resolve questions, stay updated on new features, and ensure the platform performs at its best for your institution.