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How to Read and Download eBooks?: Safari (O'Reilly)

This guide has been created to assist students in searching for, accessing, and download ebooks through the library's homepage.

Safari Books Online is a fully-searchable e-reference library housing a collection that covers the technologies most essential to users including certification, enterprise computing, Java, Linus/Unix, Web development, Windows, XML, and more of the world's best publishers. 

  • Types: books, video, proven learning paths, case studies, interactive tutorials
  • Coverage: Mostly 2004 to present
  • Users: Unlimited simultaneous users
  • Contains: Over 48,000 titles; very current
  • Printing: Usually limited to one page at a time
  • Download: None
  • Compatible with: Anything with a web browser.

Quick presentations and webinars of the most important features are published in the libguide.


  • Select Institution is not listed

  • Set up a personal account with your NU email if first time using the resource.
  • Use Already a user? option as an existing user.

safari registration interface


  • Browse by Topics or search with the keyword, author name, and title

safari books search interface

  • You can read books online and create your personal playlist for future learning

online boor interface


Books or videos that refer to working/exercise/code files will often mention the location of these files in a chapter at the beginning or end of the book

safari video page interface


safari mobile apps page

Examples of E-books

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