Student Quick-Start Guide

Use this quick-start guide to open your ePlatform library, sign in, find a title, and begin reading or listening.

Your school or library controls how you access ePlatform and which login method you use. Ask your teacher or librarian if you have not received the correct link or login information.

Video tutorial

Watch this student tutorial for an overview of getting started with ePlatform.

Before you start

You may need:

your school or library's unique ePlatform website link;
the ePlatform app if you are using a phone or tablet;
your school or library name, setup code, or QR code; and
the username, password, library ID, or single sign-on method provided by your school.

1. Open ePlatform

Using a web browser

Open the ePlatform website provided by your school or library.
Check that the correct school or library name is displayed.
Select Log in or Sign in.

Using the mobile or tablet app

Open the ePlatform app.
Select Add New Library if your library has not already been added.
Search for your school or library, enter its setup code, or scan its QR code.
Select the correct school or library.

A setup code or QR code adds your library to the app. You may still need to sign in to your personal account.

Use the login method provided by your school or library.

Username and password

Enter the username, library ID, or barcode provided by your school.
Enter your password.
Select Log in or Sign in.

Single sign-on

Select the school, Google, Microsoft, or SSO option displayed.
Enter your usual school account details if asked.
Complete any additional school login steps.
Wait to return to ePlatform.

For more detailed instructions, see How to Sign In.

3. Find a title

You can browse the library collection or search for something specific.

Browse the collection

Select Browse to explore the titles available through your school or library.

The homepage may also contain collections of new, popular, recommended, or featured titles.

Search for a title

Open the search field.
Enter a title, author, series, ISBN, or publisher.
Select a title from the search results to view its details.

If you cannot find a title, see Browsing & Searching for Titles.

4. Borrow or reserve a title

Borrow an available title

Select the title you want.
Select Borrow.
Choose Read for an eBook or Listen for an Audiobook.

Reserve an unavailable title

If no copy is currently available, select Reserve when that option is displayed.

You can review or cancel your reservations from My Loans.

For more information, see:

5. Start reading or listening

Read an eBook

Open the borrowed eBook.
Select Read.
Use the eBook reader to move through the book and adjust the available reading settings.

For more information, see How to Read an eBook.

Listen to an Audiobook

Open the borrowed Audiobook.
Select Listen.
Use the Audiobook player to play, pause, and move through the title.

For more information, see How to Listen to an Audiobook.

6. Manage your loans and reservations

Open My Loans to find:

your borrowed eBooks and Audiobooks;
your current reservations; and
the option to return an eligible title early.

Titles are returned automatically when the loan period ends, so they do not become overdue.

An assigned eBook or Audiobook can be returned early. Decodable and Levelled Readers do not use loans, so they do not need to be returned.

For more information, see Returning or Renewing an eBook or Audiobook.

7. Prepare for offline access

You can prepare borrowed eBooks and Audiobooks for offline use in either your school’s ePlatform web portal or the ePlatform app.

Connect your device to the internet.
Open the borrowed title in the web portal or ePlatform app.
Download the title for offline use.
Wait for the download to finish.
Open the title before going offline to confirm that it is ready.