Navigating your digital library

Here are the crib notes for navigating your digital library – from browsing to borrowing – so that you can become the bookworm you're destined to be. 🐛📚😍

This article is for STUDENTS. 👦👧👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

Through Engage you get instant access to thousands of free ebook titles from classic fiction, Shakespeare plays and poetry to biographies, past exam papers (for matric) and study guides.

When logged in to Engage, you will find the 'Library' section on the left-hand side of the dashboard.

Searching for titles

In the Snapplify Library, you can search for various titles using the search bar at the top of your screen. To refine your search, or to find more search options, click 'Advanced'. Once you've typed in your search details, click 'Search' or hit 'Enter' on your keyboard.

My Books

Under the ‘My Books’ section in Engage, you’ll be able to see the library books that you have currently checked out. You can return books by clicking the ‘Return’ button under the book you want to return, and see when your books are due to auto-return. 📚

Here, you will also see any Early Access books, the ebooks you've purchased, as well as the books on your ‘Wait List’ (see below for more information).

My Wait List

The 'My Wait List' section lists the library books that you are waiting for because someone else is currently reading them. When the book is returned to the e-library, it will automatically be assigned to your account if you are the next user on the book’s ‘Wait List’. ⏰

The 'Recommended' section makes it easier for you to browse your digital library. This section is an automatically curated list of favourite ebooks that come from all Engage user accounts. In effect, these are the world's favourite books, according to Engage users around the world. 🌍

Collections

Snapplify's curated collections allow you to browse through pre-populated lists of ebooks, based on popular authors, series, themes and interests. Here, you'll find great ebooks to read: whether you're looking for story books for young readers, to learn all about Egypt, to brush up on great painters, or to delve into a teen romance novel – we’ve got something for everyone.