Yes, you can highlight text and add notes to online books available through the ebrary electronic book collection.

To do so, you must log in to your ebrary account. If you do not yet have an account, you can create one here or under the ebrary site's 'Sign In' link. For instructions on how to access ebrary materials and the general ebrary site, click here.

Ebrary has two readers: the QuickView Reader and the Unity Reader. The readers allow you to view and interact with documents in the ebrary collection. The QuickView Reader runs within your web browser and doesn't require installation. The Unity Reader supports text-to-speech and other accessibility features and does require installation. 

This FAQ addresses how to add/remove highlighting and notes from your ebrary electronic book using the QuickView reader. For assistance with ebrary's Unity Reader, please Ask a Librarian.

To highlight text/add notes

1. In your ebrary book, click and drag your mouse over the passage you wish to highlight.
2. Select the highlighting/annotation tool of your choice from the pull down menu (see A in diagram below).
3. If you have chosen to add a note, a text box will appear; enter your text and and click OK to save.

To delete highlighting/notes

1. Click on the Notes tab (see B in diagram below).
2. Click on the trash can icon to the right of the highlighting/note you wish to delete (see C in diagram below).
3. Click OK on the 'Remove annotation from the document and bookshelf?' prompt.