If you are accessing Ebook Central through SCAD using the link below, you should be able to create a personal account in order to download the full text of available books. You will need to have
Adobe Digital Editions installed in order to read the downloaded book, and the downloaded content will expire after a specific period of time (usually 21 days).
Downloading individual chapters may not require a personal account or specific reader software, and the downloaded PDF may not expire. You will see the number of pages available for download in the item description.
You can use the Table of Contents or search within the book to locate chapters of interest, then download just the chapters you need, and you can also read the full text online.
You'll find more information about using Ebook Central here at the link below.