Access ebooks FREE from the databases and collections below.
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Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search below. Find out more.
It is always a good idea to include a variety of information sources in your research. Books can provide a more thorough picture of a topic than a journal article or credible website. You often will not need to read the entire book - just a few chapters/sections will often have the information you need.
What's great about e-books is that you can access them at any time, from anywhere! Paper due tomorrow and the library's closed? No problem!
Additionally, you can easily browse the book by chapters, OR you can search within the full text of an e-book to find the keywords you're looking for. Nearly every e-book collection to which the library has access allows full-text searching of e-books. Try that with a regular, print book!
(Some ebooks can only be searched in their database).
Access digitized copies of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.
Full-text access to over 150,000 electronic books from multiple disciplines.
Full-text searchable digitized versions of books published in the UK and the Americas during the 18th century (1700s).
Download popular ebook and audiobook titles compatible with most tablets, smartphones, e-readers, and Kindles.
Technology, digital media and business books online.
More than 600 ebooks covering biology, forestry, ecology, humanities, and social sciences.
If you want to read e-books on a smartphone or tablet, many of our e-book databases have free apps that can help you do this. Many are also compatible with other apps, such as iBooks or Google Books.
Feel free to bring your device into the library (or contact us) for help accessing ebooks!