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EBSCO eBooks

Click here to browse EBSCO ebooks to conduct a search for academic eBooks on a variety of topics. If you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your username and password.

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Academic Books

Can't find an academic (college-level) book in the College's EBSCO eBook collection? Try one of the websites below!

Note: This is an evolving list that we will be adding to, check back here periodically to see new sites!

Directory of Open Access Books
Free, open access books that are peer-reviewed (scholarly). Supports almost every discipline from Agriculture & Food Sciences to Technology & Engineering.
Gutenberg-e
History! "The Gutenberg-e prizewinning books represent the most distinguished and innovative scholarship delivered with creative and thoughtful use of digital technology. These books have undergone a rigorous academic review process by distinguished historians brought together by the American Historical Association and produced through a close collaboration between the authors and the electronic publishing staff at Columbia University Press."
JSTOR - Open
"Explore academic content on JSTOR that is open to everyone, everywhere. Search thousands of free journal articles and open access book chapters."
National Academies Press
A large collection of free eBooks. There is content for almost every discipline but the collection is mainly targeted toward the Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Do not be confused, there are options to buy each book but you can download a PDF version for free by creating a free account.
NCBI Bookshelf
"Bookshelf provides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. Search, read, and discover." A product of the
National Center for Biotechnology Information,a division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Project Muse Open Access eBooks
Open access eBooks in multiple languages supporting almost every discipline from major academic publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cornell University Press, and John Hopkins University Press.
Spring Open Access eBooks
High quality, free eBooks from Springer Publishers. There is content to support every discipline but this collection may be of special interest to Computer Science and Information Technology majors.