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Full-Text Electronic Book Collections
ABC-CLIO E-book Collection (formerly Greenwood Digital Collection) ABC-CLIO
The ABC-CLIO E-book Collection is a database of e-books focusing on history and literature. The database is browseable by title, subject, author, and publication year. It includes e-books from these series (formerly listed on our web page as individual databases by the same names): Daily Life Through History, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors, Historic Events of the 20th Century, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
The Bookshelf NCBI
Maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the Bookshelf is a growing collection of full-text biomedical books that can be searched directly by typing a concept into the textbox on the site. It is also accessible under "Books: Online Books" through the Entrez site.
Bookspot
This site tries to bring together much of the book information available on the web including reviews, online e-books, recommended lists and award winners.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Coverage: 1999-2005) Gale/CENGAGE
This resource provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas, all in E-Book reference title format.
GPO (Indexing: January 1, 1976- ) OCLC First Search
Provides citations to all types of U.S. government documents on any subject of interest to the government. Covers Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
Google Book Search
Search Google Books for a variety of out-of-copyright full text e-books. To limit your search to only those that have the complete full text of the e-book online (that is, those that are out-of-copyright), choose the "Full view only" radio button. If you don't choose this option, you may find citations to copyrighted or other e-books that have none or only a small portion of the full text.
Greenwood Digital Collection see ABC-CLIO E-book Collection
NetLibrary
NetLibrary is a collection of 12,700 online books, most of which are new or recent titles. They are included in the Hackney Library online catalog, but can also be accessed separately through this link. These titles can be "checked out" for four-hour periods, or browsed online for 15 minutes. To check out a Netlibrary book you must first create an account at their website, using a computer located on campus. After you have created your account, you can access Netlibrary books from your home computer.
The On-Line Books Page
This site provides access to the many books which are now freely available online. Most of them are classic texts which no longer have copyright restrictions, but it also includes some current items. Books are input on a volunteer basis by groups or individuals.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection Oxford University Press
The Premium Collection offers over 175 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and new heavily illustrated natural history titles such as the Encyclopedia of Mammals. The titles also include full-color maps and illustrations, timelines, weblinks, and bibliographies. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.)
In-Print Books
BooksinPrint.com Professional Bowker
This comprehensive database of over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles is searchable by title, author, and subject as well as a variety of other variables. The database also contains reviews for many of the resources it lists.
Out-of-Print Books
Bookfinder.com
Provides listings of out-of-print books being sold by booksellers around the country.
Bibliofind
Provides listings of out-of print books being sold by booksellers around the country.
Additional Electronic Resources
NewPages.com
A portal to alternative culture, including alternative periodicals, literary periodicals, independent bookstores, independent publishers, alternative newsweeklies, plus book and journal reviews.
Last updated October 6, 2009
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