How to Find Electronic Books
Check the Catalogue
- Search the catalogue (by keyword, title, or subject). Choose Modify or Limit/Sort Search. Select Material Type: EBOOKS.
- When browsing a list of titles, regardless of the material type, look for [electronic resource], [ressource électronique] in the title. These phrases can also be used when performing a Keyword search.
- To access Electronic Resources, click on the hyperlink provided under Electronic Access in the complete reference.
Link to the following collections according to your area of interest
(To find e-books NOT YET listed in the catalogue in your area of interest.)- General -
- Ebrary
Includes titles from Cambridge University Press, Taylor & Francis, and Oxford University Press. - MyiLibrary
- Springerlink
- Ebrary
- International Development - World Bank E-Library
- Economics – SourceOECD
- Engineering - Digital Engineering Library
- Frantext - textes français du XVI ème au XX ème siècle
- Classical Studies - Patrologiae Graecae
- Women’s Studies - Women Writers Online
- Spanish Literature - Teatro espanol del siglo de oro
- Arts and Sciences - ARTFL
More Information
The Library has a growing (320,000+) collection of e-books in nearly all subjects by many different publishers. These can be reference works for quick verification, such as encyclopedias; research books written for an academic audience; or textbooks used by professors in classroom teaching.
The various e-book databases provide such features as: searching the full content of one or multiple books simultaneously; highlighting text; adding personal notes and creating one’s own bookshelf; downloading content; linking out to cited content; and exporting references to RefWorks
For more information and assistance ask at the Reference Desk of any library, or Ask a Question.