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Finding an Ebook - 99% of our eBooks can be found in

So why would you look elsewhere?

Some databases provide a highly specific vocabulary useful to upper level and graduate students who are familier with their major's lingo. Others may provide search fields and limiters not used by OneSearch.

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Top Ebook Databases by Size

ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
250,000 titles on topics. Search across the complete word by word content of every book. Copy and paste, email, cite, take notes, and share your research within ProQuest Ebook Central.
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
200,000 ebooks on all topics.
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SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 121,907 eBooks. Particularly strong in Business, Medicine, Science, and Technology.
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Infobase Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Almost 3,000 eBooks on all topics. Particularly strong in literary criticism. Also includes the full text of over 100 literary classics like Beowulf, the Divine Comedy, and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Duke eBooks Scholarly Collection This link opens in a new window
Site for reading, searching, and sharing over 3,000 Duke University Press books online. Strong in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Titles are available for unlimited downloading on a chapter by chapter basis.
Taylor & Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of eBooks on all topics. Users have access only to unlocked titles (see the lock icon). But all are available for purchase upon request. Email the library if you see a book you want.

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Largest Ebook Reference Databases - ALL TOPICS

EBook Reference Databases contain Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, Guidebooks, etc. They are good for quick answers and topic overviews.

Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Gale Ebooks (formerly GVRL) contains over 3,500 volumes of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. (Gale)
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Contains 1,500 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference books. 200,000 graphic images. You may search titles individually, all at once, by major subject categories, or in any combination.
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Routledge Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
338 Reference eBooks on all topics.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference contains over 130 e-reference Books- encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.- on all topics.
Caution, while Oxford Reference does not require a user name, password, or personal subscription, not all content is accessible. Consequently we recommend that you limit your search to Full Text. Titles identified with a padlock icon are not available.

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Why Should I Use eBooks?

In most cases eBooks contain identical content to traditional books - so there is no difference in terms of scholarship.

ebooks are available from anywhere 24/7.
No limit on the number of ebooks you can access.
ebooks often have powerful search tools which allow the user to unearth hard to find information.
ebooks often provide additional "bells and whistles" which enhance research including:
- Citation generators
- Note taking
- Bookmarking passages
- Copy and Print
- Sharing your research online