Macdonald-Kelce Library: Streaming Services and eBooks: eBooks

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Ebook Search

You may obtain better results by searching individual ebook databases below.

Not all ebooks are included in this single search.

Finding eBooks in the Databases

ABC-CLIO EBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers world cultures, world history, global issues, sociology, literature, etc.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of eBooks on various subjects including science, technology, medicine, nursing, life sciences, social sciences, and business.
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of ebooks covering a wide range of subjects including science, technology, medicine, life sciences, social sciences, and business.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Comprises a wide variety of eBooks on topics such as the arts, education, law, medicine, and religion.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search open access eBooks by title or subject in JSTOR. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. It covers a wide assortment of scholarly resources covering disciplines such as art...
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Access all Oxford's dictionaries, companions, and encyclopedias in one place.
Oxford Reference is a multi-disciplinary database that features a range of short entries, timelines,quotations, and lengthy in-depth reference articles on all topics. Browse by subject or enter a keyword in the search box.

FORENSICnetBASE / LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE This link opens in a new window
Contains electronic reference books and articles concerning information on forensic analysis, criminal justice, law, law enforcement, counterterrorism, etc.

Finding eBooks in Summon

To browse eBooks in Summon, click on "Advanced" next to the single search bar and limit "Content Type" to "Book/eBook."

Then, type in your keywords in the search bars above and click "Search."

Or, just type in your search in the simple Summon search bar and choose "Book/eBook" on the left hand filter.

When you see an eBook in the results list, click on "Full Text Online" and you will be linked out into the database where you can access the eBook.

Finding eBooks in the Online Catalog

To browse eBooks in the catalog, click on the "All Limits" button on the lower right corner of the red search box, then click on "E-books" in the "Location" list. Click "Set Limits" and begin searching.

Here is an example of an eBook record in the catalog. Note that the location says "INTERNET." Just click the link provided to access the eBook.

Downloading eBooks: Software and Devices

Navigation:

Each eBook database allows you to read the full-text eBook within the database interface on most desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. Most eBooks are navigable by a Table of Contents, usually found on the left hand side of the screen. For full functionality (annotating, highlighting, bookmarking etc.), you will need to create a separate account with each database.

Downloading:

Keep in mind that some platforms don't allow you to download the entire eBook file to your computer. Some allow for chapter by chapter downloads or sending a chapter via email (Ebrary lets you do this).

If you wish to download an eBook in EBSCO (link below) you will need to download Adobe Digital Additions to your home computer. Note: Adobe Digital Additions is not available on the Library's computers. EBSCO will only allow you to save or email up to 6 pages of an e-book at one time.

If you have trouble navigating any e-book platform, please contact the reference desk at 813-257-3057 or come visit us in person.

eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of ebooks covering a wide range of subjects including science, technology, medicine, life sciences, social sciences, and business.

Kindle

Can I use the library's databases on the Kindle?

Not yet. Although the Kindle can read .pdfs if you save them from the database and then upload them to the Kindle.

Getting Free Books: Here are a few places to find free books to read on the Kindle.

(NOTE: Many free works are available as .PDFs. To get a .PDF document on your Kindle, first save the document to your computer. Then, connect your computer and Kindle with the USB cable and save the documents to the Kindle.)

Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/
Amazon: You can find Amazon's top 100 free e-books for the Kindle here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/
Google: Here's Google's page for their most popular free e-books: https://play.google.com/store/books/collection/topselling_free
Feedbooks: http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain

Free eBooks

Amazon: You can find Amazon's top 100 free eBooks for the Kindle here
DPLA: Digital Public Library of America - Discover 36,868,852 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.
HathiTrust Digital Library: A free collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Internet Archive: The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 10,000,000 fully accessible books and texts. There is also a collection of 300,000 modern eBooks that may be borrowed or downloaded.
Feedbooks: An offering of thousands of public domain eBooks
Google: Here's Google's page for their most popular free eBooks
Hillsborough County Public Library: The local public library supports checking out eBooks to your desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, or Kindle on multiple platforms. Here's the eBooks page for the HCPLC. Join for free as a Tampa resident and get a library card to access their physical and digital book collection.
Project Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg offers over 53,000 free eBooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.

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