| eBook Collection | Description | Access, Download, Print, Cite |
|---|---|---|
| ACLS Humanities eBooks | Approximately 2,800 full-text titles in historical studies, art history, literature, political science, and religion | Download and print 10 pages at a time; export to Zotero only |
| Books 24x7 | Includes IT and Desktop Video collection. Full text of IT books on hundreds of different technology topics. | Allows up to six simultaneous users. Can create citation within database, or export to RefWorks. Some content can be downloaded and printed. |
| Ebook Central (from ProQuest) | Approximately 90,000 titles covering multidisciplinary topics | Entire book can be downloaded; can print up to 60 pages; export to RefWorks and EndNotes. |
| eBooks Collection from EBSCO | More than 8,000 titles covering multiple subjects. | Access is limited to 1-3 concurrent users. The concurrent user level is displayed at the bottom of the detailed record page. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) offers an online collection of premier reference ebooks including encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single ebook or across an entire eBook collection. | Unlimited concurrent users; articles can be downloaded and printed; Export to a variety of available bibliographic tools, e.g., RefWorks, EndNote |
| Knovel | Engineering eBooks in the following subject areas: aerospace and radar technology, civil engineering and construction materials, composites. | Can download and print in PDF format, up to 15% of a book at any one time. You can create citations by clicking on the Tools icon on the left side of the content. |
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(formerly OneClickDigital) |
Popular fiction and non-fiction titles to read or to listen to in eAudio format. | Download the RBdigital app onto your personal device, and register. Check out period is 3 weeks. |
| Oxford Reference | More than 2 million entries from hundreds of cross-searchable Oxford encyclopedias and other reference books, many of which are illustrated. | Unlimited concurrent users. Articles can be printed or emailed. Cannot export to citation manager software. |
| Rev. 2018 | Thanks to Holly Yu from Cal State Los Angeles for her help with this chart. |
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