Not all of our books are available online as ebooks. Here is how to limit your search to only books available online.
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You can find ebooks using the library catalog or the scoUT discovery tool on the library website.
The following databases are also available:
| Database | Downloadable | Printing Limits | Checkout/Number of Users |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have a green circle icon Can send to Kindle, Dropbox, or Google Drive |
Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have a green check mark under access column.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have a green box with a check mark.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Ebook Central (formerly EBL and ebrary) *Courtesy Borrowers now have access from on campus |
Yes, click on the blue Full Download button. For information on printing and downloading, see the Ebook Central About pages. |
Printing is typically restricted to 40% of each book. Copying is restricted to 20% of each book. Publishers may modify these percentages for individual books. | Depending on title, single or multiple simultaneous readers allowed. Checkout period is 1-7 days. |
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Yes, select titles only Must register for free account. Adobe Digital Editions is required to view downloaded books. Bluefire Reader app is recommended for Apple and Android devices. Send to Kindle option available after creating a PDF in the Full Text view. For more help visit the support center.
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Printing and copying limits are set by the publishers. Limits are displayed on the title page of each book. | Depending on title, single or multiple simultaneous readers allowed. Checkout period is 1-21 days | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have green book icon.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Yes, PDF or HTML formats available. | Unlimited printing | Unlimited access |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have a Full View link. Must log in to download materials.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
| Yes, PDF and HTML formats; chapters may be downloaded without DRM restrictions. | Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Unavailable titles will have a gray circle X icon.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes PDF format; but only 10% of the title. Click the download icon and select page range. |
Printing is limited to what is allowed by copyright restrictions. | Unlimited access | |
| Project Muse |
Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have a green circle check mark icon.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access |
| No, but you can print and email portions of a book. | Printing is restricted to approximately 20% for each book. | One user at a time | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Unavailable titles will have a yellow lock near the title.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, most books can be downloaded entirely in PDF format. About 5% of titles are DRM protected and will have the |
Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, select titles only. Available titles will have a green open lock icon.
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Unlimited printing
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Depending on title, single or multiple simultaneous readers allowed. | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have an open lock icon.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access | |
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Yes, PDF format; select titles only. Available titles will have an open lock icon.
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Unlimited printing | Unlimited access |
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