LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): eBooks

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Thousands of ebook titles from hundreds of leading publishers that offer research support.

Search page defaults to Advanced Search, but some may find the Subject Search more helpful. Click on the GVRL logo at the top of the page to search by subject or select the Title List link to see all books included in the database. Subjects include art, business, education, literature, history, medicine and much more. Enter your search and look down the page to further limit your results by subject and academic or general resources. Use the search limiters in the left margin for more specific search results.

Online Books

ProCon.org
Nonprofit public charity whose expressed mission is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias.
University of Pennsylvania Library
Search this collection containing thousands of free books that's maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Library. Click on "News" and then "We Extend the Shelves" to search for issues and topics.

eBooks

Ebook Central
Search multiple subject areas from thousands of ebooks by numerous well-known publishers. Choose the "Search By Topic" link at the top of the subject listings to see all topics.

InfobaseBooks(Bloom's Literary Criticism Collection)
This vast collection of ebooks features expert analysis and criticism for writers and works most often studied at the high school and college/university levels. Coverage includes the novel, short story, poetry and drama.

Infobase History Databases
Excellent history resource consisting of five databases. Sources include thousands of articles, images, videos and timelines. Search American History (includes American Women's History, U. S. Government and American History), American Indian History, Ancient and Medieval History, Modern World History, and African-American History.
History Collections From 1492-1941
Core reference works that are cross-searchable. Current collection is from their U.S. History and Culture collection. Databases include Colonial America 1492-1783; Civil War and Reconstruction 1861-1877; Gilded Age and Progressive Era 1877-1919; Jazz Age 1919-1929 and the Great Depression and New Deal 1929-1941.

eBook Collection(EBSCOhost)
Search eBooks On EBSCOhost from our database collection to find books in electronic format (ebooks). This collection consists of thousands of titles over multiple topics such as business, technology, trade, reference and academia.

Credo Reference Online Books
Easy to use tool for research projects and homework that includes hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos. Books are from well known publishers.

Subject Guide

Leif Pierson

Contact:

903-510-3149

Open Educational Resources (OER): eBooks

Subscription Resources

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Online Books

eBooks

Subject Guide