Books

Catalogs
  • WorldCat
    Find out which libraries have the book you need and borrow items through inter-library loan.
  • Other Libraries
    Search the catalogs of other libraries in and near the Bloomington Region.

Online Subscription Resources - Books
  • Books 24x7
    ebooks on business, computers, computing, and other information technology topics.  Includes the BusinessPro and ITPro collection; requires the creation of a free Books 24x7 account.
  • CREDO Reference
    Hundreds of searchable reference books on a wide variety of subjects including business, history, science, social science, and the humanities.
  • ebrary
    ebooks on a variety of topics
  • EBSCO eBooks (formerly NetLibrary)
    ebooks on a variety of subjects
  • World Book e-books
    Thousands of fiction and non-fiction e-books with selections in nine languages

Free Online Book Sources
  • Google Book Search
    Book Search works just like a web search.   Books that match your search terms will appear in your search results.  If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.
  • HathiTrust Digital Library
    Search the digitized collections of some of the nation's great research libraries. You can search the full-text of the collection allowing you to discover pertinent material and in some cases access the full-text from within HathiTrust.
  • Project Gutenburg
    Thousands of full-text ebooks available - most titles are in the public domain including many classics from the early twentieth century and before.

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