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How to search for eBooks

  • Most eBooks are cataloged in the Library Catalog.
  • Go to the Advanced Search, and choose "ebooks" under the "Material Type."
  • Now you can enter your keywords, author or title and search.

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eReaders

We have 6 Nook Color eReaders and 12 Kindles at the Circulation Desk available to be checked out. Nook Color eReader
Sonys are coming soon

Each eReader is pre-loaded with several titles.

 

Plus you can check out electronic library books to read on them as well (see the list to the right).

How to use library eReaders

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University Librarian's Thoughts on eReaders

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NetLibrary

Access to our NetLibrary collection of over 24,000 eBooks migrated from the NetLibrary platform to the EBSCOhost platform on July 20th, 2011. Use the "eBook Collection" link to the right to access former NetLibrary ebooks.

eBook Collections

  • Offers access to over 6,000 titiles, including the following publications: American Foreign Relations Since 1600;American Slavery; Daily Life Through History;Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors; Historic Events of the 20th Century; Literature in Context.

     

  • Contains nearly 3,000 poems from African-American poets in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

  • Contains nearly 9,000 poems from African American poets of the 20th century.

  • Over 40,000 poems by American poets from the Colonial Period to the early 20th century.

  • 50,000 poems by American poets from the early 20th century to the present.

  • "American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography" is a collection of the life histories of former slaves in the United States complied from nearly 4,000 interviews with ex-slaves.

  • ARTFL consists of over 3000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing.

  • To access Books24x7, log onto mySeaport, click on the icon for SkillPort, then click on the link for "Books24x7" in the upper right corner.

    Thousands of business and IT books are available to UNCW students, staff and faculty for free.

  • The CQ Almanac Online Edition brings together over sixty years of authoritative congressional reporting in one, easy-to-use resource. The site pairs all of the content from the print volumes with a number of exciting electronic features and functions that make navigating this immense amount of content fast and easy.

  • The definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Search across all CQ Electronic Library collections: CQ Almanac Online, CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition, The CQ Researcher Online, CQ Weekly. 

  • CQ Press Political Reference Suite of Online Editions integrates many of CQ Press's acclaimed reference titles on government and politics into a user-friendly, electronic format

  • Literature criticism, biographies, work and topic overviews, reviews, and full text of many literary works—all searchable at the same time and returned in lists organized according to the type of research needs they serve.

  • It is a collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies, which describe the lives of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond from the 4th century BC to the 21st century.

  • Nearly 25,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online. This collection also includes older literary classics in the public domain.

  • Over 160,000 English poems.

  • 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets.

  • Poets of the twentieth century.

  • General encyclopedia.

  • Contains encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

  • This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.

  • This is an online collection of practice tests and study aides on a variety of topics. It also includes basic reading, writing, and math skills improvement for school children and adults. A "skills improvement" section is also included with Spanish language instruction.
    First-time users must register from an on-campus location before using this resource.  Alternately, Distance Learning students may request registration through Melissa Raymer (raymerm@uncw.edu), Distance Learning Librarian.

  • Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references over 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source.

  • Literary Reference Center™ Plus is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

  • MyiLibrary contains more than 350 ebooks with subjects focusing primarily on classic literature, history, biography, language learning, health, and medicine. Readers can view the books online without downloading any material and no proprietary eBook reader is needed to view the books.

  • Business and financial data for industries and companies.

  • Through this collection, all of North Carolina has access to a large-scale shared downloadable eBook collection called the Open Library eBook Lending Collection. The eBooks in this collection are digital scans of books contributed by libraries around the country.

  • Resource Advisory:

    Allows one user access at a time.  Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.

    Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location.

  • Resource Advisory:

    Allows one user access at a time.  Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.

    57,000+ biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.
    From the earliest times to the year 2000.

  • The Oxford English Dictionary is the world's leading authority on the history and development of the English language since 1150.

  • Resource Advisory:

    Allows one user access at a time.  Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.

    The innovative Oxford Language Dictionaries Online site offers fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages.

  • Resource Advisory:

    Allows one user at a time.  Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.

    Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability, for the first time ever, to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content.

  • Download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android or other mobile or cell phone.

  • PsycBOOKS, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a database of over 30,000 chapters in PDF from nearly 2,000 books published by APA and other distinguished publishers. It also includes close to 1,500 classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology dating from the 1600s, and the exclusive electronic release of more than 1,500 authored entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. Furthermore, digitization of the content from the Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) collection will add upwards of 2,500 works of historical significance.

  • Rittenhouse Book Distributors Inc. offers access to ebooks covering the subjects of Nursing, Medicine and Allied Health. Randall Library has purchased access to over 94 of the 150 titles in the R2 Library. There is also an A-Z Topic index and an A-Z Drug index in the database.

  • Search through eReference collections from Sage Publications, Inc.

  • This resource offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.

  • African-American poetry 1900-1999

  • American poetry 1900-1999

  • English poetry 1900-1999