Electronic books (ebooks) are digital collections that contain digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs and literature.The following is a list of high quality online resources for e-books.
There are a number of other online resources that enable you to access ebooks for free. For more information, please click on the following links:
English Literature Online Resources
Open Access Resources: English Literature
You can also access ebooks through WorldCat. Enter a search term and select "eBook" to limit your results to items in this format.
You can also refine your search by narrowing it down to one of the following:
Author
Year of Publication
Format
Start your research by using the keywords that occur to you when you think of your topic. But don't stop there. After entering a search term in the catalogue, go through the results list and click on an item that seems especially relevant to your topic. There you will find subject headings that have been assigned to that item by librarians. Click on a relevant subject heading to see what other books have been gathered under that term.
When you find a book in the library catalogue, make sure to write down the call number to help you locate it in the library. Although each call number is unique, similar books are shelved together, which makes browsing a useful way to find good sources. Our library's literature print books beginning with call numbers PR and PS can be browsed in our Education Library.