eBooks  

What are eBooks?  eBooks are electronic versions of print books. 

Does WSUL have eBooks?  WSU Libraries has thousands of eBooks covering a variety of fields and topics. 

How do I find the WSUL eBooks?  eBook titles can be searched in the catalog where a link to the full text of the ebook will be available.  Users may also choose to go directly to one of our eBook collections where specific types of ebooks are grouped together.  We have collections of reference materials, technical manuals, early English books, and more.  Many of our titles will be available in the OhioLINK eBook collection (EBC) which offers a variety of eBook types in one location. 

Do I need to set-up an account?  If you would like to download an eBook from an ebrary or EBSCO collection you will need to establish an account.  Other collections may also require and account, but there are no charges for these materials. (watch a short video of downloading ebooks from EBSCO)

Why can't I read the eBook, it says "in use."  Due to our licensing agreements with publishers, many of the eBooks in our collections are limited to one user at a time. Often you will be prompted to be placed on a hold list for the next available copy.

If you need more assistance with eBooks, please Ask a Librarian.

To limit your search results to eBooks only, click on the eBook limiter found under "collections" on the left side of the catalog search screen.

AccessMedicine  Dozens of online medical texts such as Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Current Diagnosis and Treatment, and the Lange Educational Library

American & English Literature Contains many works of poetry, drama and prose from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Early English Books Online (EEBO)   From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this collection now contains about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgraves Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wings Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement.

eBooks on EBSCOhost Over 30,000 electronic books on numerous subjects, including business reference works.  Titles may be downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions compatible eReader devices.  Watch a short video on how to download eBooks.

ebrary Over 300 titles covering all disciplines.  Titles may be downloaded to Adobe Digital Editions compatible eReader devices.

Gale Virtual Reference Library  Start your research paper here with background information.  Hundreds of reference titles in many topic areas. Search individual e-books or whole collections.

MD Consult  MD Consult features the full-text of 39 medical texts and reference books, 59 medical journals, 31 titles in the Year Book series, clinical practice guidelines, drug information, patient education handouts, and medical news updates. 

OhioLINK Electronic Books Collection  Thousands of full-text books from the publishers Springer, Oxford University Press, and reference books from ABC-Clio. Covers the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Oxford Reference Books  Search various encyclopedias and other reference books by subject, including foreign language dictionaries, computing, literature, politics, and social sciences.

Oxford Scholarship Online  Search the full text of over 1,200 Oxford books in the areas of economics and finance, philosophy, political science, and religion.

Safari Books Online  A collection of online books covering software help manuals--including O'Reilly books--artificial intelligence, computer science, IT management; software engineering, and much more.

SAGE Reference Online  A collection of multivolume subject encyclopedias in the social sciences.  These scholarly articles are great for background information and putting a topic in context.