Research Guides: eBooks: eBooks

Library eBook Collections

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 100,000 ebooks covering all academic disciplines. The link takes you to a page with login instructions.
EBSCO Comprehensive Academic Ebook Collection This link opens in a new window
E-books covering a large selection of academic subjects. Features e-books from leading publishes and university presses. Provided by PASCAL.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Over 69,000 e-books on popular and academic subjects.
EBSCO eBook Community College Collection This link opens in a new window
Ebooks focused on the academic and trade information needs of community colleges. Provided by PASCAL.
EBSCO eBook Education Collection This link opens in a new window
4,500 ebooks to support students and faculty in the Education discipline.
EBSCO eBook Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
Ebooks of interest to faculty and students in Nursing and other health fields. Provided by PASCAL.
EBSCO eBook Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window
Books on psychology and psychology as related to other fields. Provided by PASCAL.
EBSCO eBook University Press Collection This link opens in a new window
37,000 ebooks published by university presses around the world. Provided by PASCAL.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Electronic reference books for multidisciplinary research. Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Indie South Carolina
Works by indie authors from South Carolina, published via Indie Author Project.

Ovid E-books This link opens in a new window
A collection of e-books in the Allied Health, Nursing, and Physical Therapy areas.
Oxford Academic This link opens in a new window
Over 20,000 academic e-books from Oxford Press, including Oxford Handbooks and the Very Short Introductions series. Check the boxes under "Availability" for the books GTC has access to.
Salem Health This link opens in a new window
Access to Magill's Medical Guide (8th edition), Infectious Diseases and Conditions, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Community & Family Health Issues, Salem Health: Cancer, and more.
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Access to Great Lives from History (including The Ancient World, The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, The 17th Century, The 18th Century, The 19th Century, and Notorious Lives), Great Events from History (including The Ancient World and The Renaissance & Early Modern Era), The Fifties in America, and The Seventies in America.
Salem Literature This link opens in a new window
Access to Critical Survey of Graphic Novels series: Independents and Underground Classics, Heroes & Superheroes, History, Theme & Technique, and Manga. Other titles: World Mythology, Censored & Banned Literature, and Novels Into Film: Adaptations & Interpretations.
Salem Science This link opens in a new window
Access to Applied Science; Physics and Chemistry of the Earth; Earth's Weather, Water, & Atmosphere; Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues; and Principles of Anatomy.
Teen BookCloud This link opens in a new window
Includes graphic novels, enhanced novels, eBooks, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, and audio books. Provided by DISCUS, South Carolina's Virtual Library.

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NoveList Plus This link opens in a new window
Fiction and nonfiction story descriptions including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, Recommended Reads and more.

Goodreads
Connects users with a large population of readers and their reviews. Create a free account to keep track of what you've read.

Open Source eBooks and Audio Books

Books Should Be Free
Great searching format for free ebooks and audiobooks in the public domain.
Free-eBooks
Includes Spanish and Portuguese
HathiTrust Digital Library
A partnership of major research institutions and libraries providing public domain and in copyright content from a variety of sources, including Google and the Internet Archive.
Hoopla
Free streaming audio and video. You will need your public (county) library card number to login. (You may also need to use Chrome or Firefox browser)
Internet Archive and Open Library
Over 10,000,000 fully accessible fiction and nonfiction books and texts.
LibriVox
ibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net.
Open Library
An open, editable library catalog with titles to download and share.
Project Gutenberg
World community project - new titles are added daily