University Library: eBooks: Find eBooks

Where can I find eBooks?

The simplest way to discover eBooks is by searching FiNDit from the Library homepage.

FiNDit allows you to search for eBooks across all disciplines and collections simultaneously, but you can also look at a subset by searching directly in a particular platform. These platforms can be very large and multidisciplinary, e.g. Ebook Central, or they can provide access to subject specific collections.

You can also find scholarly eBooks beyond the Library, made freely available by Open Access publishers.

The instructions below show you how to search for and discover eBooks.

How do I search for eBooks?

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FiNDit
Search for multidisciplinary eBooks.

Enter your search
Filter by Resource Type. You may need to click Show More to find the relevant filter. Select Books & eBooks.
Add the Full Text Online filter to show only eBooks in the results list (no print books).
Consider filtering your results further, by Publication Date and Discipline.

You can search for ebooks within a particular platform, such as Ebook Central or Ebsco eBook Collection, but it's important to understand that this will restrict your search to only those ebooks available within that platform. FiNDit, however, allows you to search across all ebook platforms simultaneously and is the best place to start.

You may choose to search for ebooks in a particular platform because you like the readability or functionality it provides, or because you have set up an account and saved notes and bookmarks. You can also browse the ebook platform by subject.

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Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central Academy is a helpful guide containing recorded webinars and eLearning modules on a variety of eBook Central topics. Learn about the patron interface, tips & tricks for searching and sharing eBooks, all about accessibility, and new features.

Select browse subjects

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window

Enter your keywords in the search box or click on a subject from the Browse by Category list to the left of the screen.

Learn more about the features of ebook platforms in the Use ebooks section of this guide.

There are an increasing number of scholarly ebooks freely available online and a simple way to discover them is through the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

Directory of Open Access Books
Search for academic, peer reviewed Open Access books.
OAPEN
Freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences.
Hathi Trust
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Many Open Access ebooks will also be included in the results list when you search FiNDit (look for the open padlock icon), or you can filter your results to show only Open Access eBooks.

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Enter your search terms
Select the Open Access filter
Select the Book / eBook filter

Browse eBook collections

Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
Filter your search from the results page to show books only.
Taylor & Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
eBook platform with books in science, technology, engineering, medical, humanities and social science.

CCH Wheelers eBooks This link opens in a new window
Australian business and legal books.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
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Select Journals & Books from the options above the search box
Select Books from the Content Type options
Select Only content I have to access to, to further refine your search
1. You can also Browse by Subject

Ovid Medical and Nursing eBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of eBooks on nursing related topics including anatomy & physiology, critical care, dosage calculation, care plans, and more.
Oxford Medicine Online This link opens in a new window
Includes titles on anaesthesia, cardiology, dialysis, clinical medicine, geriatric medicine, nephrology & hypertension, neurology, obstetrics & gynaecology, oncology, psychiatry, public health and rheumatology.

ACLS Humanities eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
A scholarly digital eBook collection providing access to high quality digitised copies of classic humanities texts.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An advanced search provides the option to narrow by books only.
How to use JSTOR

Oxford Handbooks Online - History
Authoritative handbooks covering history scholarship, key issues and related debates.
Oxford Handbooks Online - Philosophy
Authoritative handbooks covering philosophy scholarship, key issues and related debates.
Oxford Handbooks Online - Political Science
Authoritative handbooks covering political science scholarship, key issues and related debates.
Oxford Handbooks Online - Religion
Authoritative handbooks covering the study of religion, key issues and related debates.

CCH Wheelers eBooks This link opens in a new window
Selected Australian legal books published by CCH, LexisNexis and Wolters Kluwer International.

Your Subject Guide may provide other relevant eBook suggestions - check out the Books tab within the guide.

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Learn more about the features of ebook platforms in the Use ebooks section of this guide.

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