E-Books

E-Books are available for download and instant reading through the following sources. Not sure which platform will work for your needs? See our summary of available platforms and materials here.

Part of the Commonwealth eBooks Collection, Axis 360 offers up to 3 simultaneous e-book checkouts for 14 days. The e-books can be checked out on a mobile device or a computer. Download the Axis 360 app and access the help page.

Part of the Commonwealth eBooks Collection, here you will find digital collections of books, images, articles, audio and video from leading publishers and archives around the world, including fiction, graphic novels, comics, children’s books, university press books and much more. These materials are curated by subject and accessible across all web and mobile platforms via an app.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.

Hoopla offers streaming or downloading of up to 6 items per month, including e-books, for a 21 day period. Hoopla’s e-books can be read within a web browser or on a mobile device via the Hoopla Digital app.

Search and access hundreds of ebooks available through a large and diverse collection of Gale databases.

OverDrive offers e-books for downloading or instant reading for 21 days. Downloaded e-books can be read on a mobile device via the Libby by OverDrive app, while “Read in your browser” is also available for use on your computer.

As part of the Commonwealth eBooks Collection we have access to the Ebook Library, which offers instant access to ebooks.  Although many of the ebooks in this collection are academic, it does include fiction and personal interest non-fiction, like gardening and cooking.