Research Guides: Ebooks at St. Kate's: Ebook Collections

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What are ebooks & how do I use them?

Short for electronic book, an ebook is a book that is made available digitally. This way, users can view a book's text and images on a variety of electronic devices. Ebooks are compatible with a variety of digital devices, including, but not limited to: computers, e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. To find out if the ebook collection you are using is compatible with an e-reader, smartphone, or other device, look for details on the FAQ page of this guide or on the tab for the specific ebook database.

Collections at St. Kate's

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
More than 100 medical titles, including Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, and much more
Business Expert Press ebooks This link opens in a new window
An online library of ebooks related to business and economics. Includes the Harvard Business Collection.
eBooks Minnesota This link opens in a new window
An online collection containing more than 2,000 books from several Minnesota publishers.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 12,500 ebooks, including scholarly monographs, reference materials, and more. Formerly known as NetLibrary.
Gale ebooks This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias and other reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Open Textbook Library This link opens in a new window
Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost.
Psychiatry Online This link opens in a new window
An online library of books and journals related to psychology and psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association. Covers diagnosis and differential diagnosis, case vignettes, multidisciplinary treatment guidelines, and the latest research. Includes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5).

Free ebooks online

Google Books
Google Books has over 15 million titles and counting. Depending on the publisher users can view full text books.
World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes ebooks from other countries and languages available.
Bartleby
Provides free access to nonfiction and fiction classic texts as well as current reference works.
Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with access to millions of books, movies & web pages.
Project Gutenberg
Download over 50,000 free ebooks which you can access on your computer, iPad, Kindle or other devices.
Open Library
Open Library is a digital library made up of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
HathiTrust
HathiTrust is a digital library and a repository of academic institutions and libraries providing access for public domain materials.
EpibBooks
Offers public domain ebooks that can be downloaded in the EPUB format.

Ebooks @ St. Kate's

To find our ebook collections from the library website, follow these steps:

1. From the library homepage, place your cursor over the "Find" tab and select "Books" from the left drop-down menu

2. Scroll down the Book page, and click the "Ebook Collections" link

3. View descriptions of our fifteen ebook collection databases and explore what they have to offer! Find details about how to use each database on this guide.

Finding ebooks in LibSearch

To find ebooks by searching our catalog in LibSearch, follow these steps:

1. From the library homepage, type keywords into the main LibSearch search bar.

2. Use the column to the left of the results to limit your search to "Full Text Online" and "Books" and click the green "Apply Filters" button.

3. Click on the title of the book you are interested in.

4. Select any of the online access links that appear in the book's catalog entry. These will take you into an ebook database. To learn more about how to use each ebook database, see the individual tabs on this guide.