Ebooks at Concordia and beyond

Explore our ebook collections

The subject lists here represent a sampling of Concordia's ebook packages and of recommmended open access collections.

General and multidisciplinary

• ACLS Humanities E-book
  An online collection of over 3,300 scholarly and academic books in the humanities and related social sciences.
• Cambridge Books Online
  Cambridge University Press ebooks in a variety of disciplines
• Canada Commons
   
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Gale virtual reference library
  Search a full-text collection of major subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference sources covering a broad range of multidisciplinary areas.
• Harvard University Press eBook Collection
  A collection of e-books published by Harvard University Press in the following fields: Art and Music; Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies; History; Law; Linguistics, Communications; Literary Studies; Medicine; Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Social Sciences; and Religion.
• Oxford reference online premium
  A cross-searchable database of full-text reference books, which includes works in various subjects published by Oxford University Press.
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)
• SAGE Research Methods Online
  Contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and Little Blue Book” series, and more. Browse all content available on SAGE Research Methods by title. Use the menu on the right hand side of the page to filter by content type.
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.
• Taylor and Francis eBooks
  An extensive collection of electronic books covering subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences and Law, from imprints such as Routledge, Psychology Press and Focal Press.
• UPCC Books on Project MUSE
  Peer-reviewed books in the humanities and social sciences from university presses and scholarly publishers (the University Press Content Consortium), accessible via Project MUSE's integrated ebook/journal platform.

Business

• APA books
  A collection of ebooks published by the American Psychological Association, covering core and emerging sub-disciplines of psychology.
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection
  A collection of full-text electronic books in Business, Management, and Economics
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• SAGE Research Methods Online
  Contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and Little Blue Book” series, and more. Browse all content available on SAGE Research Methods by title. Use the menu on the right hand side of the page to filter by content type.
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.

Engineering

• ASCE E-books & Standards
  A collection of e-books and standards published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, covering all civil engineering content areas, including construction, structures, transportation, geotechnics, environment, water resources, and professional practice.
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  A searchable collection of e-books published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and MIT Press.
• IET E-books
  A collection of e-books covering subjects in engineering and technology, including: Circuits, Devices and Systems; Control Engineering; Electrical Technology; Electromagnetic Waves; History of Technology; Management of Technology; Manufacturing; Power And Energy; Professional Applications of Computing; Radar, Sonar, Navigation and Avionics; Renewable Energy; Telecommunications.
• MIT Press eBooks Library
  A collection of titles published by MIT Press in the fields of computer science, artificial intelligence, information theory, computer programming, information technology and electrical engineering.
• O’Reilly (previously Safari Books Online)
  When prompted to select your institution, select “Not listed? Click here.”, and then enter your Concordia email address for access. If you need a Concordia student email see https://www.concordia.ca/it/services/office-365-education.html. Safari Books Online provides over 44,000 documents that are mostly e-books (and a few hundred videos) in the areas of computer programming and applications, desktop publishing, information technology management and certification. O’Reilly, Prentice Hall, Cisco and Sams are ...
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.
• Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
  A collection of survey texts that synthesize research and development areas such as electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science and artificial intelligence.

Fine arts

• Early English Books Online - EEBO
  Provides digital access to the full-text and full-images of printed books from 1475-1700.
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Harvard University Press eBook Collection
  A collection of e-books published by Harvard University Press in the following fields: Art and Music; Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies; History; Law; Linguistics, Communications; Literary Studies; Medicine; Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Social Sciences; and Religion.
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)

Humanities

• ACLS Humanities E-book
  An online collection of over 3,300 scholarly and academic books in the humanities and related social sciences.
• Cambridge Books Online
  Cambridge University Press ebooks in a variety of disciplines
• Cambridge Companions Complete Collection
  Contains the full text of the Cambridge Companions to literature, philosophy, religion, classics and culture.
• Canada Commons
   
• Early Canadiana Online
  'Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is a digital library of primary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the early 20th century. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of literature, women's history, travel and exploration, native studies and the history of French Canada.'
• Early English Books Online - EEBO
  Provides digital access to the full-text and full-images of printed books from 1475-1700.
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Harvard University Press eBook Collection
  A collection of e-books published by Harvard University Press in the following fields: Art and Music; Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies; History; Law; Linguistics, Communications; Literary Studies; Medicine; Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Social Sciences; and Religion.
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.
• UPCC Books on Project MUSE
  Peer-reviewed books in the humanities and social sciences from university presses and scholarly publishers (the University Press Content Consortium), accessible via Project MUSE's integrated ebook/journal platform.

Science, math and medicine

• APA books
  A collection of ebooks published by the American Psychological Association, covering core and emerging sub-disciplines of psychology.
• Canada Commons
   
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Harvard University Press eBook Collection
  A collection of e-books published by Harvard University Press in the following fields: Art and Music; Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies; History; Law; Linguistics, Communications; Literary Studies; Medicine; Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Social Sciences; and Religion.
• Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society
  E-books that cover research in all areas of pure and applied mathematics.
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)
• ScienceDirect eBooks
  Collection of e-book titles spanning all scientific disciplines. Titles from imprints such as Elsevier, Academic Press and Pergamon. Access is available via the ScienceDirect interface.
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.
• Taylor and Francis eBooks
  An extensive collection of electronic books covering subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences and Law, from imprints such as Routledge, Psychology Press and Focal Press.

Social sciences

• ACLS Humanities E-book
  An online collection of over 3,300 scholarly and academic books in the humanities and related social sciences.
• APA books
  A collection of ebooks published by the American Psychological Association, covering core and emerging sub-disciplines of psychology.
• APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology
  This handbook presents the types of issues that industrial and organizational psychologists study, the questions they pursue, the research they conduct, and the interventions they implement.
• Cambridge Books Online
  Cambridge University Press ebooks in a variety of disciplines
• Canada Commons
   
• eBooks on EBSCOhost
  Formerly NetLibrary, this new e-book platform provides access to the complete contents of recently published books in several disciplines.
• Harvard University Press eBook Collection
  A collection of e-books published by Harvard University Press in the following fields: Art and Music; Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies; History; Law; Linguistics, Communications; Literary Studies; Medicine; Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Social Sciences; and Religion.
• Oxford Scholarship Online
  Scholarly books in eighteen disciplines including Economics, Finance, Music, Philosophy, Public Health, Political Science, Religion and Theological Studies.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Online books on a wide variety of subjects and from a wide variety of publishers. (formerly Myilibrary)
• SAGE Research Methods Online
  Contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and Little Blue Book” series, and more. Browse all content available on SAGE Research Methods by title. Use the menu on the right hand side of the page to filter by content type.
• SpringerLink Ebooks
  Scholarly books in Computer Science and Engineering and other disciplines such as Mathematics, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Humanities, Law and Social Science.
• Taylor and Francis eBooks
  An extensive collection of electronic books covering subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences and Law, from imprints such as Routledge, Psychology Press and Focal Press.
• UPCC Books on Project MUSE
  Peer-reviewed books in the humanities and social sciences from university presses and scholarly publishers (the University Press Content Consortium), accessible via Project MUSE's integrated ebook/journal platform.

Open Access & free ebook collections

• Accessible book (Open Library)
  The Open Library has over 20 million book records in a wiki interface. Its model is open source all around. You can even fix a typo, add a book or write a widget. Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive.
• Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
  A discovery service for free, full-text, academic peer-reviewed books from a variety of publishers.
• Google Book Search
  Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide. Select “Full View Only” to view only books with fulltext content.
• Hathi Trust
  A partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future.
• Internet Archive Ebooks and Texts
  A non-profit digital library containing wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.
• Project Gutenberg
  Founded in 1971 by Michael Hart at the University of Illinois, Project Gutenberg features some 16,000 e-texts in the public domain. High quality texts but not necessarily authoritative.
• Project Gutenberg Canada / Projet Gutenberg Canada
  Ebooks in the Canadian public domain. They offer Canadian fiction (in English and French) and non-fiction books on Canadian history, politics, and culture. They also offer international literature (fiction and non-fiction) in any language.
• The National Academies Press
  Reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. 200 books added per year.
• The Online Books Page
  Hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, this website 'facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet'.