Research Guides
E-Book Collections: Collections A-Z
Information on finding and using e-books at the UW Libraries
Collections A-M
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ABC-Clio eBook CollectionIntroductory books covering history, popular culture and more
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AccessMedicineTextbooks, images and illustrations, self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic tools.
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AccessPharmacyAccess temporarily unavailable.Select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search pharmacy references.
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AccessSurgeryTextbooks, multimedia, images, drug information, quick answers sources.
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ACLS Humanities E-booksMajor academic books in fields ranging from area studies to sociology
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Biodiversity Heritage LibraryMore than 40,000 mostly 19th c. natural history books and journals
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California Scholarship OnlineAccess to hundreds of University of California Press monographs.
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Cambridge Histories OnlineRenown book series on history, language, literature and more
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ClinicalKeySelected medical texts, medical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, patient handouts & CME materials
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Digitalia HispanicaOver 160 Spanish language ebooks on history, literature, literary criticism, and poetry.
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Early American Imprints, 1639-1800Early American books, pamphlets, broadsides and rare printed materials. Covers materials printed through the early 1900s.
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Early English Books Online (EEBO)Books published in England between the years 1470 and 1700
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EBSCOhost ebook collectionBooks on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers
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eDuke books scholarly collectionBooks on all subjects published by Duke University Press
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Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineBooks published in England between 1701 and 1800
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ElgaronlineBooks in law, economics, and social and political sciences, including reference works and handbooks.
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ENGnetBASE Engineering Handbooks OnlineHundreds of handbooks and other engineering works
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Gale Directory LibraryOnline directories including Business Rankings Annual, Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, and Market Share Reporter.
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Gale EbooksEncyclopedia and other introductory books on all subjects
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gutenberg-eSmall collection of recent history-related books
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Hathi TrustMajor collection of pre-1924 books and journals plus searching capability of copyright works
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)Computer Science books and conference proceedings published by Springer; 1997-2011
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Literature Online350,000+ works of English and American poetry, drama and prose plus other literature-related material
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MIT CogNetBrain science books plus related journals & encyclopedias
Collections N-Z
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National Academies PressMore than 4000 freely downloadable books on science, engineering, and health policy
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National Emergency LibraryFreely available digitized books from academic library collections from the 1920s-1990s that do not have an ebook available; intended to provide access to print books while libraries worldwide are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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O'ReillyBooks, video and other content on computer science and related topics (data science, data visualization, etc.). Published by O'Reilly and others.
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OAPEN LibraryThe OAPEN Library contains freely accessible European academic books, mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
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OECD iLibraryBooks and other publications by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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RBdigitalCollection of Pimsleur audio language books; requires registration & download
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Oxford Art OnlineArt reference works, including Grove Art Online, biographies, and encyclopedias.
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Oxford Handbooks OnlineHandbooks in the fields of business, philosophy, political science & religion
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Oxford Reference OnlineCollection of encyclopedias and dictionaries covering all subjects
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Oxford Scholarship OnlineAccess to thousands of works from Oxford University Press.
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Project Muse BooksBooks on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers
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ProQuest Ebook CentralBooks on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers.
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RAND ReportsReports on international security and public policy issues
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Science Direct eBooksFull-text scientific, technical and health books
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Scripta Sinica (Academia Sinica) 中央研究院漢籍電子文獻資料庫Collection of more than 500 Chinese classics
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SIAM e-booksNearly 400 books published by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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Springer ProtocolsDatabase of reproducible laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences.
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STAT!RefMedical and drug texts, including Stedman's medical dictionary.
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SuperStar Chinamaxx Digital Library Collection 超星中文电子书集献Massive collection of Chinese books, mostly 1949 to present. See User Guide
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Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer ScienceEngineering & computer science works
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Taylor & Francis eBooksOver 65,000 e-books in the humanities, social sciences, law and built environment, primarily under the Routledge imprint.
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Thesaurus Linguae GraecaeGreek texts from Homer to the fall of the Byzantines
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Torrossa: Edición Española Online150 Spanish language ebooks on language and lliterature
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UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004Free access to approximately 500 out of 2000 books published by the University of California Press covering all topics
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University of Michigan Press Ebook CollectionBooks and digital projects in the humanities and social sciences, especially performing arts, classical studies, political science, American studies (especially disability and class studies), Asian and African studies.
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Wiley Online LibraryOver 20,000 online books; especially strong in the STEM disciplines.
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World Bank e-LibraryBooks and other publications from the World Bank. Includes literature on development, agriculture, health, and more.