Databases for General eBooks
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ACLS Humanities E-Books
A digital collection of 2,200 full-text titles offered by the American Council of Learned Societies in collaboration with fourteen learned societies, nearly 100 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. Fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars.
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E-books from EBSCOBrowse from a large collection of e-books available from EBSCO.
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Ebook CentralYou will be prompted to log-in to the Furman Library Proxy server when accessing Ebook Central. Your Furman network username and password are your credentials. EASY!!
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Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO)Full text of core scholarly books published by Oxford University Press in four subject areas: Religion, Philosophy, History, and Classics. Abstracts and and keywords are available for other collections.
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O’Reilly SafariIncludes the contents of the Safari Basic Tech Library. Focused specifically on technology, the Safari Basic Tech Library provides access to a collection of books from a variety of technology publishers, such as O’Reilly Media, John Wiley & Sons, Cisco Press, Manning, Apress, Microsoft Press, New Riders, Adobe Press, Packt Publishing, Que, Wrox, Sams, Pearson Certification and more. O’Reilly books are unlimited simultaneous access.
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SpringerLinkAllows access to 40,000+ eBooks as well as journals
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Duke eBooksBooks published by Duke University Press across the humanities, social sciences, and more.
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Tips on Using Duke eBooksSpecific info on using the Duke platform
Guides and Necessary Software for eBook Use
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Computer/Laptop InstructionsInstructions on accessing Furman eBooks from a computer.
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iPad InstructionsFor eBooks requiring additional apps and software, please view these instructions.
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Adobe Digital EditionsDownload for eBook platforms requiring Adobe Digital Editions.
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Bluefire ReaderDownload for devices requiring this app.
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eBook Behavior SpreadsheetMore information on the particulars of each platform - mobile devices, download, print, copy, save, export, etc.
Databases for Specialized eBooks
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Early English Books OnlineContains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.
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Oxford Reference OnlineIndexes the full text of over 100 Oxford subject encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Sage Reference OnlineOnline versions of reference titles from Sage Publications.
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Credo ReferenceProvides access to more than 1300 titles, covering every major subject - from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature.
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Gale EbooksGale eBooks is a Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Other eBook Sources
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Internet ArchiveA non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
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Project GutenbergBooks in the public domain, digitized and available in numerous platforms on practically any reading device.