LibGuides: Digital Media: Ebooks

Lavery Databases for Ebooks

Project MUSE Ebooks This link opens in a new window
E-Books from non-profit scholarly publishers, including university presses and societies
SAGE Reference This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias, handbooks and dictionaries; all topics.

Free Online Sources for Books and Texts

There are many sources for media freely available online. Please be sure to check each site for copyright stipulations.

The Online Books Page
The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or eTexts).
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online was launched to provide free, original, and accurate information on Shakespeare to students, teachers, and Shakespeare enthusiasts.

Government Sources for eBooks and Texts

Government works are not copyright protected. Government works are defined as work produced by an officer or employee of the United States government. Please be cautious here, as works produced by contractors are copyright protected.

American Memory's A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
This information rich website from the Library of Congress contains digitized versions of Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1875.
Library of Congress American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services
Primary Documents in American History
he initial release of this Web site contains documents from the years 1763 to 1877. Updates will be made on a regular basis, including the addition of documents from the 20th Century.