Blume Library: Using eBooks at the Blume Library: Overview

eBooks at the Blume Library

The Blume Library owns thousands of eBooks that are available to you via Discover and directly from our eBook collection databases.

This guide provides help in finding, using, and viewing EBSCO eBooks online. Most, but not all, of the library's eBooks come from EBSCO.

You will also find instructions on downloading EBSCO eBooks to your computer and to your eReader, such as the iPad / iPhone, Android, Nook, and Kindle Fire.

You can also find links to sites providing access to free eBook collections.

eBooks are great resources but can be intimidating for first time users. I encourage you to get in touch if you have any questions about accessing or using our eBooks.

eBook Collections

Here is a list of our primary eBook collections.

Ebook Central - ProQuest This link opens in a new window
eBooks on a variety of topics. Click on owned and subscribed sources to find full text ebooks.
EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
Find digital books on a wide selection of academic e-books from top publishers and presses. Download and read selected titles on your computer or eReader. Check out the eBook Guide for more information.
Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window
eBook collection with Bloom’s Literary Criticism and Facts on File literary resources.
Open Library This link opens in a new window
Open Library is a partnership of libraries to offer interlibrary loan of eBooks directly to library patrons. Account holders can borrow eBooks from the site. St. Mary's University is a participant in the Open Library initiative. Create an account to start using Open Library. Take a look at the Help page for more information.

Encyclopedias

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Locate background information from full text encyclopedias and other reference works. Covers all disciplines.
Gale eBooks: General Reference Collection This link opens in a new window
Search multiple encyclopedias and other reference works with a single search.

This resource was formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text encyclopedias and other reference works published by Oxford University Press. Note: Limited titles in our subscription.