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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 This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Ebook Central contains over 200,000 ebooks from various publishers across a wide range of academic disciplines. The collection includes books from major university presses and other scholarly publishers. Search for books by entering a keyword, ISBN, Author, or other terms into the basic search box.

Note: You need to create a free user account to use this database off-campus. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to a librarian
EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary collection includes more than 231,000 e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses. Create a free account using your student information and download or read eBooks in your browser or eReader.

Gain Access to E-books Across Many Subjects Including:
Business and economics, Education, Language arts and disciplines, Political science, Religion, Literary criticism, Medical, Social science, Philosophy, Technology and Engineering, World History

Check out the eBook Guide for more information.
Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window
971 popular literary novels written by popular and literarily significant authors.

Subjects to search include- careers & education, Literature criticism, and reference, multicultural studies, Mythology and paranormal, religion and philosophy, and US. history, Women studies and world history
Open Library This link opens in a new window
Open Library is a partnership of libraries to offer the 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. The Internet Archive and participating libraries have selected digitized books from their collections that are available to be borrowed by one patron at a time from anywhere in the world for free. These books are available in BookReader format and usually in PDF and ePub formats.

Create an account to start using Open Library. Take a look at the Help page for more information.

Encyclopedias

Gale eBooks: General Reference Collection This link opens in a new window
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Gale’s eBook platform provides comprehensive support from many of today’s top publishers.

Collections include titles on:
Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, LCO, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, SATA, Science, Social Science, Technology
This resource was formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias.

As you browse through Oxford Reference, you may find results that range from short-entry, a general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects.

Note: Limited titles in our subscription.