Jim Dan Hill Library: Find E-Books: E-Book Collections

Search for E-Books

Search a specific database on the Databases A-Z list.
Narrow the list of by selecting "Electronic Books" from the Database Types dropdown to find only databases that provide ebook content.
Search the Library Catalog for both online and physical books.
Set the Search Scope to "Books & Media (UW Superior)" and the desired Material Type to "Books". After performing a search, in the Refine My Results sidebar, select "Available at Superior" to narrow results to physical books or "Superior Online Resources" to narrow results to online ebooks.

Primary Collections

You may search or browse for e-books in large, multidisciplinary collections. These collections are a great place to find e-books for almost any subject:

eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Find e-books across all disciplines. Browse by category or explore featured books.
Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Find e-books across all disciplines. Browse collections by select subjects, including anthropology, business and economics, computers and IT, education, fine arts, and more.
Access Note: You will need to sign in with your UW-Superior username and password to download ebooks or to save books to your Bookshelf.
Help Guides:
- ProQuest Ebook Central database
Project MUSE Books
A collection of nearly 30,000 academic ebooks across many disciplines.
Wiley Online Library
Discover premier titles from the most celebrated scientists, award-winning authors and renowned researchers in the life, health and physical sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Specialized Collections

You may also search or browse for e-books in smaller, more specialized collections that focus on specific subject areas:

ACLS Humanities E-Book
Find e-books in the humanities, including literature, area studies, and history. The books are not downloadable and can only be viewed on the ACLS site.
PsycBooks E-Collections, 2009-2017 (APA PsycNET)
Find e-books published by the American Psychological Association, 2009-2017.
Brill Online E-Books
Find e-books in the areas of Asian Studies, Biblical Studies, Classical Studies, European History, Islamic Studies, Language & Linguistics, Religious Studies, and Social Sciences.
Early English Books Online (EEBO) (ProQuest)
Find digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America 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.
Help Guides:
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) database
Twentieth Century Advice Literature (Alexander Street)
Twentieth Century Advice Literature brings together more than 150,000 pages of rare material to provide a reflection on historical American attitudes towards race, citizenship, education, work, sex, gender roles, life cycles, family, and religion.
Twentieth Century North American Drama (Alexander Street)
Contains 2,059 plays by 434 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.

Reference Collection

Finally, check out our largest collection of reference e-books:

Credo Reference
Find background information to start your research on any topic. Content includes entries from various encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and other reference tools across all disciplines.

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