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OhioLINK Search Tools & eBook Collections

Most eBooks offered by the Davis Library are made available to our users via OhioLINK. No login is required to access these electronic resources on campus. However, if you are working from home or someplace other than the Rio Grande Main Campus or one of our institution's Regional Centers, then you will need to complete a special login in process. See our Off Campus Access page for more details.

OhioLINK Search Tools

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)
Searchable "one-stop shop" menu for thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and more. Login/authentication prompts are automated when accessing this source away from the Main Campus or one of Rio Grande's Regional Centers. Consequently, no special link for "Off Campus" use is offered or required for the OhioLINK EBC.
OhioLINK Library Catalog
The OhioLINK library catalog combines the holdings of 118 member libraries, including the State Library of Ohio, into a shared catalog totaling nearly 46 million items. The shared catalog lists books, e-books and e-journals available across the consortium and other materials available on publishers’ websites.
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To search the OhioLINK Library Catalog for eBooks, use the "Advance Search" option to limit results to "Electronic Books" with the drop-down menu selection option under the "Other Material Types" limiting feature. On and off campus access links should be provided in the record of each eBook listing, if required.

Additional eBook Collections available via OhioLINK

EBSCO eBook Collection
Formerly known as NetLibrary, this digital collection offers electronic books on a variety of academic subjects.
EBSCO eBook Collection - Off Campus

O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform
Also known as Safari Books Online, this resouce provides electronic books and videos relevant to computer science, information technology, business, and related fields.
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No separate "Off Campus" link necessary. Rio Grande email required for access both on and off campus.
To Log In:
1. Chose “Not Listed? Click Here”
2. Enter a valid Rio email

Oxford Research Encyclopedia
Digital collection offering in-depth, peer-reviewed encyclopedia articles or summaries on a range of topics.
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Please note: Entire digital collection is NOT available via OhioLINK. Some items listed will be "locked." If interested in any restricted materials, please "Ask Us!" We may be able to help you gain access to those resources via our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Off Campus

University Press Scholarship Online (Oxford)
Digital collection offering access to thousands of academic books on topics relevant to disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
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Please note: Entire digital collection is NOT available via OhioLINK. Some items listed will be "locked." If interested in any restricted materials, please "Ask Us!" We may be able to help you gain access to those resources via our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services.
University Press Scholarship Online (Oxford) - Off Campus

Very Short Introductions (Oxford)
Collection of electronic books that provide concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Very Short Introductions (Oxford) - Off Campus

Wilely Online Library
Large authoratative collection of online journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences.
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Please note: Entire digital collection is NOT available via OhioLINK. Some items listed will be "locked." If interested in any restricted materials, please "Ask Us!" We may be able to help you gain access to those resources via our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services.
Wilely Online Library - Off Campus

Open Access eBook Resources

ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) Open Access Titles
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) offers about 60 titles from its Humanities eBook (HEB) Collection free online..
Google Books
Google search engine that may be used to find and access the digitized content of a wide range of books and other published works. While access to the full-text of public domain (published before the early 1920s) works is available through the site, only small portions of copyrighted materials may be viewed. However, links are provided to help users either purchase the item(s) or locate them in libraries.
HathiTrust Digital Library
A partnership of academic and research institutions whose aim is preserve and provide free access to digitized book and journal content from its member library collections. Digital collection includes both copyrighted and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as through initiatives.
Internet Archive
An online non-profit library offering free access to millions of books, movies, software, music, websites, and more in digital form.
Open Textbook Library
Supported by the Open Textbook Network, a group that works together to make higher education more open and affordable, this comprehensive resource offers access to openly licensed academic textbooks. All textbooks are free, and the majority are peer- reviewed.
Project Gutenberg
Online library offering free access to over 60,000 eBooks, most in the public domain (published before the early 1920s). Users have the option to read titles online or download them to certain e-reader devices.

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Library Lingo

What is an eBook?

Also known as an electronic book or e-book, it is a book publication made available in digital form that is read either on a computer, mobile device, or e-reader designed specifically for eBook use. While eBooks are often an electronic version of a printed book, they might also be published only in digital form. Because they are intended to be read online or downloaded to an electronic device, the printing of eBooks is discouraged and in many instances could be a violation of copyright law and/or publisher or distributor licensing agreements .

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