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E-books
This guide gives an overview of the library's e-book providers
E-Book Databases
- ACLS Humanities E-Book Project This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to nearly 5,500 major works in the humanities from over 250 publishers. Approximately 500 new books are added annually.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No, patrons may not download content to e-readers. Content must be read online. | Yes, unlimited simultaneous use is permitted. | Yes, ability to convert 10 pages to PDF at a time for printing. | No, patrons may not create individual accounts. |
- Business Expert Books This link opens in a new windowA collection of business e-books from a practitioner’s perspective. Topics include management, strategy, international business, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, marketing, project management, corporate governance, and more.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No | Yes | Download and print a chapter at a time, each title will let user know how many pages can be printed or downloaded. | Create a personal account to highlight, set default citation style, save searches and send to citation management software. |
- CRCnetBase This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to STEM reference and handbooks in PDF format published by CRC Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, as well as some from Chapman & Hall and Routledge. Includes chemistry, computer science, engineering, healthcare, homeland security, IT, social sciences, statistics, and more.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No, although, items can be downloaded in PDF format. | Yes | Yes, printing a chapter at a time in PDF format. | Yes, you can save and manage searches and add chapters and book content to a personal bookshelf. |
- Early American Imprints, Series 1: Evans, 1639-1800 (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowBased on Evans' American Bibliography, this database contains the full text of all known existing books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in the American Colonies or United States from 1639 through 1800. Includes an additional 1,100 titles from Bristol's Supplement to Evans.
- Early American Imprints Series 2: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1800-1819 (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowProvides full text access to virtually every known book, pamphlet, and broadside published in the U.S. from the years 1800 through 1819. Also contains state papers and government materials; presidential letters and messages; and congressional, state and territorial resolutions. Based on the bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No, although, items can be downloaded in pdf format. | Yes | Yes, but you must configure your browser as directed. | No, users can view their searches during a session, but can't save the search results. |
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowOffers full-image access to more than 125,000 literary and historical works published in Great Britain and Ireland from 1475 to 1700. Included are titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue of printed materials published in the English language from 1475 to 1640; Wing's Short-Title Catalogue of works dating from 1641 to 1700; and Thomason Tracts, a compendium of broadsides on the English Civil War printed between 1640 and 1661. Also included are high-resolution images of original works by authors such as Malory, Spenser, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, Galileo, Purcell, Shakespeare, and Behn. Included are books, tracts, pamphlets, proclamations, almanacs, and calendars of interest to those researching history, literature, and the humanities.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No, but users may download many records in PDF format. | Yes | Yes, users may print individual images or the entire document once it has been downloaded as a PDF. | No, but users may create a "marked list" to organize items during a single session. |
- Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowContains full-text e-books in a variety of academic disciplines from over 1,000 publishers. Access is only available to current UTSA students, faculty, and staff. Some titles are limited user.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Yes, but only if the e-reader supports Adobe Digital Editions, or the Bluefire reader app. | Varies due to publisher restrictions | Varies due to publisher restrictions, can print one page at a time or a chapter at a time depending on publisher. | No need. Use abc123 login and pass phrase to authenticate. The account is automatically linked to your ID. Create collections and see recently read items on your bookshelf. |
- E-books on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowA collection of professional, scholarly, and reference e-books on multiple subjects from academic and professional publishers. Only one user at a time.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No | Limited to one user at a time. | Yes, a chapter at a time, but users need to create an EBSCO account in order to download a chapter. | Yes, users may create an account to store their notes book titles, etc. |
- e-Libro Premium (ProQuest Ebook Central) This link opens in a new windowSpanish language e-books, both fiction and non-fiction, from Spain and Latin America included in Ebook Central database. Filter searches by language.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Mobile viewing enabled. | Yes | Each title details how many pages may be printed. Requires Adobe Digital Editions to download. | Create a personal account to download and print. |
- FORENSICnetBASE / LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE This link opens in a new windowE-books in the forensic sciences and related disciplines by esteemed criminologists and forensic practitioners. Topics include crisis management and negotiation methods, arson and homicide investigation, expert witnessing, and forensic pathology.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No, and in order to view entire e-book Adobe Acrobat must be set to open PDF files within your browser. | Yes | Yes, must first download chapters in PDF format. | Yes |
- Gale eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new windowCross-searchable collection of full text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources in a wide-range of disciplines for background information. Formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Coverage | E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Biographies, dictionaries, who's who and biography, encyclopedias, handbooks etc. | No | Yes, unlimited simultaneous use. | Yes, after opening the text as a PDF. | No, but users can create "marked items" lists to help organize their searches during a single session. |
- IEEE Xplore/IET Electronic Library Online (IEL) This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards published by IEEE and the IEE. Emphasis is on electrical engineering, computer science, and information systems.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Mobile version available. | Yes | Download and printing in PDF format. | Create a personal account to save searches and set up alerts. |
- Emerald Insights This link opens in a new windowProvides access to books and journals in accounting and finance, economics, education, engineering, health care, HR and organizational behavior, LIS, management science, marketing, strategy, tourism and hospitality, and more.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can view chapters in PDF format. | Yes | Can download print in PDF format. | Create a personal account to save searches and create alerts. |
- IMF E-Library This link opens in a new windowAccess to the International Monetary Fund’s periodicals, books working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools including datasets such as International Financial Statistics (IFS), Government Finance Statistics (GFS), Direction of Trade Statistics (DOT), and Balance of Payments Statistics (BOP). Publications from 1946 to current.
See also IMF Data.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Mobile viewing in pdf format. | Yes | Download and printing in PDF format. | Create a personal account to save searches and create alerts. |
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSearchable full-text and full-image backfiles of scholarly journals, as well as e-books, and primary resources. Subject areas include the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, math, and business. Includes the Artstor Digital Library containing millions of images from the world's museums, archives, and libraries.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Yes, you can read and download chapters in PDF format. | Yes | Download chapters in PDF format. | Create an account to save your citations to lists, and read content available in Register & Read. |
- Knovel This link opens in a new windowKnovel is an interactive, full-text database of technical information and science and engineering books. Our collections include:
Biochemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology
Civil Engineering & Construction
Electrical & Power Engineering
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Mobile viewing in PDF format. | Yes | Download and Printing in PDF format a chapter at a time. | Create an account to save content and searches. |
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowAn online library of books, journals, statistics, and reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes statistical data covering 80 countries going back to 1960s. Focus on economics, business, education, employment, energy, migration, social issues, and environment. Additional content from International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF). Updated regularly.
OECD books and reports
Working papers and journals
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No | Yes, Unlimited | Yes, but users must print chapter by chapter from PDFs. | Yes, users can create accounts and create marked lists to organize their searches. |
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can create PDF's | Yes | Printing and downloading in PDF format. | No |
- PsycBOOKS (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowIncludes the APA Handbooks in Psychology Reference Series and APA Books covering over 2200 ebooks. Updated with 10-15 new electronic releases, including at least 5 classic books, on a monthly basis.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can create PDFs | Yes | Download and print in PDF format. | Create a personal account to save searches, create folders and create email alerts. |
- Royal Society of Chemistry Books This link opens in a new windowProvides access to e-books published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Send PDF to Kindle | Yes | Download and print in PDF format. | Create personal account to save searches and email searches. |
- Safari (O'Reilly) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to more than 36,000 eBooks, including over 2,100 computer science and information technology books published by Cisco, Macromedia, Microsoft, O'Reilly, Pearson, SAMS, and others. Additionally Safari features videos, expert-curated learning paths, O’Reilly conference videos, and other resources in technology, business, science, and other fields.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Mobile version available | Yes, unlimited. | No downloading. Yes for single page printing and emailing. Full- scale printing expressly prohibited. However, users may purchase a copy of any book in the collection from the publisher at a discounted rate. | May create a personal account to take notes, tag, bookmark. |
- Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new windowProvides access to ebooks, major reference works, and handbooks published by Sage and CQ Press. Access is limited to subscription content only.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can create PDF | Yes | Print and download in PDF format. | Create an account to create lists and save searches. |
- ScienceDirect E-Books This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to approximately 1,500 journals, and hundreds of ebooks published by Elsevier. Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1,800 journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can create PDF | Yes | Download and print in PDF format. | Create account to add favorites and create search alerts. |
- SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to more than 230,000 technical papers on optics, photonics, and imaging published in SPIE's journals and conference proceedings.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can create PDF | Yes | Download and print chapters in PDF format. | A personal account can be created to save tables and figures as well as set up alerts. |
- Springer Nature Link E-books This link opens in a new windowProvides electronic access to the full-text of thousands of e-books published by Springer Nature in chemical sciences, economics, environmental sciences, life sciences, law, medicine, computer science, engineering, geosciences, mathematics, statistics, and physics.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No | Yes, unlimited. | Yes, chapter by chapter after downloading PDF. Users may also order print copies of selected books (called MyCopy.) | Yes |
- Taylor & Francis E-Books This link opens in a new windowProvides access to e-books in education, behavioral and social sciences, and more. Access is limited to subscribed content only.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
Can view via mobile device. | Most titles are multi-user. | Most titles can be printed and downloaded in PDF format, some titles are DRM protected and allow 30 pages of printing. | Create a personal account to save searches. |
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowProvides access to journal articles, e-books, book chapters and major reference works published by Wiley in science, technology, medicine, business, humanities and social sciences. Significant full text.
E-Reader | Multi-User | Download/Printing | Create Account |
No | Yes, unlimited | Yes, chapter by chapter after downloading PDF, users may also print on demand copies. | Yes |