Ebooks: Suggested Resources

Introductions
e-book.  (2010).  In Encyclopedia Britannica.  Retrieved from the Encyclopædia Britannica Online database.
The Electronic Book.  (2010).  In M.F. Suarez, S.J. Woudhuysen, & H.R. Woudhuysen (Eds.), The Oxford companion to the book (Vol. 1, pp.164-171).  Oxford, Great Britain: Oxford University Press.
Future of Books: Will Traditional Books Disappear? (2010).  CQ Researcher, 19, 473-500.
Books:
No Shelf Required: E-books in Libraries	Stacks Z716.6 .N62 2011
The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future	Stacks Z116.A2 D37 2009
Ebook Databases
Ebrary Academic Complete Ebooks Collection
The ebrary Academic Complete ebooks collection includes over 50,000 titles spanning all academic subject areas. More information.
NetLibrary
The Netlibrary collection is a collection of 7,885 ebooks (4,480 Netlibrary titles and 3,405 Project Gutenberg titles). The collection is accessible to all Maine citizens. Users accessing titles from a recognized IP may view ebooks online in 15 minute intervals. Users who wish to view ebooks remotely, or check out an ebook for a four hour loan period, must create a Netlibrary account.  More information.
Safari Tech Books Online - Current File
Safari Tech Books Online – Current File covers the technologies most essential to users including certification, enterprise computing, Java, Linus/Unix, Web development, Windows, XML, and more. More information.
SpringerLink
SpringerLink provides access to full-text STM (scientific, technical, medical) journals, book series, books, and reference works published by Springer and its imprints.  More information.
Wiley Online Library
Wiley Online Library contains online resources, including 1,500 journals, 9,000 books, and hundreds of reference works, laboratory protocols and databases. Subject areas include the life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. More information.

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Created by: Stephen Fadel | Revised: 12/19/2012