For books that have been digitized and made available online, select a collection. Access to some electronic texts is limited to subscribers. For required AUTHORIZATIONS/PASSWORDS, go to the Library Department Web, pick up a bookmark, or ask a librarian.

Virtual Reference Library

  • ABC-CLIO E-Books - 240 reference e-books online. One can search all at once, or individually by book. (World issues, Religion, History, International Affairs, Countries)

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - 41 reference e-books online. Choose a category such as education and then the specific work.  American Decades Primary Sources, Arts and Humanities Through the Ages, Biology, Business Plans Handbook v. 10, Chemistry:  Foundations and Applications, Company Profiles for Students, Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Encyclopedia of Bioethics, Encyclopedia of Business & Finance, Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior, Encyclopedia of Education, Encyclopedia of Global Industries, Encyclopedia of Leadership, Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns, Encyclopedia of Management, Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Encyclopedia of Public Health, Encyclopedia of Religion, Encyclopedia of Russian History, Encyclopedia of Shamanism, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Encyclopedia of Sociology, Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Genetics, International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism, Learning and Memory, New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Nurse Educator Manual:  Essential Skills and Guidelines for Effective Practice, Pain Management:  Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals, Psychologists and Their Theories for Students, Science and Its Times, Social Trends and Indicators. These reference books are a purchased suscription and should be accessed via AUTHORIZATION/PASSWORD (current CCU students/etc. should enter through their network account on the Library Department Web, contact the librarian, or pickup a handout at the Circulation desk).

  • EBSCO Academic Search/EBSCO Business Source EBSCOhost now includes a number of databases that offer e-books, e-articles, e-reports, etc. as part of the database.  Examples are:  EBSCO MasterFILE (Public) Premier (1,946 e-books), EBSCO Middle (School) Search Plus (1,567 e-books), EBSCO TOPICsearch (Points of View)(139,800 e-articles), EBSCO Primary (School) Search (1,212 e-books), EBSCO MAS (High School) Ultra (1,640 e-books), etc.

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