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Biology

Guide to Bishop Library biology resources.

Why eBooks?

Ebooks, also called electronic books, digital books, full-text books, or online books, can be accessed 24/7 from any location.

Ebooks allow one to search the full-text of the books, which can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

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Find eBooks

LVC eBooks
Over 100,000 ebooks on a variety of subjects.

Google Books This link opens in a new window
15 million full-text books. Only about 2 million of these ebooks are available for full view. Most full view ebooks are in the public domain, meaning they've been published prior to 1923. Limited view shows a few pages, if the publisher has granted permission. Snippet view shows a few sentences in the ebook.

PubMed Bookshelf
A relatively small collection of full-text books in medicine, biology, and biochemistry.