eBooks - HIS 126 | U.S. History Since 1865 - LibGuides at Lebanon Valley College

Why eBooks?

Ebooks, also called electronic books, digital books, full-text books, or online books, may 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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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 entire full-text of the books, which can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Over 339,000 eBooks from the following collections: Academic, Business, Community College, Education, EngineeringCore, History, Clinical/Medical, Nursing, Public Library, Religion, Diversity & Ethnic Studies, Psychology/Psychiatry, Spanish & Portuguese, and University Press.
Many titles have the option to download/borrow the eBook for up to 365 days. Access the downloaded eBook on your computer, laptop or mobile device with Adobe Digital Editions.

LVC eBooks
After you run your search, in the facets section off to the left of the page, under Subjects choose Electronic Books.

Google Books
40 million full-text books. About 10 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. Preview shows a few pages. Snippet view shows a few sentences. Most likely you'll need to use Tipasa/ILL/interlibrary loan to get a copy of the book.