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eBook Collections

Ebook Central
More than 120,000 eBooks. Includes recently published academic material as well as classic texts.
ACLS Humanities books
More than 3,000 ebooks chosen by the American Council of Learned Societies to cover research in the humanities.
EBSCO eBooks
Collection of over 2,000 eBooks focusing on publications from universities.
Gale eBooks
Online encyclopedias, directories and handbooks covering most academic subjects.
Diversity and Ethnic Studies eBook Collection
"This groundbreaking collection includes thousands of high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion."
Credo Reference
General and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and other quick reference material.

Free eBooks Websites

Mid-Hudson Library System
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Serves residents of Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster, Greene, and Putnam counties. Library cards are free and enable members to borrow books, eBooks and other media.
Project Gutenberg
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Over 60,000 free eBooks, mostly titles older than 95 years, whose copyright has expired.
HathiTrust
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HathiTrust is a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items.