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eBook Databases

eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)
This collection provides full-text online access to over 180,000 books covering a broad range of academic topics. Books can be be downloaded or read on most eReaders. Book sections can also be emailed or printed (up to 60 pages).
Ebook Central College Complete (ProQuest)
This collection, aimed at community college students, provides full-text online access to 46,000 books covering a broad range of topics included in the WNC College curriculum.

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Support
Learn how to access and download eBooks available through the Ebsco platform and get help troubleshooting problems for Macs, PCs and other devices.

Encyclopedia Databases

AccessScience
is the online equivalent of the most current edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, which also includes biographies of scientists, recent science-related news articles, study guides, and web site links.
Credo Reference
includes the full-text content from over 850 encyclopedias and other reference books covering a broad range of subjects. There are over 3 million articles and 200,000+ images (art, diagrams, maps and photos).
Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic
is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia still being produced. It is an excellent source for reliable and factual background information on thousands of topics, especially historical in nature.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
includes the full-text content from over 200 special topic encyclopedias and other reference books.

Searching for EBSCO eBooks

Downloading EBSCO eBooks

Reading EBSCO eBooks

How to Download and Read eBooks on a Mobile Device

Downloading and Reading EBSCO eBooks on a Mobile Devise

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Searching for Information

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Browsing Titles

Ebook Central Overview and Searching

Ebook Central Reader

Credo Reference: Basic Search

Credo Reference: Find a Book

Credo Reference: Topic Pages

Problems Viewing Ebsco eBooks?

ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS

In order to download EBSCO eBooks, you must have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer. You will also need to use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer and eBook to a supported portable eReader devise.

Adobe Digital Editions is a free download available at: https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

RECOMMENDED BROWSER SETTINGS FOR EBSCO EBOOKS

For Adobe Reader browser requirements and settings for all supported browsers, click here.
For general browser requirements for the EBSCOhost interface, click here.
Internet Explorer versions 8.0 and older are not compatible with eBooks in EPUB format. To view an EPUB format eBook, we recommend these browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer 11 or later.