LibGuides: eBooks and Open Textbooks: Collections, Guides, and Search Tools

Search Tools, Lists, and Guides

OneSearch Advanced Search This link opens in a new window Searches the book catalog and multiple (but not all) databases for print books, ebooks, book chapters, articles, CDs, videos, etc. that are available for LaGuardia students, staff, and faculty.

eBook Collections @ LaGuardia This will take you to our list of eBook databases and collections. Students login to individual databases. Faculty and staff need to use their Outlook email login for LaGuardia Library resources. These databases contain many books that are freely available in a digital format. However, while core subject textbooks might not be available, you may find books that are required course readings.
Help From Home Guide Prepared by the Library to provide assistance in accessing online Library resources.
Open Educational Resources and Zero-Cost Learning - CUNY Guide Guide created by the Librarians of the CUNY Office of Library Services. It is a place where professors and students will be able to find lists of CUNY Open Educational Resources (OER), Zero-Cost library resources, and other useful tools to access.

DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window A joint service of OAPEN, OpenEdition, CNRS and Aix-Marseille Université.
The Online Books Page This link opens in a new window An index of over two million online books freely readable on the Internet.
OpenEd CUNY This link opens in a new window OpenEd CUNY is a curated digital library of open educational resources containing high quality, openly-licensed educational resources.
OASIS (Openly Available Sources Integrated Search) This link opens in a new window

LaGuardia Library's eBook Collections

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window Access to electronic books that can be searched as a collection or accessed as individual titles through our library’s online catalog.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window Access to electronic books that can be searched as a collection or accessed as individual titles through our library’s online catalog.
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window Variety of reference books covering arts, biography, business, education, environment, general reference, history, information & publishing, law, library science, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation & world, religion, science, social science, and technology.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window A collection of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.
OneSearch Advanced Search This link opens in a new window Searches the book catalog and multiple (but not all) databases for print books, ebooks, book chapters, articles, CDs, videos, etc. that are available for LaGuardia students, staff, and faculty.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window Providing researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works and proceedings.
Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window Brief introductions on a variety of subjects.

Public Libraries

Brooklyn Public Library This link opens in a new window Many area public libraries are making additional content available electronically.
New York Public Library This link opens in a new window New York Public Library gives you access to over 148,00 mainly literature and non-fiction eBook titles. However, very few will be textbooks. A New York Public Library card is required. New York residents can get a card online by using the Simply E app available through the Google Play or iTunes stores. Not a LaGuardia CC resource.
Queens Public Library - eBooks This link opens in a new window Provides access to over 70,000 eBooks and other digital content. Apply online for a ECard if you do not already have a Queens Public Library card. Not a LaGuardia CC Library resource

Non-LaGuardia eBook Collections

BCcampus Open Textbook Collection This link opens in a new window British Columbia's open textbook collection.
Free TechBooks This link opens in a new window This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet. Throughout this site, other terms are used to refer to a book, such as ebook, text, document, monogram or notes.
Internet Archive This link opens in a new window Non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, and websites.
Milne Open Textbooks This link opens in a new window Milne Library Publishing at SUNY Geneseo manages and maintains Milne Open Textbooks, a catalog of open textbooks authored and peer-reviewed by SUNY faculty and staff. Milne Open Textbooks began as the project Open SUNY Textbooks: an open access textbook publishing initiative established by State University of New York libraries and supported by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) – Bookshelf This link opens in a new window Provides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare.
Open Ed Manitoba This link opens in a new window Part of the Canada Open Educational Resource Group's initiative to help create a cohesive effort, specifically for open education, across Canada.
Open Library - Ontario, Canada This link opens in a new window Part of the Canada Open Educational Resource Group's initiative to help create a cohesive effort, specifically for open education, across Canada.
OpenStax Educational Resources This link opens in a new window Freely available, peer-reviewed textbooks in STEM, social sciences, humanities and AP subjects.
Open Textbook Library This link opens in a new window Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization.