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OneSearch Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowSearches 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.
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DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new windowA joint service of OAPEN, OpenEdition, CNRS and Aix-Marseille Université.
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The Online Books Page This link opens in a new windowAn index of over two million online books freely readable on the Internet.
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OpenEd CUNY This link opens in a new windowOpenEd CUNY is a curated digital library of open educational resources containing high quality, openly-licensed educational resources.
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Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) This link opens in a new windowA search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 117 different sources and contains 388,707 records. OASIS is being developed at SUNY Geneseo's Milne Library.
LaGuardia Library's eBook Collections
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Ebook Central This link opens in a new windowAccess to electronic books that can be searched as a collection or accessed as individual titles through our library’s online catalog.
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EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to electronic books that can be searched as a collection or accessed as individual titles through our library’s online catalog.
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Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new windowVariety 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.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowA collection of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.
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OneSearch Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowSearches 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.
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SpringerLink This link opens in a new windowProviding researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works and proceedings.
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Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowBrief introductions on a variety of subjects.
Public Libraries
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Brooklyn Public Library This link opens in a new windowMany area public libraries are making additional content available electronically.
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New York Public Library - eBooks and Digital Resources This link opens in a new windowNew 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.
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Queens Public Library - eBooks This link opens in a new windowProvides 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
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BCcampus Open Textbook Collection This link opens in a new windowBritish Columbia's open textbook collection.
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eCampus Ontario This link opens in a new windowPart of the Canada Open Educational Resource Group's initiative to help create a cohesive effort, specifically for open education, across Canada.
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Global Textbook Project This link opens in a new windowThis 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.
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Internet Archive This link opens in a new windowNon-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, and websites.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) – Bookshelf This link opens in a new windowProvides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare.
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Open Ed Manitoba This link opens in a new windowPart of the Canada Open Educational Resource Group's initiative to help create a cohesive effort, specifically for open education, across Canada.
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OpenStax Educational Resources This link opens in a new windowFreely available, peer-reviewed textbooks in STEM, social sciences, humanities and AP subjects.
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Open Textbook Library This link opens in a new windowOpen 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.
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SUNY Open Textbooks This link opens in a new windowSUNY Open Textbooks is an open textbook publishing initiative established by State University of New York libraries and supported by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants and SUNY Geneseo.
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