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Some info about finding ebooks available freely online through the National Library….

The National Library has a wide range of ebooks. For most of these you will need an NLA library card (apply online). A search for ebooks in eResources shows resources such as Ebsco ebooks; OECD iLibrary; Oxford Reference; Early English Books Online and titles in Gale Virtual Reference Library.

http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/search/ebooks/?rows=10&start=0&context=ebooks

Many titles are also accessible in the NLA catalogue.

Ebooks: a guide to finding ebooks at the NLA: http://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/ebooks

When you do a NLA catalogue search and hit enter, look for the Narrow Search option on the far right of the screen and choose E-resources. Choose All Online to get resources with online links, such as ebooks. Click on a title and login with your NLA library card. You can also find books digitised by the NLA in the catalogue by adding the delimiter “NLA digitised material” to your initial search. The catalogue also has links to titles that can be found in Google Books – what an excellent resource this is for accessing full text chapters of books to read online.

 

Currently there are 897 non fiction Ebsco ebooks in the NLA catalogue (search for ebscohost to see the complete list). Ebsco ebooks can be downloaded to your device and accessed for 5 days. Only one person at a time can view the Ebsco ebook. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=ebscohost&type=all&limit%5b%5d=&submit=Find&filter%5b%5d=format:%22Book%22

Guide to using Ebsco ebooks: http://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/ebooks/ebsco-ebooks

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