Access to E-Books
In addition to traditional printed books we now have access to a growing number of electronic books or e-books.
E-Books Provided by NetLibrary
As a member of NoWAL, a consortium of 15 Higher Education institutions in the North West, LJMU subscribes to the NetLibrary collection of over 6,000 e-books. These can be accessed via the NetLibrary website. Details of the books available to us in the NetLibrary collection are included in our library catalogue. To see what’s available in your subject area, click on Collections on the main catalogue toolbar and select E-Books from the list of collections and then search under a keyword in your subject area. One user is allowed to access each title at a time.
E-Books Protected by AthensDA
Civil and Environmental Engineering Books
A collection of 114 e-books provided by EngineeringVillage2.org (Click on the 'eBook Search' at the top of the search box).
Electronics and Electrical Engineering Books
A collection of over 110 e-books provided by EngineeringVillage2.org (Click on the 'eBook Search' at the top of the search box).
Medicines Complete
Provider of online access to some of the world's leading drug and healthcare references.
Materials and Mechanical Engineering Books
A collection of nearly 120 e-books provided by EngineeringVillage2.org (Click on the 'eBook Search' at the top of the search box).
Oxford Reference Online
This AthensDA-protected service provides access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works accross 20 subject areas.
Safari Books Online
This AthensDA-protected service provides access to an E-reference library of more than 60 books covering all areas of computing. Up to four concurrent users allowed
E-Books available via IP (on-campus only)
ForensicnetBASE
137 forensic science and criminal justice e-books from Chapman & Hall/CRC.
Free Access E-Books
The following e-book sites are freely accessible:
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts
A collection of freely available electronic books, including items from American literature, English literature, and Western philosophy. No password required.
American Hypertexts
A collection of American studies texts. No password required.
ClassicBookshelf.com
No password required. Fonts and page formats may be customised.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Well, almost complete: this site does not currently include his poetry. No password required.
ebrary
A wide-ranging catalogue of mainly academic titles, but you will be charged if you wish to print out or download any pages. You must also download the ebrary reader before you can use this service. Available only off-campus (no password required).
The Internet Public Library
Over 20,000 titles that can be browsed by author, by title, or by Dewey Decimal Classification. No password required.
Online Economics Textbooks
From the Economics Department of SUNY, Oswego - the State University of New York. No password required.
University of California Press eScholarship Editions
The eScholarship Editions collection includes almost 2000 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction. Selected books are available to the public. No password required.
