Other EBook Collections
Many more ebooks can be viewed for free online! Collections include
Temporary Free E-Resources due to COVID-19
Publishers and library vendors are offering universities expanded free access to online content for the spring 2020 semester. We are adding these resources to our search tools like Summon. Selected resources are listed below. For a full list, see our Databases A-Z page.
See the box "Temporary Free Textbooks" (below) for a list of free textbooks offers.
Selected Free Ebooks and Databases (Research Resources)
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A&AePortalThe A&AePortal is an authoritative eBook resource that features important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design. The site offers many out-of-print titles, and recent releases from academic and museum publishers available here exclusively.
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Bloomsbury Applied Visual ArtsOver 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more, across the main visual arts disciplines. The titles cover a range of skills and topics from basic concepts to careers and professional practice and include case studies, leading practitioner interviews, and activities. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Bloomsbury to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bloomsbury Architecture LibraryA collection of fully-searchable peer-reviewed texts and images to support architectural research, including the new edition of Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture produced in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the University of London. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Bloomsbury to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bloomsbury CollectionsHundreds of scholarly ebooks spanning the arts, humanities and social sciences from publishers including Bloomsbury, T&T Clark, The Arden Shakespeare, Hart Publishing, and more. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Bloomsbury to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bloomsbury Fashion Central (Expanded)Search three important fashion resources: Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases (real-life and fictional cases designed to get students thinking about ethical, strategic, and other business issues related to fashion design and merchandising), Fairchild Books Library (full-text fashion textbooks), and Fashion Photography Archive (images, articles, videos and more covering 40 years of fashion history). Available through May 31 for free from Bloomsbury Digital Resources to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cambridge Companions OnlineOver 600 ebooks offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Cambridge to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cambridge ElementsCombining the best features of books and journals, Cambridge Elements volumes contain original, concise, authoritative, and peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research. The series is edited by leading scholars, and provide comprehensive coverage of the key topics in disciplines spanning the arts and sciences. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Cambridge to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cambridge HistoriesOver 300 volumes, each detailing a specific subject. The collection encompasses a number of areas in the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music and the arts. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Cambridge to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DocuseekA selection of titles from Bullfrog Films and Icarus Films. Available through June 30, 2020 for free from Docuseek to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included titles are:
El lugar más pequeño / The Tiniest Place
Buyer Be Fair
We Feed the World
Big River
Better This World
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death
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Drama OnlineScholarly works and practical guides on playwrights and plays for reference and performance. Includes 1200 plays, production photos, and some video, including 21 filmed theatrical performances from Shakespeare's Globe on Screen, four early modern drama performances from Stage on Screen, Maxine Peake's Hamlet, and a six-hour acting masterclass with renowned Shakespeare acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from Bloomsbury to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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eBook Academic CollectioneBook Academic Collection provides access to a large selection of nearly 120,000 multidisciplinary ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, MIT Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier Ltd.; Brill Academic Publishers; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Sage Publications, Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Available through June 30th for free from EBSCO to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HeinOnline AcademicHeinOnline Academic features more than 100 million pages of content and covers more than 100 subject areas, providing access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world. The package also includes Fastcase, a next-generation legal research service which provides subscribers access to a wide array of case law at the federal and state levels and enables users to access the full text of cases through their HeinOnline subscription without having to access multiple separate research databases. Trial to this full HeinOnline Academic package will be available through December 15, 2020.
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IEEE eLearning LibraryThe IEEE eLearning Library offers high-quality, peer-reviewed online courses in topics relating to science and technology. Researchers can also use the IEEE eLearning Library to stay abreast of the latest developments in related technologies. These courses have been developed by recognized experts in a wide range of engineering and research technologies. Available through May 30, 2020 for free from IEEE to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JoVE Science Education LibraryJoVE is a unique scholarly video resource for the sciences, providing visual demonstrations in a number of subjects. BGSU access includes JoVE Core (a video textbook for core concepts in Biology and Social Psychology), JoVE Science Education (a collection of simple, easy-to-understand video demonstrations in eight STEM fields) and Lab Manual (videos for introductory biology lab courses). Available through June 15, 2020 for free from JoVE to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JSTOR Expanded (temporary book & journal content)JSTOR and participating publishers are making an expanded set of content freely available to participating institutions where students have been displaced due to COVID-19. Expanded content includes 26 journal archives in Public Health, all Archive and Primary Source collections, and over 20,000 books. This content is accessible to BGSU users alongside our normal JSTOR journal and ebook content. Further details can be found at https://about.jstor.org/covid19/ Available through June 30 for free from JSTOR to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MIT Press DirectThe complete collection of MIT Press ebooks, with over 2,500 titles. Key subject areas covered include art and architecture, biomedical sciences, business and finance, computer science, design, neuroscience, new media, philosophy, and more. Available through May 31, 2020 for free from MIT Press to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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National Emergency Library-Internet Archivea collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.
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Numerique PremiumNumerique Premium offers a range of French-language ebooks in the humanities, social studies, legal studies, and political sciences. Available through April 23,2020 for free from Numerique to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Ohio State University Press PublicationsAll scholarly monographs and the Language Files linguistics textbook will be open and free to use through the OSU Libraries Knowledge Bank. Available through the end of summer for free from The Ohio State University Press to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oxford Handbooks OnlineOver a thousand ebooks offering up to date, high-level research on hundreds of topics. Essays in each handbook review the key issues and cutting-edge debates, as well as providing arguments for how those debates might evolve. Available through May 17, 2020 as a free trial from Oxford to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Project Euclid PrimePeer-reviewed titles in theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics hosted by Project Euclid (a division of Duke University Press). Includes 371 full-text ebooks. Available through Jun 23rd for free from Project Euclid (Duke) to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Project MUSE Expanded (temporary free ebook and journal content)An interdisciplinary collection of high quality, scholarly (peer reviewed) journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences and scholarly books from university press publishers. Updates to the list of publishers offering free access to content can be found at https://about.muse.jhu.edu/resources/freeresourcescovid19/. Content that is freely available on the Project MUSE platform during the COVID-19 crisis will be accessible alongside BGSU's normally subscribed content and display a distinctive “Free” icon. Available up through June 30 for free from Project MUSE to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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R2 Digital LibraryThe R2 Digital Library offers access to over 5,000 fully integrated and searchable medical, nursing and allied health source books from key health science publishers. Available through May 20, 2020 for free from Rittenhouse to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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University of Michigan Press Ebook CollectionThe University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection (UMP EBC) contains the Press's scholarly output published since 2012 as well as new books and older titles as they are digitized. Included in the Collection are over 200 titles used in student courses and almost 300 award-winners. Strengths include political science and public (including health) policy, performing arts, classical and medieval studies, American studies, and Area studies (especially East Asian, African, and German studies). Available through April 30 for free from the University of Michigan Press to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See the box below (Temporary Free Textbooks) for a list of free textbooks offers.
Additional Sources
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Compiled list of publishers offering temporary complimentary resources due to COVID-19University Information Policy Officers, Vendor Love in the Time of COVID-19, © 2020
Temporary Free Textbooks due to COVID-19
Publishers and library vendors are offering universities expanded free access to e-textbooks for the spring 2020 semester. A list of offers are below.
Free Textbook Access
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VitalSourceAvailable through May 25, 2020. Growing list of publishers offering e-texts through Vital Source's Bookshelf. Students log in to the VitalSource Bookshelf app using their school email address and can then view course materials from participating publishers via VitalSource’s Explore capabilities within Bookshelf.
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RedshelfAccess through May 25th. Will provide students with up to 7 free eBooks from participating publishers. Students can read full books online with limited offline reading/printing options. Requires students to create an account using their BGSU email.
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American Mathematical SocietyAs courses transition to online, we can provide complimentary electronic “reserve” copies of our textbooks for students who do not have access to our print books. Please contact us through the “request desk copy” link on the specific textbook page.
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Cambridge University Press Textbooks (temporarily unavailable)Available through May 2020. All Cambridge Core textbook titles will be available to read online. Many of these titles are also available through VitalSource.
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CengageCengage is providing full access to Cengage Unlimited online platforms and online textbooks via a Cengage Unlimited subscription through the end of the semester. Textbooks also available through VitalSource. Trainings on teaching online are available for faculty.
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Duke University Press90 days of complimentary electronic access to course materials. Contact orders@dukeupress.edu.
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Haymarket Books10 free ebook titles, including:
Freedom is a Constant Struggle, Angela Y. Davis
How we Get Free, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Battle for Paradise, Naomi Klein
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McGraw-Hill ConnectMcGraw-Hill Connect and ALEKS will be available for free to any student and instructor who needs it for the remainder of this Spring 2020 term.
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Oxford University Press Higher Education TitlesMost OUP textbook titles are immediately available via Redshelf, but desk copies of unavailable titles may also be requested.
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ScienceDirect TextbooksThe 256 textbooks currently on ScienceDirect will be automatically entitled to all active ScienceDirect customers (including those journals customers who do not currently have books) for a period of 90 days. Users accessing ScienceDirect through IP or remote access will be able to use these books while campuses are closed.
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Scribd: Free e-books and audiobooksScribd is offering a 30 day free-trial with no credit card required.
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WileyWiley is providing complimentary access to courseware, WileyPLUS or Knewton Alta for the duration of this spring semester.
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ZyBooks Digital Care PackageComplimentary access to ZyBooks Digital Care Package of interactive STEM learning materials and labs through the remainder of the Spring Semester.
Additional Sources
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Compiled list of publishers offering temporary complimentary resources due to COVID-19University Information Policy Officers, Vendor Love in the Time of COVID-19, © 2020