Using CCC eBook Collections
What are eBooks?
Electronic Books, or “e-Books,” are digital versions of books intended to be read on a computer screen or a dedicated device.
What eBooks does Rose Library subscribe to?
The Jim and Patsy Rose Library subscribes to over 200,000 eBooks through different collections. For a complete listing of resources available to you, see eBook Collections by Title below.
How do I access eBooks?
These resources are available on the web from any computer on the Cleveland Community College campus. If you are a remote user, you must authenticate using your username and password. This is the same username and password used for your email, Blackboard, and MyCleveland.
eBook Collections by Title
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ABC-CLIO E-book CollectionHistory & literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, and Literature in Context.
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Ebook Central - ProQuestMore than 86,000 scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research.
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eBooks on EBSCOhostNearly 25,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.
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Home Grown eBook CollectionA pilot project which pulls together eBooks from eight North Carolina publishers and makes them available to all of the NC LIVE libraries across the state.
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Infobase eBooksA collection of almost 100 eBooks that correspond to books you can find in the Jim & Patsy Rose Library.
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R2LibraryA collection of eBooks in the nursing, medical assisting, and radiology fields.
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STAT!Ref Medical e-BooksAn electronic medical textbook database resource for healthcare professionals from the National Library Alliance.
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Virtual Reference LibraryA searchable collection of online reference books.
eBooks in Rose Library Catalog
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One Search. Thousands of Possibilities. Books, eBooks, Databases, Videos.
Online eBook Collections
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Bartleby.com: Great Books OnlineThis website features reference materials, verse, fiction, and non-fiction—including the complete Harvard Classics.
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Google BooksA searchable index of both free and paid eBooks.
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Project GutenbergA website with free eBooks that is an ongoing effort to provide electronic access to books that are in the public domain.
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The Online Books PageA listing of over 1,000,000 free books on the web maintained by a Librarian at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The National Academies PressThis website includes books in the fields of science, engineering, and health.