Google Books is a collection of digital materials derived from print books. You may be able to locate them in the MU catalog or borrow them from another library.
Recommendations for books to be added to our collection are welcome. For information about the process, check out the form found here.
Books and Ebooks can be very useful at the beginning of your project when you're doing background or in-depth research on a topic:
Once you find a book on your topic, be sure to look at the book's subject heading. Following the link to this heading will take you to other books on your topic.
The Monmouth University library has access to eBooks via our book catalog and several library databases.
To access eBooks through our catalog:
To access eBooks through our library databases:
Other options
Free eBooks are available on the web via Google Books and organizations like the HathiTrust Digital Library and Project Gutenberg. You may also access open textbooks - free, online learning materials with Creative Commons licenses - using various curated collections. Visit the Open Source Education Resources library research guide for details.
As an MU student, you are eligible for a library card through the Monmouth County Library, which offers eBook borrowing.