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- Internet Archive Open Library Internet Archive has suspended waitlists for the 1.4 million+ eBooks in its lending library, through June 30, 2020, or the end of the US national emergency, whichever is later.
- Google Books This link opens in a new windowIndexes the full text of a growing number of books. For some books complete text is online; for others only a small portion. No printing or downloading.
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new window Full text books & journals digitized by HathiTrust partner libraries, Google, the Internet Archive, etc. Includes searchable access to over 10 million volumes total; 3 million public domain volumes are fully viewable online and allow downloading one page at a time. Complements Google Books.
eBook Collections
Ebooks from these collections are included in the Library catalog or Discover. This list provides alternate access points.
- Ebook Central [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowMostly scholarly titles including the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Help.
- eBook Collection [EBSCO] This link opens in a new windowFull text eBooks on a broad range of reference and scholarly topics.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowBroad coverage in arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. Use the option to "Narrow By: Books" to search through 30,000+ eBooks.
- Springer E-books 1815+ This link opens in a new windoweBooks covering scientific disciplines with some social sciences & humanities.
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new windowFull text books & journals digitized by HathiTrust partner libraries, Google, the Internet Archive, etc. Includes searchable access to over 10 million volumes total; 3 million public domain volumes are fully viewable online and allow downloading one page at a time. Complements Google Books.
- Historical Book SourcesThe "Find Primary Sources" research guide includes links to Early English Books Online, Early American Imprints, and other book collections.
Beyond the Five Colleges
Interlibrary Loan: We cannot process requests for physical material at this time. We encourage you to contact us with the sources you are looking for and we will attempt to either find them online or suggest alternate sources.
- WorldCat (all dates) This link opens in a new windowSearch libraries worldwide. Use Interlibrary Loan to request items not in the Five Colleges.
- Forbes Library CatalogSearch holdings of Northampton's public library or All Western MA Libraries. See the Forbes Library website for hours and more info.
- Libraries in SSW Placement AreasLinks to libraries (contact information & policies) for School for Social Work students on placement.
- Other Libraries & CatalogsOther local, national, and international library catalogs and websites.