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E-Books

This guide describes the many e-book resources available through the NU Library and how to use them.

Find a Resource

You may use the Library's Find a Resource tool to browse e-books by subject area.

Find a Resource can also be accessed from the tab to the right of NavigatorSearch in the central search box found on the library’s homepage. Select Advanced Search in order to browse subject areas.

Once on the Find a Resource home page, go to the Browse by Subject area.

Find a Resource main page with Browse by Subject highlighted

Once you select a broad subject area such as Social Sciences, you will be able to select a more specific subtopic.

Browse by Subject page scrolled down to Social Sciences with subcategories visible

Once you have selected your sub-category, your results screen will appear. Select Books under the limiter options to view e-books.

Results for subject search with filters visible and Books highlighted

Ebook Central

You may use the Library's Ebook Central database to browse e-books by subject area. To access Ebook Central, go to the Library's home page and select A-Z Databases. Next, select the letter "E" to access Ebook Central.

On the Ebook Central home page, click on Browse Subjects, as shown below.

Screenshot of the Ebook Central homepage with arrow pointing to Browse Subjects.

 

The resulting screen allows you to browse e-books by subject, as shown below.

Screenshot of the Browse Subjects page in Ebook Central.