1,000's of eBooks at WC
Weatherford College Library provides you with access to thousands of e-books. You will find e-books in our Reference Collection, as well as, subject and multi-disciplinary collections.
Subject and Multi-Disciplinary Collections
WC Library subscribes to many e-book collections, both multi-disciplinary and subject-specific. To access any of the e-book collections below, you will be prompted to login with your WC username and password.
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eBooks - EBSCO Collection This link opens in a new windowEBSCO eBooks are online versions of print books that your library has either purchased with a perpetual license or via an annual subscription. ... EBSCO eBooks are available from all major academic publishers in virtually all academic disciplines. EBSCO eBooks offer a number of advantages over their print counterparts
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eBooks - ProQuest eBook Central This link opens in a new windowYou need credible content from authoritative, scholarly sources. eBook Central delivers, with breadth and depth of eBooks from scholarly sources, including University Presses and other top publishers. Includes the following collections: Academic Complete, Reference eBook, Health & Medicine, eLibro (Spanish), and SciTec.
Reference Collections
The Library offers many online reference works including e-books.
To access any of the e-book collections below, you will be prompted to login with your WC username and password
Credo Reference - from major reference works, to multi-volume subject encyclopedias, to field guides, to scholarly handbooks, to animations and countless other sources – spans across all disciplines. Also included are nearly 2,000 short reference videos, more than 550,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - collection of over 60 Reference eBooks that can be cross-searched, browsed, and viewed on your iPad or eReader. On the left side under "eBooks," you can click on a chosen subject to explore available titles. Place your pointer over a title to see its description. Click on a book cover for an interactive online book experience.
About eBooks
Are e-books real books?
YES. An e-book, also known as an electronic book or digital book, is a book that exists in electronic form. Usually, the book is also in print format but sometimes not. Electronic books go through the editing and publishing process just like print books. They also have the same types of features: a cover; a title page; a table of contents; chapters; page numbers; graphs, images, or pictures; and so forth.
You can read WC’s e-books on many devices:
- computers
- laptops
- tablets
- e-readers
- smart phones
Why use e-books?
E-books are typically capable of being searched, making them excellent reference sources. E-books are accessible for browsing or check-out from your electronic device 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Many vendor platforms and e-book reading devices provide amenities such as a dictionary, note-taking applications, read-aloud, etc.
Attribution
Portions of this guide are reused and adapted with permission from:
- Bowie State University: E-Books at Bowie State