This page will guide you to eBooks and digital textbooks as well maintain a list of academic publishers and vendors that are temporarily making content accessible to students and faculty.
Search for electronic books that the library subscribes to by visiting our online discovery system Primo
If you need other kinds of materials we don't own or subscribe to, request it for free through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service!
Login with your UMassD credentials and choose the form that matches the type of item you want to request (e.g. article, book chapter, book). You'll receive an email when your item arrives. First time users will need to register for an ILLiad account. Electronic items, such as articles and scanned book chapters will go right to your ILLiad account, but books need to be picked up at our Access Services desk.
Open textbooks are available at no-cost and are often customizable according to your learning outcomes and specific needs. They are peer-reviewed, usually by faculty members at other universities. In addition to their no-cost download availability, many can also be ordered in print at much lower costs than conventionally published textbooks. Visit the Open Educational Resources (OER) LibGuide for more information or try the examples below:
eBooks that are published with an open access license are freely accessible to everyone. The websites below all follow a rigorous peer review process similar to conventionally published academic books.
